Kolkata: Defunct fountain pens with broken nibs or other defects that are lying unused in city homes can now get a new lease of life at the three-day pen festival that started at the Indian Council ...

Like a doctor is immediately recognised by his white coat and stethoscope, B. Shama Bhat, probably the city’s only pen repair specialist can be immediately recognised by ink-daubed fingers and caps of ...

Fountain pens have been in use for a very long time, with the first patent registered all the way back in 1827. With the invention of word processors, writing has changed a lot since then but one ...

Pune: When writing is easily entrusted to gadgets, the fountain pen seems like a relic. But a small band of enthusiasts still ...

Prized for their smooth, silky writing experience, and the touch of elegance they add to sartorial style, fountain pens have become a rarity today. First, the advent of ballpoint pens, and then, with ...

Inked in India documents the history of the fountain pen, nib and ink manufacturers in the country and looks at why the industry floundered after Independence Two years ago, I posted a photo of my new ...