Wall Calendar

A long, vertically rectangular calendar that has seven pages with each page containing two months in horizontal bands on the lower portion and depicting a picture of a bike in various places on the upper portion. Calendar begins in the year 1992 in English in black with Sundays underlined in blue. The lower right corner of each page (except for the last page where it is on the opposite corner), in black, reads 'MUDRA'. First page has a photo of a bike under a window and the months of July and August 1992; second page has a photo of a bike by a park bent and the months of September and October; third page has a photo of a bike by a shed door and the months of November and December; fourth page has a photo of a bike by a sculpture and the months of January and February 1993; fifth page has a photo of a bike on a rack and the months of March and April; sixth page has a photo of a bike leaning against a wall and the months of May and June. Seventh page, in green, read the following: "It may appear ironic that in this so called space age', we have chosen for our Mid-Year / Calendar, a theme not quite in keeping with the spirit of our times. / But on closer reflection, it will perhaps become clear that it is this seemingly archaic device / which better expresses the true spirit of the present age; an age in which we are increasingly / beginning to re-examine some of the assumptions of the decades since the industrial / revolution. There is a growing awareness the world over of the adverse effects of / 'development'--such as pollution, ill health, high energy consumption and accumulating / heaps of waste. / As a result, the environment has become the central issue for the developed as well as / developing countries of this planet; and while this is not the place to discuss the various / issues covered by this debate, it would not be out of place to recognize that each one of us / can contribute towards spreading this awareness. / The bicycle is said to be the most efficient means yet devised to convert human energy into / propulsion; something we may find hard to believe given our obsession with the motor car, / which is almost synonymous with progress and development. This modest contraption / which has more or less remained unchanged since its invention in the mid seventeenth / century, is seen as a healthy and an environment-friendly means of personal transportation / which can help reduce the pollution being added to the atmosphere each day through auto / emissions, besides helping to conserve our finite natural resources. / In choosing the bicycle as the theme for our Mid-Year Calendar, we celebrate man's quest for / harmony in a less than perfect world." Credits below are in black. There is a metal support folded over the top edge and a flat braided red fibre loop attached at the top back centre.