Indian painted, engraved, wooden fountain pens are in demand world-over

Indian painted, engraved, wooden fountain pens are in demand world-over

ASA Pens, Chennai At the age of eight, L Subramaniam began collecting fountain pens inspired by his paternal uncle, a fountain pen collector. After working for 21 years in the corporate sector, Subramaniam decided to venture into entrepreneurship and founded ASA Pens in 2013.  “Making fountain pens was a natural choice,” he says, explaining how […]

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vinay murali from chendamangalam is one of the few luthiers in the country who handcrafts violins

vinay murali from chendamangalam is one of the few luthiers in the country who handcrafts violins

Tucked away in a quiet part of Chendamangalam near Kochi in Kerala, is a tiny, barely-100 square foot workshop. Its longest wall is lined with tools and violins in various stages of production. The work table is littered with scales, tapes, and other measuring tools besides brass planers of multiple sizes, a container of glue […]

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