Quality And Prices Of Inks Available In India

[pensnproses]

How about ordering a set of Bril inks online if the brand is not an issue? They have a total of 7 colours available directly through their website including green. The only catch is that your order value should be INR 500 or more which results in almost a lifetime supply of inks, that's what many of us have ended up with!

 

 

I have already made an order from bril inks, and it does include the green colour. I am curious about camlin green as the camlin scarlet red is extremely beautiful.

[Ink Stained Wretch]

How about ordering a set of Bril inks online if the brand is not an issue? They have a total of 7 colours available directly through their website including green. The only catch is that your order value should be INR 500 or more which results in almost a lifetime supply of inks, that's what many of us have ended up with!

 

Wow, I wish I could get a lifetime supply of fountain pen ink for $7.50 .

[RayJ]

^I have some and I wouldn't really recommend using them in expensive pens if you plan to. Get a Deccan/Guider like I have and then use these inks.

[drvishal]

Do anyone knows about daytone inks available on Amazon India and Krishna ink available on eBay India??

How r the colors and quality of these inks..

Because Daytone is offering 15 different colors 60 ml each at 500 rs and Krishna 5 colors of 20 ml each at 450

[AD64]

I just had to convert these prices to U.S. dollars. At this time the current exchange rate is "1 Indian rupee = 0.0225 US dollars" according to Google.Bril Royal Blue (Rs.12, 60ml) $0.27Camlin Permanent Black (Rs.12, 60ml) $0.27Parker Quink Permanent Black (Rs.50, 30 ml) $1.13Parker Quink Royal Blue (Rs.50, 30ml) $1.13Chelpark Turquoise Blue (Rs.15, 60ml) $0.34Chelpark Crimson Violet (Rs.15, 60ml) $0.34Yeah, I wouldn't mind prices like that . Of course I'm thousands of miles away and the price of shipping the stuff would be a lot more than the ink itself.

Yes, but what has to actually be taken into account is the salaries in India, and economy of scale. That's the math you should be looking at. How much do people make and what is the cost of ink relative to that?

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Yes, but what has to actually be taken into account is the salaries in India, and economy of scale. That's the math you should be looking at. How much do people make and what is the cost of ink relative to that?

 

I gave the currency conversion rates of that time. I don't live in India.

 

The internal economics of India were not a part of the topic, so what I should be looking at is what I looked at. The math involving the bottom line was what was relevant to my point .

[Aditkamath26]

pelikan inks are available for about 95INR per 60ml bottle. Available at Landmark. Sheaffer and Lamy are more like 175 per 50ml bottle here in Mumbai.

 

You serious mate? Here in Kochi (my hometown) there is a store called William Penn that sells 50ml Lamy bottles for 750INR

[Aditkamath26]

pelikan inks are available for about 95INR per 60ml bottle. Available at Landmark. Sheaffer and Lamy are more like 175 per 50ml bottle here in Mumbai.

 

You serious mate? Here in Kochi (my hometown) there is a store called William Penn that sells 50ml Lamy bottles for 750INR

hi,

 

Bril have mentioned in their site "BlueBlack, Turquoise" as available. They have also mentioned the inks are available in sizes upto 1000ml.

 

Enquired a lot about these two colours as well as the availability in 1000ml. Most sellers ( not most, all the sellers whom contacted) have heard of only royal blue and black and the availability in 60ml. Could not yet succeed in finding out the above said colours and the 1000ml bottle.

 

Is BRIL available in blueblack and turquoise? is it also available in 1000ml bottles?

 

thanks

If my memory serves me good, Bril turquoise is available but not blue black. There are three ink colours that come in 1000ml bottles (Black, Royal blue, Red). The others come in 60 ml bottles. If you are planning to buy Bril Red, let me remind you that these are not at all the original teacher's red. It has more of an orange-pink shade to it. Buy a sheaffer red instead.

If you do not care about the shade, bril red is a fantastic ink. But I fear it may clogg. Any help on this?

[Kublai Khan]

^I have some and I wouldn't really recommend using them in expensive pens if you plan to. Get a Deccan/Guider like I have and then use these inks.

My family has used Indian inks, including Bril, in Parkers and Sheaffers of yore, with no problems at all. A flush once in a while is plenty to keep things running smoothly.

[thekraitmusic]

2 days ago I purchased the following inks :-

 

1. Brill Turquoise Blue - 15nos.

2. Brill Royal Blue - 5nos.

3. Brill Laurel Rose - 2nos.

4. Brill Violet - 2nos.

5. Brill Black - 2nos.

6. Camlin Royal Blue - 2 nos.

7. Camlin Permanent Black - 1no.

[lovemypen]

One more ink is available in India named Ashoka. They are available in five colors Blue, Black, Red, Green, Violet. Each bottles contain 62.5 ml ink. Manufactured by

Ramson Industries (regd.)

