<p>With just a few weeks left till 2025, special wall and desktop calendars are filling the markets. Metrolife lists some unique calendars featuring prominent city landmarks and monochromatic artworks, among others.</p>.<p><strong>City diaries</strong></p>.<p>Saritha Ajay, an art teacher at a private school and an urban sketcher, has designed a desktop calendar featuring her watercolour works of well-known Bengaluru locations like Cubbon Park, K R Market, Commercial Street, Gandhi Bazaar, Vidyarthi Bhavan and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus. “Each of the leaves features a brief description of the place and why they are important. I painted these works in 2024,” says the ISRO Layout resident.</p>.<p>For details, check @myartarray on Instagram</p>.<p>Babu Ajaz, a businessman and resident of Whitefield, will be publishing a city-focused calendar featuring photographs of historic buildings. These include the Mayo Hall, Bengaluru Palace, and Karnataka High Court, among others. These photos have been sourced from the Facebook group ‘Bangalore -Photos from a Bygone Age’, which Ajaz is a part of. </p>.<p>Check Bangalore -Photos from a Bygone Age on Facebook. Or email babu.ajaz@gmail.com to get a digital copy of the calendar.</p>.<p>Jalahalli resident Shriya Murthy’s desktop calendar this year will feature the city’s iconic spots and food haunts. “It will feature places like Sankey Tank, and events like the Kadlekai Parishe and the annual Lalbagh flower show,” says the software engineer. </p>.<p>Visit @thegrittyglasses on Instagram</p>.<p><strong>Wildlife shots</strong></p>.<p>Chamrajpet resident Arvind Raj has been creating calendars for 4 years. “This year’s edition will cover the four national parks I visited in 2024 — Pench Tiger Reserve and Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh, and Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand,” says the photographer.</p>.<p>Each leaf will feature information about the respective animal and the national park. The calendar will be available in two options — a wall hanging calendar and a desktop calendar.</p>.<p>Check @arvindpixel on Instagram</p>.<p><strong>Art world</strong></p>.<p>Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath’s (KCP) annual calendar for 2025 will be centred around Russian painter Nicholas Roerich and his works. Vijayashree C S, curator of KCP’s museum says, “This is in continuation with the exhibition that was held in November. The calendar will feature some details about him and 12 out of 36 of his works that we have in our collection.”</p>.<p>The works will be printed in hi-resolution, which will allow one to cut and frame them after the year is over, she adds.</p>.<p>Available at KCP’s Art Mart store (on campus) and at the upcoming Chitra Santhe on January 5.</p>.<p>Call: 96118 35597</p>.<p>Technical writer Oshin Anand’s calendars with 12 handdrawn artworks in black and white are an exploration of “human diversity represented through the concept of ‘niram’ (meaning colour in Tamil)”. “The calendar seeks to show the complexity of human beings and their beliefs,” explains the HSR Layout resident. Each month will also feature a message or fact. Check @scribblybookbyosh on Instagram.</p>.<p><strong>For a cause</strong></p><p>Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), a city-based animal rescue centre, has released a desktop calendar, called ‘Pawlympics’. “It will feature photographs of different animals in sport jerseys and sports-themed frames. For example, we have a photo of a goat wearing a Royal Challengers Bengaluru jersey and a rabbit at a shooting range,” explains Keerthan R P, manager. All proceeds will be used for CARE’s rescue work.</p>.<p>Call: 81230 38270</p>
<p>With just a few weeks left till 2025, special wall and desktop calendars are filling the markets. Metrolife lists some unique calendars featuring prominent city landmarks and monochromatic artworks, among others.</p>.<p><strong>City diaries</strong></p>.<p>Saritha Ajay, an art teacher at a private school and an urban sketcher, has designed a desktop calendar featuring her watercolour works of well-known Bengaluru locations like Cubbon Park, K R Market, Commercial Street, Gandhi Bazaar, Vidyarthi Bhavan and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus. “Each of the leaves features a brief description of the place and why they are important. I painted these works in 2024,” says the ISRO Layout resident.</p>.<p>For details, check @myartarray on Instagram</p>.<p>Babu Ajaz, a businessman and resident of Whitefield, will be publishing a city-focused calendar featuring photographs of historic buildings. These include the Mayo Hall, Bengaluru Palace, and Karnataka High Court, among others. These photos have been sourced from the Facebook group ‘Bangalore -Photos from a Bygone Age’, which Ajaz is a part of. </p>.<p>Check Bangalore -Photos from a Bygone Age on Facebook. Or email babu.ajaz@gmail.com to get a digital copy of the calendar.</p>.<p>Jalahalli resident Shriya Murthy’s desktop calendar this year will feature the city’s iconic spots and food haunts. “It will feature places like Sankey Tank, and events like the Kadlekai Parishe and the annual Lalbagh flower show,” says the software engineer. </p>.<p>Visit @thegrittyglasses on Instagram</p>.<p><strong>Wildlife shots</strong></p>.<p>Chamrajpet resident Arvind Raj has been creating calendars for 4 years. “This year’s edition will cover the four national parks I visited in 2024 — Pench Tiger Reserve and Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh, and Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand,” says the photographer.</p>.<p>Each leaf will feature information about the respective animal and the national park. The calendar will be available in two options — a wall hanging calendar and a desktop calendar.</p>.<p>Check @arvindpixel on Instagram</p>.<p><strong>Art world</strong></p>.<p>Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath’s (KCP) annual calendar for 2025 will be centred around Russian painter Nicholas Roerich and his works. Vijayashree C S, curator of KCP’s museum says, “This is in continuation with the exhibition that was held in November. The calendar will feature some details about him and 12 out of 36 of his works that we have in our collection.”</p>.<p>The works will be printed in hi-resolution, which will allow one to cut and frame them after the year is over, she adds.</p>.<p>Available at KCP’s Art Mart store (on campus) and at the upcoming Chitra Santhe on January 5.</p>.<p>Call: 96118 35597</p>.<p>Technical writer Oshin Anand’s calendars with 12 handdrawn artworks in black and white are an exploration of “human diversity represented through the concept of ‘niram’ (meaning colour in Tamil)”. “The calendar seeks to show the complexity of human beings and their beliefs,” explains the HSR Layout resident. Each month will also feature a message or fact. Check @scribblybookbyosh on Instagram.</p>.<p><strong>For a cause</strong></p><p>Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), a city-based animal rescue centre, has released a desktop calendar, called ‘Pawlympics’. “It will feature photographs of different animals in sport jerseys and sports-themed frames. For example, we have a photo of a goat wearing a Royal Challengers Bengaluru jersey and a rabbit at a shooting range,” explains Keerthan R P, manager. All proceeds will be used for CARE’s rescue work.</p>.<p>Call: 81230 38270</p>