Violinist Vijay Gupta and cookbook author Priya Krishna on the myth of authenticity, owning your art, and creating/defining identity in the diaspora.
ABOUT THE GUESTS
Vijay Gupta is an esteemed violinist and communicator, creating spaces of belonging, listening and wholeness. Since 2011, Vijay has served as the founding Artistic Director of Street Symphony, and is the co-founder of the Skid Row Arts Alliance, a consortium of artists and arts organizations working and living in Skid Row. Hailed by The New Yorker as a “visionary violinist...one of the most radical thinkers in the unradical world of American classical music,” Vijay is the recipient of a 2018 Catherine D. and John T. MacArthur fellowship.
Priya Krishna is an Indian-American cookbook author and food journalist for The New York Times. A recognizable presence in food media, she has appeared frequently on the NYT Cooking and Bon Appetit channels on YouTube, popular podcasts such as The Dave Chang Show and The Splendid Table, and on Food Network. In addition to The New York Times, her work is featured in Serious Eats, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, The Washington Post, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, Taste, and The New Yorker, among others.