New Delhi, Delhi

+91-8046042224

[thekraitmusic]

Any idea about the price ?

[lovemypen]

Don't know about the price, but added a picture got from the site.

[amarjit]

Don't know about the price, but added a picture got from the site. Ashoka.JPG

kindly share site address?

[lovemypen]

kindly share site address?

I saw the ink details in theses two links

 

http://www.ashokaworld.net/detail.php?cid=MQ==&sid=MQ==&pid=MTE=

 

http://www.indiamart.com/ramsonindustries-delhi/ashoka-inks.html

[amarjit]

I saw the ink details in theses two links

 

http://www.ashokaworld.net/detail.php?cid=MQ==&sid=MQ==&pid=MTE=thanks

 

http://www.indiamart.com/ramsonindustries-delhi/ashoka-inks.html

thanks Edited July 14, 2016 by amarjit

[lovemypen]

I bought Daytone ink 15 colors of 60ml (3 oz) bottle for Rs 400(US $ 6) from amazon.in last week. The colors are

1. Turquoise Blue.

2. Royal Blue.

3. Emerald Green.

4. Brilliant Red

5. Deep Black

6. Havana Brown

7. Dark Grey

8. Bright Violet

9. Crimson

10 Rose Red

11 Blue Black

12 Yellow Ochre

13 Dark Brown

14 Olive Brown

15 Mauve

 

I only tested one color till today, Turquoise Blue. I don't have big expectations. But the ink seems surprisingly fantastic for me. The ink has good flow, medium wet and good sheen also and after all there is no feathering. The only problem i face with is the bottle. It is not easy to get ink from its bottle. I'll check other colors as soon as i get spare time.

[Ink Stained Wretch]

I bought Daytone ink 15 colors of 60ml (3 oz) bottle

 

A 60 mL bottle is closer to 2 oz, which is about 62½ mL.

 

 

for Rs 400(US $ 6) from amazon.in last week. The colors are

1. Turquoise Blue.

2. Royal Blue.

3. Emerald Green.

4. Brilliant Red

5. Deep Black

6. Havana Brown

7. Dark Grey

8. Bright Violet

9. Crimson

10 Rose Red

11 Blue Black

12 Yellow Ochre

13 Dark Brown

14 Olive Brown

15 Mauve

 

Wow ! That is some haul . I suspect that they don't sell internationally, and that if they did the shipping would make the price pretty high in any currency. Oh well.

 

 

I only tested one color till today, Turquoise Blue. I don't have big expectations. But the ink seems surprisingly fantastic for me. The ink has good flow, medium wet and good sheen also and after all there is no feathering. The only problem i face with is the bottle. It is not easy to get ink from its bottle. I'll check other colors as soon as i get spare time.

 

Sounds good. Can you post a photograph of that ink bottle? Why is it so hard to get the ink out of it?

[lovemypen]

 

A 60 mL bottle is closer to 2 oz, which is about 62½ mL.

 

An: Sorry for my miscalculation

 

Wow ! That is some haul . I suspect that they don't sell internationally, and that if they did the shipping would make the price pretty high in any currency. Oh well.

 

 

Sounds good. Can you post a photograph of that ink bottle? Why is it so hard to get the ink out of it?

 

An:I will send a photograph soon. I think they do the bottling for the ease of shipping.

Edited July 26, 2016 by lovemypen

[ajaynatu]

Camlin Royal Blue- Workhorse of india. Name ink and Camlin comes to mind

Always had saturated colour, however recent change in colour to brighter blue and the watery quality has made me look around.

Has become lot watery now and can see it when writing

 

Bril Royal Blue - Been using it for past 3 weeks now. Been a topic here for sometime. Had so high hopes from this ink

However it was a rude shock to see that the writing has started to fade!!!!!!

It seems so saturated when writing, now it has become a pale- blue black kinds. Feels it will just fade off maybe in a yr or two max

Viscosity- free flowing-deep colour when writing--- all good... but whats the use if the writing is going to fade so fast!!!

 

Chelpark - You cannot go wrong with this ink ever! You name a quality of ink and its there (except the washable one )

Good saturated colour-viscous-free flowing-consistent- and most important notes written 11 yrs ago have not faded yet!

If i find it again in market will stock it up!

 

 

Edited September 11, 2016 by ajaynatu