Gooptu. There is only one family that spells their surname with the double o’s. How or why the peculiar spelling was, and still is, resorted to, I do not know. But what I do know is that Dr Dwarka Nath Gooptu (1818 – 1882) was in the first batch
A nook is a corner, a recess, especially one that offers seclusion or security. A nook is the favourite corner where one retires, perhaps to nurse a drink, to read a book, to be one with one’s thoughts, to contemplate, meditate even – most often than not, with an
Aristocrat: still reigning supreme. Let me begin this piece with an inconvenient truth – there are two types of pen manufacturers, one, those that make pens for the collectors and two, the ones making pens for actual users. Those focusing on the collectors have it easy, for their products
Ronaldo A Geron, is a lawyer, graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Law class of 1987 and a native of the Province of Batangas, Philippines. Ronaldo A Geron is engaged in the practice of law, doing consultancies for both government and the private sector. He also
Many congratulations to Inked happiness on completing two glorious years. I remember the humble beginnings when Chawm put it in Black and White. Ever since he has never stopped taking his fountain pen for a walk, inking those emotions and powerful feelings with overflowing thoughts. His concentrated imaginative experiences
#SaySomethingSpecial initiative by Manuscript Pens to mark the World Calligraphy Day Manuscript Pens has a legacy that dates all the way back to 1856, when in an earlier avatar it was renowned worldwide as the go-to company for nibs of all shapes and sizes. Those were the days –
Esterbrook and the Presidents of the United States of America August 5th, 1963. Just a day before the 18th anniversary of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hioshima, Japan. The day is significant, because, on this day, representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union and Great
Leena Shrestha-Menon, Pen Boutique, Raksha Bandhan, Sheaffer Segaris and Visconti Mirage – Aqua! I have never met Leena Shrestha-Menon. There is no way we could – she runs the world-famous “Pen Boutique” in Maryland USA, and I write a blog about fountain pens in Kolkata, India. That’s an eight
Sudhir Kalyanikar honoured for his peerless contribution to the fraternity of Fountain Pen Lovers, for steering the FPAI to its leadership status! Two years. Today Inked Happiness is all of two. Thank You. It has been a tumultuous two years. It has been an arduous, but thoroughly enjoyable journey.
Inked Happiness turning three is a matter of great happiness, but don’t digress. Dear Suvobrata, I learn that your blog, Inked Happiness will be celebrating the second completed year of its being shortly. Congratulations! I will not belittle your passion for the fountain pen with the customary platitudes that
Kanpur Writers makes the best fountain pen nibs in India. Period. But there is a lot more behind the statement and it will make immense sense to know more about the brand Kanwrite; the company owning them, Kanpur Writers; the family that runs them and the business philosophies of
Nib Grinding – the master’s touch and quiet flows the Don! Jaspreet Singh Gill. A Mechanical Engineer, working as an Internal Audit professional in Delhi is certainly one of the top Nibmeisters in India whose expertise is matched only by his reluctance bask in his glory as a professional
