The Friday List: From a sketching contest to a talk on Mahatma Gandhi's youth, your weekly calendar of virtual events
FirstpostCompiled by Aishwarya Sahasrabudhe The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit sharply, thrusting the country once again into curfews and regulations that sound more and more like a lockdown. To know more and register, When: 29 April Coming up this weekend is a virtual conversation between artist Boshudhara Mukherjee and writer and art critic Rosalyn D’mello on the former’s ever evolving practice of handwoven canvas and exploring the nuances of this style through a critical lens. To know more and register, When: 25 April — Sketching contest A new virtual contest brought about by Sahapedia invites artists to submit works which celebrate the heritage of our country. To know more and attend the talk and screening, When: 23 April Conversation; 24 April Play Screening — Virtual walkthrough The city of Kolkata is home to one of the oldest Chinatowns in the world outside the sphere of Chinese cultural influence in Southeast Asia. When: 23 April Where: Firstpost’s Facebook and YouTube channel — Streaming this week Coming up on Netflix this week is the thriller Things Heard and Seen featuring Amanda Seyfried and James Norton in the lead.