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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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Vermeil Souverän: as good as it gets

chawm — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 11:56:14 +0000

The Souverän is one who has sovereign power, as in to “be a sovereign “. It also refers to one who has a commanding knowledge of one’s field. There is, withour doubt a regal air about the term – its very phoenetics, is royal. The Souverän range of pens from Pelikan, I feel, could not

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Faber-Castell Loom Piano – on Cloud Nine

chawm — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:54:22 +0000

For starters, the credentials are so damn impressive that they alone can justify a purchase decision. As a matter of fact, the more I think about them, the more awestruck I feel. Yes, there are brands making fountain pens that are better known. Yes, there are entities in the domain that enjoy a higher brand

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Croxley pens from Dickinson

chawm — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:01:51 +0000

Croxley Pens from Dickinson – as pucca as a sahib can be, stiff upper lip, understated elegance et all. British fountainpens do not, in general, stir the kind of excitement in stylophiles that German, Italian or even Japanese pens do. A pity, actually, considering the glorious legacy that British pens carry and the extremely top-notch

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Football’s dream eleven and Fountain Pen’s All Time Greats! – Apalak Bhattacharyya

chawm — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:26:21 +0000

Football, despite its universal appeal and immersive magic, has, by snobbish and opinionated casual commentators, never been seen as an academic pursuit. They somehow overlook the fact that intellectuals and creators like Pasolini, Gramsci, Camus and Galeano have thought about the game at length. There are thousands of books that talk about politics, history, philosophy,

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Gama Pens – a pilgrimage to the shrine of Pratap Kumar, the reigning deity

chawm — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:55:00 +0000

Gama Pens need no introduction, nor does the 95 year young Gem & Co. Prof K C Janardhan talks to the man at the helm, Pratap Kumar in an exclusive for Inked Happiness. Pratap Kumar, master pen turner and the third generation at the helm of Gama Pens in conversation with the Maestro Prof K

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Kaweco Classic Sport – pens a greeting to the aficionados

chawm — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:31:19 +0000

Kaweco Classic Sport, Maanjitender Sethi, picks up his favourite to write to the fraternity of fountain pen lovers! Hello! I am Kaweco Classic Sport Fountain Pen. My complexion is deep dark red, therefore I have been christened as ‘Bordeaux’ because my complexion reminds one of the finest wines of this region of France. I was

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Pelikan 400 NN – der für immer Füllfederhalter!

chawm — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:55:05 +0000

Pelikan 400 NN – the forever fountainpen! The last of the Pelikan 400 NN pens had rolled out of the factory in July 1965, a full year and a quarter before I was born, which does not make it, downright decrepit like me, but certainly, delightfully vintage! And that is just one of the many

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Musings about my Muse – the Montblanc Meisterstück 149

chawm — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 07:01:51 +0000

There are two things in this world that can announce that one has arrived like nothing else can. One is a Montblanc pen – its snowy crest peeping from the shirt pocket and the other is a Rolex watch on the wrist. Little wonder, these two items continue to be the most copied and counterfeited.

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