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
Backgrounder The 6th Inked Happiness Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon Dr Bibek Debroy on July 27th 2024 in a ceremony befitting the occasion in the Vivekananda Hall of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark. Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj handed over the Award in the presence of Swami Suparnanandaji Maharaj,
Those were simple, yet exciting times. Especially if you were a youngster going to school. No, we did not have even a fraction of the toys that young children possess these days, but we were content having the few possessions that we had. Fountain pens, among them. Mind you, in
The 5th Inked Happiness Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred upon Dr. Sovan Roy in a glittering ceremony at the Calcutta Rowing Club on July 29th, 2023. The trophy was handed over to Dr. Roy by Prof. Manoshi Roychowdhury, co-chairperson of the Techno India Group. Kaushik Maitra, Managing Director of Sulekha
There are very few inks that arouse the kind of extreme passion that Noodler’s in general and Baystate Blue in particular does. Noodler’s is known (and loved) for a number of reasons. For one, it is all American, like it claims: from cap to glass to ink. It is also
Do not ask me to explain the chemistry but it is a fact that a combination of a pen and ink and paper is likely to give rise to different results under different circumstances. A thin Fine, dry nib will allow less ink to flow onto the surface than a
Dilip Basak. Some love him, recalling with happiness how he has brought pens – often that belonged to ancestors – back to life. While on the other end of the spectrum are the ones who hate him and their argument is also compelling, to say the least. “The man is
Mizanur Rahman bhai is a well-known name in the fountain pen and ink user groups in Bangladesh. He runs a very successful shop in Dhaka and can easily be considered among the handful of opinion-makers in the country. As a fountain pen and ink importer, his knowledge about the quality,
The 4th Inked Happiness Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred upon Prof Yashwant Pitkar in a befitting ceremony at the Triguna Sen Auditorium of the Jadavpur University on July 31st, 2022 by Suvobrata Ganguly the man behind the Inked Happiness. Applauding Prof Pitkar as he gracefully accepted the award were a
Mhatre. Mhatre Pen & Plastic Industries Private Limited, Bombay. How many of us pen lovers have even heard the name? How many of us know that this entity was once one of the largest players in the domain in India? That pens created by Mhatre, like the hugely popular Mhatre
August Eberstein and Alfred Nehemias are names that are well known to fountain pen fanatics. The names Kyugoro Sakata and Walter A Sheaffer are also recognized instantly. And they should be, for they are the founders of Montblanc, Sailor and Sheaffer pens respectively, people who have created brands that have
William Penn stores are a paradise for every fountain pen lover. The company stocks fountain pens from leading brands of not only India but also around the world. William Penn has put a stop to every FP fanatic’s search for a Sailor or a Mont Blanc by filling the shelves
