Sulekha is a legacy. Sulekha is a legacy born out of a people’s need for self-reliance as a means of earning self-respect, at a time when they were fighting to break free from the shackles of a foreign yoke. Sulekha is an emotion, one that has very few parallels for fountain pen lovers in India…
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Sutirtha De hails from Chinsurah near Calcutta, which was once a Dutch colony, which perhaps explains the characteristic features of his work – which is disciplined, conservative, and the attention to the smallest details crowning their glories. Just like the Dutch, he is thrifty in his creativity, hardworking, practical and well organized, almost to a…
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Christmas is coming. That means a lot of sweets, stuffing, and gifts are on our way! Well, Conway Stewart has found a way to make this magical time even more enchanting and thrilling. The brand has introduced the Conway Stewart Winston Cherry Red as its limited-edition Christmas Pen 2021. Hearing jingle bells already, you wish!…
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“The heart of a fountain pen”, they say, “is the nib”. Some nibs, like the people around us, are large hearted – they write with beautiful, bold, wet lines. Some on the other extreme, are extra fine – frugal in their countenance, their lines thin and precise. Some move almost effortlessly through life’s relationships, gliding…
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Rubel Shah, has long fascinated me with his work. After many failed attempts, I was finally successful in cornering the calligraphy / lettering wizard from Bangladesh. Am publishing his response to my queries in both Bangla and English as a test case. Excerpts: Pen Lovers Kolkata: You have fondly christened yourself “Akaru” – one who…
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