India, April 6 -- These are testing, almost dystopian times. The kind which we had never foreseen or imagined. These are likely to become an object of wonder for the future generations as they will find it difficult to comprehend how people stayed in their homes for weeks and months because a deadly virus had taken over the entire world and forced us to distance ourselves physically from one another even as we began to value and understand the importance of the human connection. Of course, on account of its uniqueness, this time will be remembered for years to come, and well, what better way to recall it than through preserving its memory through arts.

Art galleries, literature festivals, music concerts, and other public displays of art ...