YOUR 360° GUIDE TO STAY ENGAGED ONLINE CULTURE & FASHION The world’s biggest film festivals, cultural mapping, dance, fashion and more WE ARE ONE: CANNES TO SUNDANCE & MORE The hosts of the international film festivals at Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance, Toronto, Berlin and Venice are coming together to host a 10-day free virtual event on YouTube, streaming free cinema for fans everywhere. With no ads, expect feature films, shorts, docus, music, comedy and panel discussions. May 29-June 7, 2020 CULTURAL MAPPING GOES VIRTUAL As part of an ongoing initiative to create educational and scholarly resources documenting local art, craft and music traditions in India, Sahapedia is hosting a series of lectures and interactive sessions online. The sessions will touch upon topics like cultural mapping, knowledge traditions, practices and rituals and more. Ongoing VISIT THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM@HOME Comic-Con Museum’s @Home website section is hosting exclusive new video content and coverage of past shows, as well as a Fun Book series for various age groups. Don’t miss the Online Exhibit Hall and Merch Store at the WonderCon@Home section. Also keep checking their social media handles for additional content. Ongoing LEARN BALLET AT ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE Sarah Platt’s Silver Swans class is aimed at adult beginners. Each video session is under 20 minutes, perfect for lunchtime or a quick break if you’re sitting at your kitchen table. The classes are aimed at older learners, but the Royal Academy of Dance will add new classes for all ages in the coming weeks. Ongoing WHERE IS FASHION IN INDIA HEADED? The Fashion Design Council of Indian has curated a series of online interactive sessions to discuss and deliberate where the Indian industry is heading after the pandemic. Fraternity Talks includes stalwarts and upcoming artistes within the country’s design fraternity. Ongoing DESIGNER WEAR MEETS ONLINE GAMING Exploring new avenues to showcase their styles, designers like Marc Jacobs, Sandy Liang and Valentino have collaborated with Nintendo’s village-building game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which allows players to change character outfits in-game using QR codes — to deliver their S/S ’20 collections virtually. Game downloads available online GET THE 360° TOUR: NO SPACE, JUST A PLACE Dive into South Korea’s thriving underground cultural scene that offers radical perspectives on ‘otherness’ and alternatives to mainstream contemporary art practices — straight from the Daelim Museum in Seoul. Catch the complete 360 tour of the exhibition by Gucci titled No Space, Just A Place. Until July 12 COOK FOOD LIKE A PRO CHEF Easy-to-follow videos, simple DIY recipes and fun food channels to follow THE BEST INDIAN VEG RECIPES Nandita Iyer’s Saffron Trail blog is our go-to for Indian vegetarian recipes. From tips on how to stock up your pantry better to recipes for lesser-known indigenous vegetables — she’s got it all! OFFICE LUNCHES TO DIY RECIPES Archana’s Kitchen is one of India’s leading food YouTube channels with over 98,000 subscribers and counting. Her channel is divided into sections such as Office Lunch Box Series and Recipes for Bachelors TREASURES OF INDIAN CUISINE Who better to learn recipes from than India’s favourite TV chef Sanjeev Kapoor? If you miss him on TV, his YouTube channel is full of easy-to-follow recipes and a healthy dose of nostalgia KOREAN COOKING WITH EMILY KIM If you want to delve into a new cuisine, we suggest you binge watch the YouTube channel Maangchi by Emily Kim for the best of Korean food. The internet sensation has been dubbed the Korean Julia Child. Learn how to make kimchi, stews, soups and more DISHES FROM POPULAR FICTION Popular YouTuber Andrew Rea recreates fictional recipes on his channel, Binging with Babish. Learn how to make the Ram-Don from Parasite, the ‘secret ingredient soup’ from Kung-Fu Panda or the Ratatouille from the movie of the same name. The channel also has a Basics with Babish series, focusing on cooking with pantry staples UP FOR BIDS! THE SEASON’S TOP AUCTIONS Fine art, classic cars, rare timepieces and music memorabilia for collectors BEST OF ART FROM THE MIDDLE EAST & INDIA Bonhams Auction House has collections of modern design, art, jewels and more lined up for the next few months. The auction of Islamic and Indian Art will feature manuscripts, rare prints, ancient currency and fine art. In pic: Mother Teresa (2002) by MF Husain; est: £30-50,000 (`27.5-46 lakh). Auction date: 11 June 2020 WHEN TIME BECOMES TRULY PRICELESS Christie’s Geneva is hosting a rare collection of 101 Cartier Clocks featuring exquisite watches, jewellery and historic timepieces. In pic: 1904 urn clock with blue opaline glass, silver & enamel; est: USD $84-130,000 (`63-98 lakh). Auction date: 1 July 2020 PAINTINGS, SKETCHES AND MASTERWORKS Saffronart is hosting a Summer Online Auction featuring selected artworks by the Indian masters, and also by prominent artists from the modern & contemporary art world. In pic: The Invisible Cross (1970) by SH Raza; est: `1.5-2 crore. Auction