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It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that ...

These are only a few of the 2,000 pens on display, ranging from ₹2,000 to ... “One can’t write as fast as they’d like while using a fountain pen. The writing instrument dictates the ...

New York-based novelist Amitav Ghosh recently ordered a fountain pen from an artisanal maker in India. "The last time I looked at his online list, it said my order would be ready in 95 weeks," the ...