Author: chawm

The pleasure of writing with a Fountain Pen

Nah, as I write, the spelling mistakes do not get corrected automatically. The piece of paper (most often a loose sheet, at times a note book) that I put my thoughts on, does not underline the grammatically suspect constructions either. And when I am stuck for a particular or specific

ASA Aqua Blue Translucent Acrylic Nauka

If you are a collector of Fountain Pens, an aficionado, then you too must nurse a desire to own an Indian fountain pen, one that will hold its own in your collection of the epoch makers, even give you pleasure as it records your thoughts for posterity. Problem is, Indian

Those were the days…of Pre-Loved Fountain Pens

Officially, they are past their prime. Some geriatric, some senile, some plain outliving their utility. Some have been shunted out to old-age homes never to return, while others are barely tolerated in what they once considered as their homes, even as they too prepare to meet their maker. They have

ASA Rainbow 3-in-1 Filling Colourful acrylic Fountain Pen

The name is quiet a mouthful: ASA Rainbow 3-in-1 Filling Colourful acrylic Fountain Pen. But trust me, the pen is mightier than the name! Legend has it that the pen – mine is a Cherry Swirl (Red & Black), its sibling come in equally tempting combinations of Flaming Orange, Midnight

In defence of the Chinese Fountain Pens?

“China”, it has been famously said, “is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. When one looks at Fountain Pens that trace their origins back to the mainland, one cannot but admire the content of the saying. For indeed, the more we try out Chinese pens, the more