Dr Sovan Roy ready to unveil a forgotten chapter in Indian pen making Dr Sovan Roy’s magnum opus – a book that tells the story of Radhika Nath Saha – a man who set up and successfully ran India’s first manufacturing unit for fountain pens is being awaited by the
Brian Goulet – the Badshah of writing instruments. Brian and Rachel Goulet, childhood sweethearts who tied the knot, got into pen turning (and may God bless them for it) on a whim, when Brian acquired a lathe and started turning wooden pens as a hobby in 2007. As was destined,
Sreenath Vishnu – bespoke luxury pens have a new name: Rytol! Sreenath Vishnu is a man on a mission – to take the art of Indian Fountain Pen making to the global stage, to help the world of connoisseurs celebrate the rich legacy of Indian craftsmanship. Not an easy task,
The Pips Café, the only exclusive fountain pen store in Bangkok and M, the man behind the Hurrah! It is not easy being a fountain pen fanatic in Thailand. The younger generation is mobile driven to a fault, and those who still write, physically that is, prefer the use-and-throw convenience
K C Janardhan: A self taught Calligraphy maestro, his first Impression makes the best Impression and his last Impression sure leaves you with a lasting Impression! As an eight year old K C Janardhan first learned his hard way out that being born with a challenge like epilepsy is just
Letizia Iacopini – writer, collector, consultant of Pens past talks her passion about Italian pens! Letizia Iacopini started getting involved with pens and pen people in 1990. She was a young translator, very curious of the world with a passion for writing. She spoke English, German and French and could
Soumitra Sanyal, Kolkata’s only Pen Turner on his passion for the turning Soumitra Sanyal of Kolkata is a turner of fountain pens in India – one who does it for the sheer joy of creation, someone who not only has an enviable amount of knowledge about pen turning, but also
Richard Binder “the ultimate goal for any pen collector should be the pleasure derived from the process of collecting” Richard Binder is a well-known authority on the repair, restoration, and history of fountain pens. His intense interest in the pens themselves and in the innovative technology that has gone into
Pen Hospital, Kolkata where the fountains still sprout pens Kolkata’s most celebrated adoption service is not one that felicitates the process, whereby one assumes the parenting of a child from the child’s biological or legal parent(s). It is now almost eight decades old, is located bang in the middle of
Kasia Stier and Penspa – where the Waterman meets the Inkwoman A spiritual makeover to a physical body and its astral soul? Sounds far-fetched, unless you are talking fountain pens and Kasia Stier, restorer of all pens antique (and vintage and classic)! Kasia’s Penspa is the ultimate destination, where fountain