date: 24-25 June CLASSIC CARS AND HOT WHEELS WORTH A DREAM Sotheby’s has a bustling online auction space for watches, fine art, jewels and more. The Petitjean Collection is a single-owner lot of 100 cars from the 1950s to ’90s. In pic: ’84 Lamborghini Countach LP500 S by Bertone; est: €250-€320,000 (`2.5-2.6 crore). Full collection no reserve. Auction date: 3-11 June 2020 MUSIC MEMORABILIA UNBOUND ONLINE Prized custom and personal belongings of Prince, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Jim Morrison, the Rolling Stones, Queen and David Bowie will be hosted by Julien’s Auctions at the season’s biggest music artefacts sale. Auction date: 19-20 June 2020 INDIAN ONLINE ART SHOWS Top current exhibitions from across the country THE BEST OF EAST AND WEST AT ONE PLACE Talwar Gallery (New Delhi/New York) is hosting online shows with detailed installation shots and more of Don’t miss Pull with a Direction by Nas- reen Mohamedi and The Round Ocean and the Living Death by NN Rimzon. Until August 15 An immersive 3D show: Sujith SN’s Seer-Seen Vadehra Contemporary Art Gallery, New Delhi is hosting a comprehensive 3D exhibition online of Sujith SN’s solo show, Seer-Seen. His works are in reaction to the urban landscape he finds every day in Mumbai. Ongoing GET CONTEMPORARY AT EXPERIMENTER Gallery Experimenter, Kolkata is hosting an online show of Stone is a Forehead, the debut solo of Biraaj Dodiya, featuring works on themes of personal memory, loss and coming of age, absence and distance. Until June 30 BLACK ’N’ WHITE AND MANY SHADES OF GREY Emami Art, Kolkata is hosting an online exhibition showcasing black ’n’ white artworks by eminent artists like Jogen Chowdhury, Rabin Mondal, SG Vasudev, Dashrath Patel, Bose Krishnamachari and Manu Parekh. Ongoing INSPIRATION FROM THE OTHER SIDE Kalakriti Gallery, Hyderabad is hosting the magnificent online show, The Other Side, of paintings by Muzaffar Ali, noted filmmaker, designer, poet and cultural revivalist. Look for simulations, videos and more. Ongoing HERITAGE SITES COME CLOSER HOME Landmark temples, historic architecture, tales from over the ages, and experiences that you will never forget VISIT THE KOLLUR MOOKAMBIKA TEMPLE Here’s an immersive 360° VR tour of this landmark temple in Karnataka’s Udupi district, dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Mookambika Devi, which sits at the foothills of Kodachadri hills, along the southern banks of the Souparnika River BADAMI’S BHUTANATHA GROUP OF TEMPLES This beautiful cluster of sandstone shrines situated by the Agastyalake in Badami, Karnataka dates back to the Chalukya era of the 6th & 12th century AD. In this 360° VR tour, look for the carvings of Hindu and Jain mythology and also virtually visit the inner shrine THE AWE-INSPIRING SUN TEMPLE OF KONARK The Konark Surya Mandira or Sun Temple is a 13th-century heritage site near Puri, on the coastline of Odisha. Don’t miss this virtual tour to get the immense sense of this fabulous temple complex known for its 100-ft high chariot, all carved from stone A 360° WALKTHROUGH OF KHAJURAHO The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a cluster of Hindu and Jain temples near Jhansi, Madhya Pradesh renowned for their architectural symbolism and sensuous sculptures. This 360° VR tour takes you as close as possible virtually to the intricate sculptures THE GREAT LIVING CHOLA TEMPLES One of South India’s most visited tourist attractions, the Brihadishvara Temple is dedicated to the Hindu Lord Shiva, and is located along the Kaveri River in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Take this virtual tour to see the temple’s gopura, its massive tower, inscriptions, frescoes and sculptures AJANTA’S ANCIENT ART CARVED IN STONE The Ajanta Caves are rock-cut Buddhist monuments that date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. Get a virtual tour of the fascinating cave paintings and sculptures often described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art PUT ON YOUR TRAVEL HATS! Get as close to the real adventures in the wild as you possibly can SUNSET & SUNRISE IN SOUTH AFRICA Kruger National Park is one of the world’s most exciting safari destinations. Given the lockdown, virtual Live Safaris let you interact with an expert game ranger in real-time as guides on foot, drones, balloons, rovers and remote cams roam the terrains to give you the best possible viewing experience. Live Safari Tours twice a day: Sunrise Safari at 9.30 am & Sunset Safari at 7 pm (IST) A SNOWY FAIRYTALE IN FINLAND Get on a 360° virtual tour to Finland, ‘The country of thousands of lakes’. Imagine you’re on a snowmobile scaling the Kuntivaara hill of the Maanselkä mountain range, get on a hike to the top of Riisitunturi hill or simply soak in the gorgeous lake scenes and endlessly picturesque landscapes of Northern Finland AND AWAY WE GO TO GHIBLI LAND! The official Ghibli Museum, Mitaka which is dedicated to the iconic Japanese animation outfit Studio Ghibli, is hosting stunning virtual tours and online video journals on YouTube to give fans a look inside its set-up. Look out for the behind-the-scenes video, Where The Film Is