13 Different Deccan Pens From Hyderabad, India

[bizhe]

Awesome, I've been hoping for better availability ever since allwritenow.com stopped selling the Varunas. Unf. most of the Deccans don't have the cc option.

[hari317]

To folks looking for these pens, FPNer Ashish Wakhlu has been doing a good job of making these pens available outside of India, some of his current listings in the classifieds can be found here:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=user_activity&search_app=classifieds&mid=32745&userMode=&sid=626babc0278aca9f06350a2935d377f2

Edited March 18, 2012 by hari317

[Maneesh]

I spent the last three days on a business trip to Hyderabad. On advice from fellow FPNer Hari and a friend from Argentina (of all places!) I visited the Deccan Pen Store. Ironically one of their branches is two doors down from our company office, so I can't believe I had never noticed it in previous Hyderabad visits. There I met Haleem, one of the 7 brothers (I think?) who own and run Deccan Pens. Haleem pointed me to the hand-painted advertisement on the wall that was created for the shop in 1928. I spent the next hour (all I could take out from my meetings though I wanted to take more) learning from a man who was clearly an absolute fountain pen expert. I bought several models from him before I had to get back to work. However, the next day I was able to carve out more time and visit the main branch in the southern part of Hyderabad. There I met Waseem and Mustafa Amer and an even better selection of Deccan pens. An hour and a half later with a bag full of pens and a much lighter wallet I left with a huge smile knowing I had just experienced one of the great fountain pen delights that India has to offer. Below are some photos from my experience.

 

Each of these pens is handmade. Most are ebonite (hardened rubber) though the white pen and Author (last two on the right) are acrylic. The nibs are mostly medium and fine and almost all of the pens are eye dropper filled with the exception of the Masterpiece white and Author, which are aerometric. I'll try to give a more thorough review of some of the pens soon.

 

 

 

The pens I picked up in Hyderabad (from left to right): Onyx small, Regal, Onyx regular, Five Star, Onyx rounded, Bullet Jr, Bullet Sr, Advocate, Advocate Rounded, Ambassador, Masterpiece, Masterpiece White, Author

 

 

 

Deccan Pen Store in Abids, Hyderabad

 

 

Me and Mustafa Amer during my big purchase

 

Hi there,

I joined FPN in February this year and am quite intrigued by the detailed and extensive feedbacks and analysis that one gets to see about any pen. It does feel great that there are still so many fans of Fountain Pens all over the world!! Few days back I was going through your review of Deccan Pens with all images and everything, but today none of the images are there!! If possible do reload them as you had the maximum range of Deccan models.

 

Maneesh

[SmoutKa]

Hey, the pictures are gone!

FPN says attachment are not to be found!

[kethiemann]

Sorry about that! I ran out of photo space on FPN and got overzealous in deleting some photos from old posts. Here are those photos again.

 

[impossiblebird]

Thanks for reposting the photos!

[rahulg]

What a lovely post. Makes me want to go back to Hyderabad. I've been a regular at the Begumpet outlet for the few years that I spent in the city. Mr Haleem is a delight to talk to. Congratulations on your purchase, hope you have fun!

[SmoutKa]

Sorry about that! I ran out of photo space on FPN and got overzealous in deleting some photos from old posts. Here are those photos again.

 

 

Ah. That happened to me last week. The answer: don't use the 'attach files' button. Instead use the 'upload' function at the top of the page, or have your pictures somewhere extern, like flickr or picasa. Then use the 'insert image' button.