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TIPS III concludes with a boom

On February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 By chawm

Dr. Bibek Debroy, the economic advisor to the Prime Minister, inaugurated the 3rd chapter of The India Pen Show (TIPS III) in Mumbai as he chaired the Inaugural Session. Present on the dais were Kabir Bedi and Dipti Naval among a host of achievers from fields as diverse as pediatric

Categories : Pen PeopleTags : 2nd Inked Happiness Lifetime Achievement Award Chawm Fountain Pen Association of India fountain pen lovers FPAI nib grinding Sudhir Kalyanikar Suvobrata Ganguly13 Comments

Sudhir Kalyanikar wins the 2nd Inked Happiness Lifetime Achievement Award

On August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 By chawm

Sudhir Kalyanikar honoured for his peerless contribution to the fraternity of Fountain Pen Lovers, for steering the FPAI to its leadership status! Two years. Today Inked Happiness is all of two. Thank You. It has been a tumultuous two years. It has been an arduous, but thoroughly enjoyable journey. It

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Things I’ve learned in the Fountain Pen Hobby : Sudhir Kalyanikar

On March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 By chawm

Sudhir Kalyanikar, rides his hobby horse, shares vignettes about fountain pen collecting As I have spent some time in this hobby, I’ve realised a few things. For better or worse, sharing these here in the hope that others may identify with these and they may serve as a (kind

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Global Pen Expo, Ahmedabad – the countdown begins!

On January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 By chawm

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

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Fountain Pen Lovers of Mumbai – the doodlers of Doolaly’s

On March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 By chawm

Fountain Pen lovers of Mumbai and Pune meet – where nibs are tuned, lives turned! Take an airline pilot, an artist, a couple of lawyers, a splattering of management consultants, a teacher and a few others whose professions are as diverse as India’s unity. Put them in one of Mumbai’s