In the world of fountain pen lovers, it is passion — and not pocket — that unites its citizens. It doesn’t matter whether you use a Mont Blanc 149 or an ebonite Gama made in Chennai; your love for writing the old–fashioned way automatically entitles you to feel different — sometimes in a superior way — from others.
With the emergence of social media, this world has only been growing and this growth, in turn, has spurred the growth of stationery brands. There are times when this world holds offline meetings. They are called pen shows — an idea that’s already popular in the West and is slowly, but surely, catching on in India.
So far, it’s been held in Pune and Mumbai, and starting Friday, Kolkata will have its first–ever pen show, titled Pen Mahotsav. Being organised by the College Street–based Pen Club, the three–day event will be held at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
