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Starmark Pen Fest

chawm — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:05:52 +0000

Starmark is undoubtedly a “go-to” destination for bibliophiles, stationery lovers, and increasingly, fountain pen and ink aficionados in Kolkata. Naturally, when Starmark celebrates its 25th year, the city sits up to take note. As someone who has spent half my life browsing and buying from the different Starmark outlets, I too was excited. But what

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Chennai Pen Show – a roundup!

chawm — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:54:27 +0000

We are just back from the 1st Chennai Pen Show which was organised by Aditya Bhansali and his team of super-efficient achievers. Well, the platitudes are deliberate – for here was a show that like a pack of trump cards, excelled on all counts. For the habitual nitpickers among us, I did look very hard,

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The 3rd India Pen Show – a curtain raiser.

chawm — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 07:02:43 +0000

The 1st Edition of the India Pen Show (TIPS) in 2019 was a watershed event. It was to date, the biggest show of its kind in India; was reasonably well organized at the Nehru Centre in Worli; had solid participation from fountain pens, inks, and accessory makers from all parts of the country (including the

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William Penn, Nikhil Ranjan – Tomorrow is another Pen!

chawm — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:49:50 +0000

William Penn is all set to usher in a new pen day, post pandemic. Scaling up to do what it does best – riding the crest. William Penn. The story is just a shade shorter than two-decades old. A story that is backed by some forty odd brands that make up the bucket list

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Fountain pen shows in India – why this Kolaveri di? (Part 2)

chawm — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 02:26:06 +0000

Fountain Pen Shows in India – why have eggs when you can eat the golden goose? The fountain pen sellers of the Fort area in Mumbai are livid. Why is their livelihood being threatened by the sudden deluge of Fountain Pen shows? These are all ancestral businesses, small, mostly single counter operations. And they claim

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Global Pen Expo @ Ahmedabad – Ellis Bridge over Inked waters!

chawm — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:05:45 +0000

Global Pen Expo – Gujarat’s first Pen Show promises a barrelful! The Year 2020 is going to be a good one for the fountain pen. For starters, fountain pen sales, which had hit the absolute rock-bottom just a few years back, is steadily showing an upward trend globally and India is no exception. Young adults,

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