Murakami's tips, Tagore's calendars and planners: Here's fresh intel to enlighten your soul

If poetry bright coloured art and going the oldschool way to check upon dates is your criteria for a calendar then this Seagull Wall Calendar Rs 799 should cover all your needs Featuring a selection of poems from Rabindranath Tagorersquos Gitanjali which have been visually celebrated by illustrator Sunandini Banerjee this calendar ends the search for that dash of art and practicality you are looking to adorn your wall with or to gift a dear one Sized 12 x 12 inches the calendar is available for saleseagullbooksorgMurakami says discipline is keyIf you needed a push before the end of the year to start writing that book or script then Haruki Murakamirsquos new book will be the ideal read It came to this writer just as she had been procrastinating and sitting on an idea Novelist as a Vocation Rs 1793 is a collection of essays about the craft of writing how to get over the writerrsquos block how to go through memories in your head and how to eventually choose the right ones to put down on a piece of paper Murakamirsquos biggest piece of advice and itrsquos clear in the way he lives his life getting up at 4 am and writing first thing in the morning for a few hours is that writing needs daily discipline He explains how setting a routine and a daily practice will more often than not lead in a finished product We found the clear and simple ways he breaks down his process very helpfulAvailable at all bookstoresA planner for your soulItrsquos that time of the year when resolutions are made and in plenty Itrsquos also a moment of reckoning of how quickly a year has gone by and so little has happened or perhaps so much that you couldnrsquot savour the experience fully Thatrsquos perhaps why we need a planner as opposed to ldquoremindersrdquo and ldquonotesrdquo on your smartphone This writer recently gifted herself illustrator Alicia Souzarsquos 2023 planner Rs 2000 onwards and must we say how excited we have been for the New Year to begin so that we can write in little notes to ourselves What looks like a pretty planner from the outside with Souzarsquos trademark cute girl cupcakes flowers and birds making it to the cover is a happy discovery as you flip through the pages It doesnrsquot just help you keep a tab of daytoday activities but also your mental emotional and physical state serving as a gratitude journal while keeping a check on your period flow exercise routine or anything else you want to record Basically a habit tracker You can also use it as a diary for your thoughts Whatrsquos not there to like Except that itrsquos so gorgeous you donrsquot want to really mess this diary especially if you have poor handwritingaliciasouzacomAn AI time machineBen Mornin hones many caps Based in Budapest Hungary Mornin is a music producer guitarist and a visual artist As a visual artist he is known for his 2D illustrations and as a graphic designer His recent toddler series on Instagram is what caught our eye where he recreates popular fictional characters as toddlers He has taken popular movies and TV series such as The Office Game Of Thrones Harry Potter House of Dragons Stranger Things Avengers and many more We loved how adorable baby Hedwig Harry Potterrsquos pet owl looks and that in the Toddlers of Hogwarts post the phoenix also makes a cameo in its miniature version full of furry cuteness The series is engaging and we can now imagine how these characters would have looked as kids Itrsquos almost like taking a time machine to the pastbenmornin InstagramMove over Emily Jenny is hereIf you are searching for the OG Emily in Paris look no further than Jenny Walton The artist and muse to every street fashion photographer ever she was once a favourite subject of The SartorialistmdashScott Schumanrsquos fashion blog is as stylish as they come The Brooklyn girl recently moved to Milan and her life is one full of art food and fashion of course We love her effortless style that is vintage and full of old school glamour with all the flirtiness that comes with living the single life in a European country What makes it better Waltonrsquos cool girl aesthetic reflects in every picture she puts up even if itrsquos of the food in her fridge Her favourite brands are Prada Miu Miu and Loewemdashbut itrsquos not the brands we love itrsquos the way she puts all the pieces together Chic classy and aspirationaljennymwalton InstagramCompiled by Aastha Atray Banan Jane Borges and Nidhi Lodaya