The search for an “all-terrain” fountain pen made in India, by Indians, for Indians, and priced reasonably enough to attract Indian buyers, has been a long and arduous one, with very little hope of resolution. The hand turned Ebonite or Resin pens with imported feed, nib, cartridge and / or converters are
Samit Dutta’s grandfather the late Anil Kurmar Dutta was a fountain pen aficionado and had many pens in his collection. He would rotate them for his daily use and though the young Samit was hugely loved by his grandfather, access to the pens were a strict no-no. Mind you, those
Leena Shrestha Menon runs the Fountain Pen Oasis www.penboutique.com which is to the fountain pen community today, what Milan was to trade industry and commerce during the renaissance. A hard-core fountain pen fanatic, Leena is highly regarded not only by her customers and the brands that she represents, but also
All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts, – As You Like it, Act 2, Scene 7, William Shakespeare The world’s greatest writer, William Shakespeare, was born in England, in April 1564,
Tibaldi reinvents itself, ready to take on the future, adorn the hands that will shape tomorrow, accessorise the Generation Next. These are incredibly dark days and we all know just how terrible it feels to be lonely, with no outlet except the social media. One is locked-in, depressed and scared
Sulekha starts producing Hand Sanitizers and Liquid Soap, joins the fight against Covid-19 In response to the call of the Government of India and Government of West Bengal, Sulekha has taken up the manufacturing of Hand Sanitizer and Liquid Soap. Necessary Drug License for Sanitizer production has already been obtained from
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – a moment to pause and reflect on our relationship with nature. As we begin the process of recovery from this unfortunate episode, seldom has the fragility of this relationship been more evident. Recent events have done much to
Jackie is a Chinese Malaysian lass who got out of the IT industry a little too late. As she puts it, “took me decades to realise that life is too short to do ‘what’s expected’ & not what makes me happy”. What followed is like a fairy tale – it
Atul Koirala is a man possessed. An MTech in Computer Science and Engineering from Russia, he is, as the corporate speak goes, “professionally, technically sound and business savvy with a 25+ years pioneering career reflecting strong leadership qualities, who is known for playing strategic roles in developing and implementing cutting-edge
BOULDER CITY, NV. (March, 2020). Fisher Space Pen Co., makers of the iconic Astronaut pen flying aboard every manned space mission, introduces a new collection commemorating NASA’s fateful Apollo 13 Mission, famously recreated in the 1995 space film Apollo 13. Apollo 13 was the seventh mission in the Apollo Program.
Ink on your fingers is better than a mutating virus strain in your systems. Corona. I am sure that you hate the word as much as I do. Just imagine, we didn’t even know of its existence just a few months back and today it has successfully forced us indoors,
The exact aetiology that makes OCD (of which we all “collectors” suffer in varying degrees) flower is, shall we say, not fully understood, as yet. Some experts postulate that we bear the condition in our genes, though what triggers the “mutation” (if that is the right term), is not clear.
