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I will be in India for a few weeks in December. I will be visiting Gujrat (mainly Rajkot), Delhi and Mumbai. I don't know if I will get much time in Delhi or Mumbai but I would be interested to hear about pen shops there. I would like to pick up an hand made ebonite pen while there as a momento (and my first Indian pen). Are there any nib meisters, grinders?

 

Any suggestions?

 

Also I will be in Singapore for a few days on the way back. Have penciled in Fook Hing & Co but other suggestions are welcome.

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Not sure about Rajkot, but Jamnagar(about an hour from Rajkot) has a few pen shops. Picked up a Safari and two NOS NNs for a steal...

A lifelong FP user...

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Not sure about Rajkot, but Jamnagar(about an hour from Rajkot) has a few pen shops. Picked up a Safari and two NOS NNs for a steal...

Good to know. I will be in Jamnagar as well as I have family there.

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I have a Reynolds eyedropper that was priced at 25 INR. It writes. I compared it to my Pelikan M-215,

and wonder what I got for the additional $127.35 . I have had a lot of fun with it.

 

My friend, Vish, would warn all to be very careful in Delhi. Street crime, apparently, is very bad.

 

Have a safe trip.

Auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn.
Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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In Delhi, don't bother visiting Nai Sarak, the Serwex pen shop has closed. And the shops do not have any fountain pens.. (except Arora Bros. HORRIBLE experience.)

Try Connaught place/Nehru Place etc.. I think there's a thread sumwhere about shops in Delhi too (https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/198506-delhi-ncr-pen-shops/)

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Ebonite pens are available in Abdul Rehman Street in mumbai. The street is the one opposite Crawford Market, close to Fort.
They'll cost you 500-800 rupees. I've not used one of them before, so not sure how they are.

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In Bombay (Mumbai), most of the pen shops are located in and around the Fort area. You might want to read Hari's excellent post. Keep in mind that shops are closed on Sundays.

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Mumbai is the best place by far for FPs. Round Flora Fountain, I highly recommend Apsara for vintage pens (not all cheap); very friendly and helpful staff, and a big range of pens - plus some NOS no-nonsense and other good modern classics. U by Crawford Market the wholesalers including Airmail, and a little shop that had some nice Guider ebonites at good prices.

 

Sad to hear Serwex is no longer in Nai Sarak. I spent some good time there. Connaught Place is mainly Chinese bling pens and a few Lamys.

Too many pens, too little time!

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In singapore besides fook hing don't miss elephant and coral - and also - aesthetic bay. You can google them for their addresses. They are both in prominent malls on orchard street. Fine displays of namiki Nakaya danitirio pelikan and others.

 

Mumbai way ahead of Delhi for pens. Fort area has some pleasant surprises almost always.

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i think you are better off shopping for pens in Mumbai so many shops.

in singapore do check out the mustafas pen section also found the bookshops of the colleges like ngee ann poly tecnic clementi or NUS are worth checking out for studentspens and inks for higher end pens orchard road is good.

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And all indian pens

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Thanks all. Unfortunately I did not get much time in Mumbai to have a look around. My better half was having more fun ! I did manage to pick up a couple of ebonite eye droppers in Gujrat. Nothing to write home about but considering I got them both for under $5, I am not complaining.

 

I did manage to got to Fook Hing though. Great place, great selection. However they had sold out of a lot of stock over Christmas and new years. My wife bought a Faber Castell eMotion as a gift and I picked up Herbin Stormy grey. Got to hold a Namiki Emperor. That is a serious pen with serious nibage. Just before I was about to pay up, I asked if they had a m1000 in stock as they did not have one on display. Initially they said not but they did have a piece inside. I just wanted to hold one. Big mistake! Danny made me an offer I couldn't refuse and now I have a maxed out CC and a new m1000.

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