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Kishori Mohan Bagchi is the pioneer of Modern Indian Swadeshi writing ink – Sovan Roy

On April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 By chawm

Peary Mohan Bagchi or P.M. Bagchi (1850 (?) -1917) was the son of Pran Gopal Bagchi, a “Bhanga-Kulin” Brahmin of the Kashyap-para locality in Shantipur of Nadia District of undivided Bengal. Peary Mohan was a treasurer at the Krishnanagar/ Kishnagar Rajbari (palace) during his initial working days. He had five

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Inked in India – fountain pens and a story of make and unmake, by Bibek Debroy with Sovan Roy

On September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 By chawm

The story of fountain pen making in India was one that begged to be told. Not because there is today a thriving community of fountain pen users in the country, a substantial portion of which will be interested in such a tale. Not because it is a legacy that very

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Nib manufacturing in pre-independent India: Bibek Debroy

On January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 By chawm

Nib Manufacturing in India – the past Knowing of my interest in fountain pens, several acquaintances have drawn my attention to a recent story done by BBC, on how India’s artisanal fountain pens are making a mark. It is a natural Indian proclivity to recognize something only when the West

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RADHIKA NATH SAHA – PEN AND BOOK : Bibek Debroy

On October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 By chawm

The story of Kosuri Venkata Ratnam meeting Gandhiji and Ratnam pens (dated 1932-35) has been documented extremely well. Ratnam pens are celebrated. When President Ram Nath Kovind visited the Pablo Neruda Museum in Santiago on 31st March 2019, the press release by Rashtrapati Bhavan stated, “He gifted a special pen to the