Free Indian Calendar App for Windows 8: Kalnirnay
Kalnirnay is a free calendar app for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 devices which shows you the date and the Indian holidays associated with the same. The app is interactive and very simple to use. You can click on a date to view the events associated with the same, and at that, you can also add notes to the dates. The app is well designed, and shows the current month with the dates displayed in a grid format, and the brief information about the month towards the left side of the screen.
Kalnirnay is available for free from the Windows App Store.
Features of Kalnirnay for Windows 8:
When you install and launch the Kalnirnay app on your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 device, you will be presented with an interface as can be seen in the below screenshot.
In the above screen, you will be able to select the language of the interface of the app from the left side of the screen. I chose to go with English.
Immediately, I was presented with a calendar interface on my screen which allowed me to view the current date, and the remaining dates of the month. The events associated with each date are displayed below the date shown in the calendar date grid. You can also see the current date at the left, and in the calendar, it’s outlined by a red box. You can launch the control bar of the app at any time by right clicking anywhere on the screen. The control bar pops up from the top of the screen, and resembles the below screenshot.
In the above screen, you can choose to view the Panchang dates, Horoscope for various sun signs, Important Dates for the month/year, take down Notes and assign them to certain dates etc. The below screenshot shows the interface which pops up on your screen when the Important Dates button is pressed.
You can choose to view all events, Indian Holidays, etc. by simply clicking on the icons which appear. Similarly, if you click on the Panchang button, you will be displayed with the list of Panchang dates.
You can return to the main screen of the app at any time by pressing the back button at the top left corner of the screen. You can also take down notes on a date by pressing the notepad icon at the left side of the main screen in the app.
Notes can be written easily in a pane which flies in from the right side of the screen. This basically concludes the brief how to and the main features of the Kalnirnay app for your Windows 8 device!
You can also check out free Windows 8 Calendar apps reviewed by us.
The verdict:
Kalnirnay is a great app that you can install on your device to stay updated about the latest dates and events. You can also have a look on the list of holidays, etc. Overall, this is one great app that makes the entire process of keeping track of dates extremely easy. The app can be downloaded for free from the app store, and best of all, it is completely ad free!
I rate this app a 4.5 on 5!
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