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Barath

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Hello fellow enthusiasts and addicts! :)

 

I'm from Bangalore, India.

 

Like a lot of kids in my time, I used fountain pens at school (the super cheap ones).. although the concept got lost in the mire of cheaper ballpoint pens that made inroads into the bags of school kids eventually.

 

The bug stuck on though for me. It was more of a utilitarian affinity than a passion for a long while (my handwriting was almost unreadable with ballpoints, and God did they hurt)

 

When I started my career in sales, my manager gifted me a Sheaffer 300 as a 'power pen' to close deals with. I have a fairly decent and growing collection now of mostly entry level pens.

 

Looking forward to making new friends here! Write on and stay gold!

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town (South Africa).

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Greetings and welcome to FPN from Islamabad, Pakistan. Hope you enjoy your time here with us.

Khan M. Ilyas

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Welcome, Barath !

 

I love entry-level, and everyday use fountain pens. Some are pretty "grim", but the ones, that function well, are a joy to use. My favorite such pens include the Sheaffer first generation cartridge school pen, an unbranded German piston-fill pen, a CLICK neo-Tulip, the Jinhao x450, and a cherished 15-Rupee Reynolds.

 

Write with joy.

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

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Greetings and a warm welcome !

Retired, twice. Time to do more things, writing being one.

 

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Hello and welcome to the Fountain Pen Network. Glad you have joined us. You, having joined us, make us better. This is now your place as much as it is ours. Please don't be shy. Ask all the questions you have and don't hesitate to state your opinions. I hope you enjoy your time here.



-David (Estie).

No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery. -Anon.

A backward poet writes inverse. -Anon.

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Hi Barath, Welcome to FPN.

There is a WhatsApp group for Fountain pen enthusiasts of Bangalore.

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