India, June 22 -- From long-term investments in restorative tourism to building ecosystems of support, Barthakur's work as Rajasthan Royals' Chairperson and Balipara Foundation's Founding Trustee is reshaping India's travel landscape. He tells Travel+Leisure India and South Asia how a complete value chain around sport and tourism can emerge with the right efforts.

Excerpts From The Interview With Ranjit Barthakur T+L India: From the pitch to the wild- how do you see sports and live tourism converging as engines of regional growth, particularly in the Northeast? Ranjit Barthakur: Nature and sport are inherently interlinked. Their value chains converge around a shared element- travel-and both thrive in the realm of leisure. What's fascin...