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David Oscarson: Ganesha in Guilloché!

chawm — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 04:09:12 +0000

Ganesha, Guilloché and David Oscarson – a holy trinity of high art! Ganesha is the remover of obstacles, the Lord of intellect and wisdom, the patron of the arts and the sciences. The God of beginnings, He is invoked at the start of all rites and ceremonies. Guilloché is the technique of engraving in metal

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Dr Sovan Roy rewrites the history of Fountain Pen making in India!

chawm — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 02:36:34 +0000

Dr Sovan Roy’s Magnum Opus to hit the stands soon! Dr Sovan Roy is a scientist by profession. And, a distinguished one at that, if one were to consider the sheer number of papers published in the professional journals or his long and blemish-less record as a Government servant occupying progressively higher posts. But, it

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Fountain Pen Groups – have they lost their purpose of bringing FP lovers together? (Part 3)

chawm — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:51:53 +0000

Fountain Pen Groups – what ails them? What medicine do you prescribe? The caveat up front. I am only trying to raise an issue that afflicts all of us. There is no intention of pointing fingers at any one Fountain Pen Group or person in particular, leave alone a desire to hurt. If, inadvertently I

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Lotus blooms in Singapore

chawm — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:54:47 +0000

Lotus participates in the Singapore Pen Show, sells out in record time. Arun Singhi of Lotus Pens has every reason to be proud. The pen turner from Mumbai, often called the “most gifted among all those who make hand made fountain pens in India”, had a déjà vu moment in Singapore earlier this month when

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William Penn will continue to evolve and ensure that customer finds the widest variety and the best experience – Nikhil Ranjan, MD

chawm — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 04:10:04 +0000

William Penn – combining convenience with great experience Nikhil Ranjan, the young and dynamic Managing Director of William Penn is credited with creating, almost single handed, the e-commerce space for fountain pens and all related accessories in India, that too with multiple brick and mortar stores across different cities. A prime mover, William Penn now virtually

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India Pen Show in Mumbai – are you pilgrims ready?

chawm — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:02:10 +0000

1st India Pen Show in Mumbai – Why I will attend, and you should too. We are different. We are fountain pen-abled. No, neither is this the “new normal” nor are we big enough as a class to be wooed politically, our numbers not significant enough to make electoral differences, leave alone our collective voice

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The BENU Parrot – playful, stylish and fun!

chawm — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:00:21 +0000

BENU Parrot, the unboxing! It is nothing like anything that you have seen before. And, at first glance, you will not be at fault if you were, like me, led to think “how can a writing instrument be so radically different from our expectations and still be so beautiful”? Those of you who are familiar

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India Pen Show – the fountain of pens is here!

chawm — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 14:24:56 +0000

Fountain Pens are making a huge comeback. Not only because people are sick of keying in their thoughts, missing the experience of putting pen on paper; but also because of the leisurely, old-world charm of using pens – embracing the experience of writing with a pen as a silent scream against the digital domination of

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Krishna Leela – Dr Sreekumar and his passion play with pens, nibs and inks!

chawm — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 03:50:21 +0000

Dr Sreekumar of Krishna Pens talks about pens, inks, nibs! If turning a fountain pen is an art, then grinding of the nib is certainly a fine art, one that is the exclusive domain of the masters. And Dr Sreekumar is certainly a master who can easily walk into any hall of fame for his

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Penultimate Dave on the ultimate joys of Collecting Fountain Pens

chawm — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:22:39 +0000

Meet Dave – the person behind the name Penultimate Dave. Dave has a collection of fountain pens and inks that he has acquired over many years, many of which people would call “grail pens” and reviews the fountain pens in his collection both by posting daily photos on his Instagram channel http://instagram.com/penultimatedave and video reviews

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