In this digital age, when most of us refer to calendars on our phones or laptops, Team DNA scoured the marketplace for some quirky ones that are compelling enough to plan each day of 2017 offline
The 2017 colour-in Postcard & note calendar
Love doodles? How about a desk calendar that allows you to fill these doodles with your favourite colours. It comes with several notes that can be secretly kept at that cute colleague’s desk, and postcards that you must drop into your best friend’s mailbox.
Price: Rs 499
Available at: www.aliciasouza.com and The Entertainment Store, Bangalore
My plan, my rules
Make your plan the way you want to. Jot it down in a list or fill it in the given boxes. Want to draw something while getting bored in a meeting? It has enough space to accomadate your doodles and also understands your undying love for join-the-dots game.
Price: Rs421
Available at: www.doodlecollection.com
Globe perpetual calendar
We love collecting tiny knick knacks for our work station and here is a calendar to complement those things. It displays just the date and month. So it can be used every year. Just push the tiny button on top everyday and start your day.
Price: Rs450
Available at: www.giftsoflove.in
Community calendars
Want to impress your pious relative or neighbour who always counts down the days to the next festival? Then get hold of a Kalanirnay calendar. It’s the most reliable way to know what’s coming up.
Available at: Leading stores and Mumbai railway stations.
Colouring calendar
A useful alternative to colouring books so you can take your time since you get an entire month to colour the sheets on this one, which designer Indu Harikumar calls, We Are The Stories We Tell Ourselves.
Price: Rs600
Available at: https://www.instamojo.com/induviduality/2017-colouring-calendar/
Lunar calendar
The moon’s desolate beauty has fascinated artists, poets and writers and provided us with a wondrous cultural tapestry. The moon, according to ancient lore, has the power to sway us between moments of sanity and lunacy. These moments inspire us to believe, support and create.
Price: Rs350
Available at: download on g5a.org or pick up an A2 copy at G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai
Mumbai moments 2017 calendar
This one features the very best! Thirteen photographs made the final cut from among 900 sent by Mumbai’s photojournalists, the cherry-picking done by a panel of MNS’ Raj Thackeray, actor and photographer Milind Gunaji, photographer Avinash Gowarikar, and adman Raj Kamble. Published by the Mumbai Press Club, this one, however, is for members-only. Unless you can get a sponsor to gift you one!
Indian iconography
If you are a fan of Indian art and iconography, then you must get your hands on these minimalist calendars from Vakils. Be it Mughal miniatures, depictions of Shreenathji or Ganesha or just everyday scenes from ancient India, their desk and wall calendars are beautifully produced.
Price: Rs105
Available at: Vakils office in Prabhadevi and Satyam Collection in Churchgate (both in Mumbai). Order online at: vakilsgreetingcards.com
Whimsy 3D DIY calendars
Bored of 2D objects? How about a 3D calendar? Engage your creative side with these DIY calendars.
Price: Rs249-399
Available: online at www.in.skygoodies.com or in Mumbai at Dhoop or Loose Ends in Bandra, Tappu ki Dukaan in Fort or at Bliss in Andheri.
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