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The Chennai Pen Show 2026 – a trip to Gama

chawm — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:44:53 +0000

The Chennai Pen Show 2026 – a trip to Gama The journey of Gem & Co, makers of the now-revered Gama Pens, “officially” started in 1928, in Parry’s Corner, Madras. However, if one considers the fact that the late M. C. Cunnan, the founder, had started making pens almost a decade earlier, the entity is

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Lotus Valentine

chawm — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 07:20:43 +0000

Arun Singhi. Lotus pens. I don’t remember how many stories I have done about the brand, about the man, or the fantastic pens that he turns. Suffice it to say, you guys never tire of asking me to do another, and I don’t tire of doing them either. The fact of the matter is, they

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ASA Nauka – care for a boat trip on the fountain pen and ink ocean?

chawm — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:36:47 +0000

Like most fountain pen lovers in India, my first hand turned, India made ebonite pen was a Nauka from ASA pens in Chennai. I had stumbled on to their website and placed an order, which was in due course of time, fulfilled. One order had followed many others and it was only much later that

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Pratap Kumar – his pens and his tales of pens

chawm — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 04:38:02 +0000

Indian Fountain pens are my dope. The never cease to give me a high. Especially if they are of a certain vintage, hand turned, eye-dropper fillers, made of ebonite and sport pure, “desi” nibs. The ones that give me mind-altering experiences are naturally the type that immediately transport me to a different time zone, to

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Pen Mahotsav in Kolkata does the encore!

chawm — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:23:18 +0000

The Pen Mahotsay, conceived by the Pen Club and organised by Kishaly Events & Advertisement at the ICCR, Kolkata on the 15th, 16th and 17th of April, 2002 has just concluded. It was the first Pen Show of its kind in Kolkata in foreseeable memory and I must begin by giving full credit to the

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Silver filigree: the Balaji pen from Gama. My Dhanteras, Diwali Dhamaka!

chawm — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:40:04 +0000

Silver filigree work on a fountain pen. Interesting subject, made more so by a near complete lack of knowledge about the same. When did the practise begin? Who were the artisans who perfected the art? Where can one get one, if one so desired? The background din, is near deafening. Waldmann, which went operational in

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Michael Riggs and his premium pens – handcrafted desire of a higher level

chawm — Fri, 21 May 2021 15:01:51 +0000

Michael Riggs of Riggs Premium Pens says “I don’t sell pens. I sell happiness” as he talks about his passion in an exclusive interview. Michael Riggs grew up and currently lives on Long Island in NY. The neighbourhood where he lived during his childhood was somewhat rural at the time and within walking distance of

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Click Pens Timeline – a remarkable story scripted by three generations that is unfolding over the last four decades …

chawm — Sun, 16 May 2021 14:59:27 +0000

Click Pens – a million smiles and counting. I was contacted by a certain Management School that wanted to take up the story of Click Fountain Pens as a Case Study for their graduate class. The expert (no, he does not want to be named) who contacted me is neither a fountain pen aficionado

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Nikko Ebonite – rays of perfection from the land of the rising sun!

chawm — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 06:35:15 +0000

Nikko Ebonite – is often considered, in India at least, to be the best that there can be, as far as hand turned fountain pens go. Yoshiko Endo looks after the orders and logistics side of the business in Nikko Ebonite Manufacturing Company – which, with the motto “ebonize your life” has quietly built up

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Cute from V’Sign – not just for cute little hands

chawm — Sat, 02 May 2020 11:52:02 +0000

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 neither strictly Indian, nor priced

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Global Pen Expo, Ahmedabad – the countdown begins!

chawm — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:29:23 +0000

Global Pen Expo, Ahmedabad ready to set the standard for Pen Shows in India. Unprecedented. Unprecedented is the interest that has been generated by the Global Pen Expo, Ahmedabad 2020. And from the initial reports it is amply clear – the Ahmedabad show is ready to walk away with the title of India’s most glittering

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Manoj Deshmukh, Fosfor Pens and the Parker Duofold

chawm — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 16:26:33 +0000

Manoj Deshmukh makes the perfect storm for me! The Parker Duofold, many aficionados opine, is the ultimate icon. With its girth and height, its bright red-orange exterior and stunning looks, it must have been quite a rage when it was introduced for the first time in 1921. Priced pretty steeply at US $ 7, which

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