Pen lovers from across Kolkata, and India, flocked to the Pen Mahotsav at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations on Park Street on March 20. Jyotiprakash Chakrabarty: Four decades, countless storiesADVERTISEMENTJyotiprakash Chakrabarty, a 59-year-old resident of Rishra, has been collecting pens for over four decades. A former LIC agent, Sarkar said he has travelled to Germany and several other European countries in pursuit of premium pens. Saurav Bhattacharya: New to the game, drawn to the finestSaurav Bhattacharya, a practising physician and head of the medicine department at Allen Career Institute Kolkata, took up pen collecting in 2023. “I bought a broad nib pen from ASA Pens for Rs 3,000 and a Parker 1888 for Rs 6,000,” he said.

Source: The Telegraph March 21, 2026 13:11 UTC