Odia - Kohinoor Calendar 1978

Does anyone still have a copy of this hanging in their old house back in Cuttack or Bhubaneswar? Let us know in the comments! 👇

No Alexa. No Google. Just the Kohinoor Calendar and a red pen. 🖍️

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📅 The year meant no smartphones, just a red circle on a thick paper to mark an event. 🌾 Life moved with the rhythm of the Odia months (Baisakha to Chaitra). 🖼️ Who else remembers the smell of fresh ink and the iconic pin hole at the top?

The 1978 edition was legendary. It told you when to plant your paddy, when the Rath Yatra chariots would move, and exactly when a lunar eclipse would hit the Odisha coast. Does anyone still have a copy of this

The year 1978 was a landmark for lithographic printing in Odisha. The Kohinoor Calendar wasn’t just a functional item; it was a design artifact.

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Design History: The Odia Kohinoor Calendar of 1978

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For those who grew up in the late 70s, this calendar was more than paper—it was a ritual. From the Panji (Odia almanac) predicting the rains to the vibrant illustration of Maa Mangala or Lord Jagannath on the cover, the Kohinoor Calendar was the first thing we looked at every morning.