Pen – INKED HAPPINESS

Delicious Inks from 3 Oysters, Korea

chawm — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 03:38:59 +0000

3 Oysters – an inky 3 cheers (with a thank you to Pen Specials) When I was a kid and writing with fountain pens was de rigueur (mainstream, as opposed to being restricted to a passionate lunatic fringe), ink options were pretty limited – Royal Blue or Blue Black for school. That too, only from

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AP Limited Editions – pens that make the twain meet!

chawm — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 06:53:05 +0000

AP Limited Editions, where the pinnacle is another pen-peak. Inked Happiness: AP Limited Editions won the first coveted Pen of the Year Award in 2016, which is about a decade since you began your journey. How did you manage to achieve this near impossible feat, especially in view of the fact that your competitors were

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Harsh Makkar and the journey into the realm of Bangalore’s lost Fountain Pen sellers!

chawm — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:31:16 +0000

Harsh Makkar, Bangalore and a trip to a wonderland of fountain pens. Harsh Makkar was preparing for a career in UPSC when his love for the fountain pen bloomed. “I was fascinated with fountain pens and though in school, we were forced to write with one, we noticed only the scratchy nibs and ink stains

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Benu Tattoo – the cesspool of creativity

chawm — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:33:49 +0000

Benu presents the Tattoo: a pen so appealing that it is bold enough to create art on its skin! The tattoo as an art form has taken the shape of a deluge and world over it has not only shed its association with the fringe – Popeye and Gang allegiance – but has actually gone

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Lotus Flood 19 – we shall overcome

chawm — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:14:59 +0000

Lotus Flood 19, the pen that defies the deluge. How many people have taken up the pen to highlight the bigger issues of global warming and climate change that have manifested themselves through the Mumbai floods? Yes, social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are awash (no pun intended) with self-righteous indignation – but in

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Ratnam Supreme – it doesn’t get any better than this.

chawm — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 06:48:04 +0000

Ratnam Supreme – the pen that gave the world its lessons in non-violence! The Ratnam Supreme is a kind of a grail pen. It’s a big, no-nonsense main battle tank, strong enough to ram through the enemy fortifications. Naturally, in any army of pens, it can easily roll in and demand a salute even as

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Where does handwriting end and calligraphy begin?

chawm — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 03:14:04 +0000

Calligraphy – written art Let us begin at the very beginning – handwriting is simply writing in hand, using an implement like the pen or the pencil. Each person’s handwriting is not only different from the others but is also unique and while some handwriting is a treat to the eye, some are equal in

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Antique, Vintage or Classic – your pen of hemlock or my cup of joy?

chawm — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:10:00 +0000

Antique, Vintage or Collectable – how best to describe your Fountain Pen? We collectors (hoarders, aficionados, squirrels, gleaners, whatever) of fountain pens are always in a quandary, when it entails describing our prize possessions. How do you classify the Montblanc Rouge et Noir safety BHR (No. 4 long) pen that you inherited as a family

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Lamy 2000 – the future proof fountain pen

chawm — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 03:06:47 +0000

Lamy 2000 – forever in steel and makrolon It has been in continuous production since its introduction in 1966. Like the Coca-Cola contour glass bottle, the Rolex Oyster perpetual and the Porsche 911 it has not had a major design overhaul since inception and continues to remain the main battle tank for the company making

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Ebony and Ivory … in perfect harmony

chawm — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:09:03 +0000

Ebony and Ivory – perfect harmony from ASA pens Ebony and Ivory – the Paul McCartney – Stevie Wonder duet had hit the charts when I was in the final year of school, way back in 1982. Naturally, the lilting tune and the catchy phrasing of the song had turned me, like most of my

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