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What is the best or better papers from India?

 

I have an Indian neighbor with connections to home...........and I hooked him into pens and inks and gave him a selection of paper, explaining what paper for shading is.

 

I am of course looking for '90g or better papers that shade well.

 

I know they have a number of inks, some of which are fairly good, perhaps even more than that.

His eyes did get a bit big.....being real, real 'noobie' when I told him the R&K Verdura cost @ E8.50.....we all go through such shocks.

 

When I came back to fountain pens, and living in Germany where Pelikan 4001 an ink from my childhood cost way back then E3.50......when I ran into E-6-7 inks.... :yikes:...me too.

 

I don't want to tell him the price of a fancy bottled Graf Faber Castel ink :o ..........thankfully I had a birthday gift certificate. :P

I no longer buy over priced E19 MB inks, much less the even more expensive smaller bottled 'common LE' inks.

 

:unsure: :rolleyes: :blush: I owe a nice Indian poster some papers, but somehow he got erased from my PM list. :( :headsmack: Rather embarrassing :headsmack:.

Do get in contact with me........if you will.

 

 

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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The answer will depend on who you ask. There is a huge variety of paper produced here locally. Even low gsm versions but excellent fog fountain pen use.

 

I like the paper from a company called BILT. Also JK. HTH.

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Thank you Hari,

What weights do they come in?

 

I'll see if I can have some smuggled in.

 

Whats a top notch ink?

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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I hadn't realized there was an India subsection until I started looking for BILT paper. There is some very good info on all sorts of papers there.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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Thank you Hari,

What weights do they come in?

 

I'll see if I can have some smuggled in.

 

Whats a top notch ink?

From 50 to 100gsm.

Bril Blue is a nice ink made in India.

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

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