The fountain pen as a practical writing instrument has been declared obsolete numerous times. It was supposedly doomed by the innovations of the drip-free ballpoint pen and the typewriter, then the ...

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Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most unsung ...

When people see the number of pens on my home desk, they think I run my own little stationery shop and that I’m selling them. Of course they’re my personal collection, because I can never have too ...

Pen collectors and makers from across India gathered in Hyderabad to showcase handcrafted fountain pens, rare materials and customised designs, reflecting a renewed appreciation for the craft and ...