Born, which is done up like a child’s studio A STROLL THROUGH CENTRAL PARK, NYC The Central Park Conservancy is bring the Park’s sweeping views and thriving wildlife directly to your home. The 15- minute virtual insights showcase the flowers and trees in bloom, with Park history, some fun activities for kids, and promise to give you a much-needed mid-week recharge. Free live Zoom shows every Wednesday WE’RE GOING TO THE LAND DOWN UNDER Take the ferry into Sydney, get an eyeful of the Circular Quay, Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, head on to Luna Park, take a tour around the Royal Botanical Gardens and the historic Hyde Park and also pay your respects at the ANZAC War Memorial. Here’s a complete 360° virtual tour of Sydney to make the most of while you’re at home ON A VIRTUAL TREK TO MOUNT EVEREST This interactive, real-time 3D HD map of Mount Everest follows the track from Lukla through Khumbu to the South Base Camp, via the Khumbu icefall and the Western Cwm glacial valley. Based on latest satellite tech, the map includes the two most-travelled routes to the peak, historical routes and the most famous routes in the region A FILM A DAY Films that take place across a 24-hour timespan MAANAGARAM — CITY LIGHTS What happens when some nameless yet important cogs in the wheel of a bustling metropolitan city join hands for the greater good? ’96 It’s a film that asks all sorts of bittersweet questions about the nature of love and marriage. This film is an ode to the complexity of human relationships, specifically of love KAITHI A prisoner gets released, and his following day turns out to be anything but mundane TRAFFIC A horde of characters embark on an adrenaline-pumping journey with a singular mission at the heart of everything: Delivering empathy NH 10 What happens when a road trip goes horribly wrong, thanks to a few men who cannot control their temper? BEFORE SUNRISE The first of the ‘Before’ series, this revolutionary romance is an ode to the romance in conversations MEDICAL DRAMAS IN TIMES OF A PANDEMIC With doctors, nurses, and paramedics fighting the pandemic, here are a few drama series that depict their lifestyle and sacrifices HOUSE MD (2004 TO 2012) An antisocial maverick doctor channels the Sherlock in him to solve medical cases GREY’S ANATOMY (2005-) A riveting medical drama centred on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors CHICAGO MED (2015-) The city’s most highly skilled medical team saves lives, while navigating their unique interpersonal relationships THE GOOD DOCTOR (2017-) Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and Savant syndrome, is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital MEDICAL POLICE (2020-) Two American physicians in São Paulo, Brazil discover a civilisation-threatening virus and are recruited as government agents in a race against time and around the world to find a cure and uncover a dark conspiracy DIAGNOSIS (2019-) This series follows Dr Lisa Sanders as she attempts to help patients with unique illnesses, and hunts for diagnoses and cures using the wisdom of the crowd TAMIL CINEMA, THE OTT WAY Tamil films that came straight to the television SILA SAMAYANGALIL This drama, directed by Priyadharshan, was one of the first to get a release on a streaming platform. Starring Prakash Raj, Sriya Reddy and Ashok Selvan, this sensitive film revolves around several people awaiting the results of their AIDS screening test REVELATIONS A take on complicated relationships and the personal revelations that ensue. Starring Chetan, Lakshmipriya Chandramouli and Anantharaman Karthik, the film was appreciated in festival circuits before it got an OTT release RADIOPETTI A wave of nostalgia hits you as you watch this film about the relationship between an old man who is hard of hearing and his Radiopetti. Notable for being the first Tamil film to win the audience award at Busan film festival (2015) SIVAPURANAM Arun Karthick’s directorial debut, Sivapuranam, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. An esoteric, but visually engaging take of a photographer who is obsessed with his subject SETHUM AAYIRAM PON An engaging rural drama that not only captures the livelihoods associated with death, but also documents the rare art of funeral make-up in our villages NILA This film is a love story in which words are spoken mostly through poignant glances. Starring Sruthi Hariharan, the film’s minimalist treatment comes as a breath of fresh air WATCH A MALAYALAM MOVIE Six films to get you started in Malayalam cinema AYYAPPANUM KOSHIYUM A masterclass on making a long film that seems deceptively short, this film is about a tense confrontation between two individuals that snowballs into something far uglier KUMBALANGI NIGHTS A brilliantly written film that speaks about the beauty in relationships with a focus on the conflicts in them VIRUS A survival thriller about the Nipah virus outbreak that rings eerily relevant for the times THONDIMUTHALUM DRIKSAKSHIYUM Fahadh Faasil’s second collaboration with director Dileesh Pothan after Maheshinte Prathikaram set a gold standard when it comes to storytelling in contemporary Malayalam