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Harsh Makkar and the journey into the realm of Bangalore’s lost Fountain Pen sellers!

On August 16, 2019August 17, 2019 By chawm

Harsh Makkar, Bangalore and a trip to a wonderland of fountain pens. Harsh Makkar was preparing for a career in UPSC when his love for the fountain pen bloomed. “I was fascinated with fountain pens and though in school, we were forced to write with one, we noticed only the

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The Forbidden City where the Chinese make their fountain pens?

On October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 By chawm

Chinese Fountain Pens – random thoughts about my latest crop Fountain pens made in China never cease to fascinate me. Not the way the solid engineering of German pens, or the fine excellence of Japanese pens or the pukka artistry of British pens, or even the handcrafted brilliance of Indian

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Wing Sung, Michel Jackson and Chinese Fountain Pens

On September 16, 2018 By chawm

A song well sung, Wing Sung I remember the year distinctly – 1982, for it was the year that Michel Jackson’s Thriller was released. It was also the year when I had got my first Wing Sung fountain pen. Mind you, there was nothing great about Wing Sung pens even

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In defence of the Chinese Fountain Pens?

On July 30, 2018August 5, 2018 By chawm

“China”, it has been famously said, “is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. When one looks at Fountain Pens that trace their origins back to the mainland, one cannot but admire the content of the saying. For indeed, the more we try out Chinese pens, the more

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