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
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
Sheaffer’s Snorkel – the world’s most complicated filling system, ever? Those were heady days. The post WWII boom – some call it the golden age of capitalism – was in full blast. Fountain pens too, were riding the crest, though the dark clouds of a ball point pen led
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
LAMY Studio brushed steel – an outré that demands an encore I have a manic fascination for LAMY fountain pens – near neurotic, because the fixation borders on an almost frenzied obsession. But before I get carried away with the reasons behind my fascination, let us take a quick
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
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
Urushi – Martin Pauli, the Master reveals the secrets! Urushi is a natural lacquer obtained from the lacquer tree (Reus Verniciflua). Similar to the rubber harvest, cuts are made in the bark of 7 to 10-year-old trees. The raw sap that runs out is collected, between 60 and 120
Magna Carta launches the Goddesses and Amazons series Magna Carta, a family run enterprise, has a number of things going for them. They are, their relatively late entry into fountain pen making notwithstanding, an extremely enterprising organisation. Call it vision or brush it away as chutzpah, one cannot but
AMMIRAGLIO 1939 TURTLE BROWN It’s the last splash for one of the most elusive writing instruments ever made. Japanese nib-craft merges with flawless Italian tailoring one final time, as our rare fusion pen stuns in lustrous, turtle-brown celluloid. This year’s supreme writing instrument is the Ammiraglio 1939: a pen
Global Montblanc Ambassador Charlotte Casiraghi, actors Pierre Niney, Adrien Brody and Billy Porter join Montblanc for a special celebration introducing new (MONTBLANC M)RED writing instruments and luggage Paris, 8th October 2019 – To mark the latest chapter in its partnership with (RED) and the collective fight to end HIV/AIDS,
Montblanc reaffirms its commitment to the fight against AIDS with the extension of its (MONTBLANC M)RED line in October with new pieces set to launch to coincide with the sixth Global Fund Replenishment conference in Lyon Montblanc is committed to making its own mark through cultural, social, educational and