cinema ORU CBI DIARY KURIPPU The first of a series of investigative thrillers featuring one of Mammootty’s iconic characters — a CBI officer Sethurama Iyer, tasked to investigate a suicide that may or may not be a murder MUKHAM Mohanlal and Nassar star in this thought-provoking, one-of-a-kind psychological thriller revolving around a faceless, woman-murdering serial killer who’s holding a city hostage HORROR FILMS Frightening films for frightening times THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR Starring Siddharth and Andrea Jeremiah, this horror film is about a young couple living in the hills, till new neighbours arrive and evil gets unleashed GHOST STORIES This Netflix original anthology has four dark short stories — Monster by Dibakar Banerjee, Bird by Anurag Kashyap, Nurse by Zoya Akhtar and Granny by Karan Johar. It’s four horrror films for the price of one ROSEMARY’S BABY This horror classic, originally released in 1968, is about a woman who gets mysteriously pregnant. As she struggles to keep the foetus alive amid discomfiting neighbours, a dark secret becomes apparent EZRA This Malayalam film starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priya Anand and Tovino Thomas, is about an antique box, and the unrelenting scares that follow THE SHINING Frustrated writer Jack Torrance begins to lose his mind in a hotel with a violent past, in this king of all horror films. Yes, the pun is intended IT Seven helpless children face their worst fears when a clown named Pennywise targets them from the sewers. Clowns won’t seem the same anymore GOOD LEARNING Out-of-the-box online courses STUDY THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS Taught at the University of Berkeley, California’s Greater Good Science Center by Dacher Keltner and Emiliana Simon-Thomas, The Science of Happiness is an eleven-week course which attempts to explore the root of happiness and meaning in life with the help of science. The central idea behind the course is that happiness is inextricably linked to having strong social ties and contributing to something bigger than yourself —the greater good. Price: Free/Add a Verified Certificate for $139. Duration: 11 weeks DEATH LESSONS AT YALE This Yale programme examines a number of issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality. It takes everything into account, including the theory that death may not, in fact, be the end, the idea of immortality and if nothing else, what we can expect from such an end. They also explore the different attitudes to death that exist in the world. Price: Free. Duration: 26 lectures. The is a record of a Yale College course, twice per week for 50 minutes BIOHACKING YOUR BRAIN’S HEALTH In an era of deteriorating health across the world, this course focuses on methods to maximise your brain’s fitness with the help of nutrition, exercise, meditation and proper sleep. Through a carefully curated curriculum, they debunk myths about prescribed practices for overall health and uncover studies from the past few decades that reveal practical routines and interventions that are guaranteed to help improve your brain health. Price: Free. Duration: Approx 12 hours IMAGINATION COMES TO LIFE: DISNEY IN A BOX Walt Disney and Khan Academy have joined hands on this roller coaster ride for anyone who is in love with theme parks. If you’ve ever been to a theme park and been inspired by the sheer imagination that has gone into it and wondered how it has come to life, this course will be just the thing you are looking for. Here’s your chance to learn about everything that goes into making a theme park come alive from park design, characters and ride development. Price: Free. Duration: 32 videos CALLING BULLSHIT IN THE AGE OF BIG DATA Based on the book Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-driven World by Cerl T Bergstrom and Jevin D West, the aim here is to realise all the false information that surrounds us. You learn how to remain vigilant for the bullshit that is contaminating your info diet. Price: Free. Duration: 12 weeks DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS A part of Hogwarts is Here, an unofficial part of the Harry Potter universe, this might be the fandom’s most immersive academic experience. You have the option to create a character and immerse yourself in Hogwarts, earning house points and meeting new friends in the common room. It offers a range of options such as Astronomy, Charms, Herbology, History of Magic, Potion and Transfiguration. Price: Free. Duration: 9 lessons WHY WE POST: A GLOBAL STUDY OF SOCIAL MEDIA This online course is for those who are worried about the impact that social media has had on their lives and ask themselves, ‘What are the consequences of social media?’. This course helps you understand varying experiences that social media offers people from different walks of life such as factory workers in China to IT professionals in India and school children in England. Translations of the course are available in Chinese, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Tamil on UCLeXtend. Price: Free. Duration: 5 Weeks ALWAYS BE ENGAGED! STAY TUNED FOR MORE...