Literature isn't the first word one would associate with the stock exchange, but this Thursday will see the two come together in an interesting amalgamation at the first edition of the Dalal Street Lit Fest
Ashwin Sanghi, Rashmi Bansal
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Literature isn't the first word one would associate with the stock exchange, but this Thursday will see the two come together in an interesting amalgamation at the first edition of the Dalal Street Lit Fest. Organised by the BSE Institute Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the two-day festival hopes to blend finance with the arts through a series of interesting events and workshops.
"We had been wanting to organise a lit fest on this theme for some time. Apart from talks by well-known authors in the field of finance, poetry recitals, storytelling, discussions, a display of artworks, cultural performances, workshops on investment management, collaborative and blog writing, photography and calligraphy are part of the line-up too," informs Shubhra Nijsure, vice president and business head of the BSE Institute Limited.
Ashwin Sanghi
While authors Ashwin Sanghi and Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai will discuss their new books on financial planning and applying the principles of Arthashastra in modern-day life, the first day of the festival will also see the launch of the title, God's Own Kitchen (Westland), by bestselling author Rashmi Bansal. The story of a social enterprise run by monks from Bengaluru and well-known names in the Indian corporate world, the book talks about how a social initiative requires good management as much as good intention.
Rashmi Bansal
"With all BSE-listed companies now required by law to devote two per cent of their profit to corporate social responsibility, this felt like a good platform to give that message," says Bansal.
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