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Sulekha Media Story
The Sulekha story would not have been what it is had we not received the unstinted support of the media since the day one. Naturally, it is not possible to showcase everything that has been written and said about us. What we have here therefore, is only a sampler of some of the pieces wherein too, we have tried to upload the most recent ones first. We have also created a Media Folder where the relevant backgrounders, artworks and images are listed for the use of our friends from the media wanting to feature us in their work.
Jamini Roy – A Tribute From Sulekha
Jamini Roy line of inks – a one of its kind tribute to the master and his art is being created by Sulekha. The yearning to reflect the voice of the people, to discover the “idiom of its own” has been a constant struggle for Sulekha, since its inception as
Firingi Kali – Limited Edition Inks That Tell A Fascinating Tale Launched By Sulekha.
Firingi Kali. The naming itself is hatke, different. The Bengali word Firingi, can be traced back etymologically to old French, through Persian, Urdu and Hindi, where it denotes a foreigner, especially a British or a white person. Kali, in typical Bengali means ink, though phonetically it can also be construed
Sulekha Selam – A Tribute To The Martyrs On International Mother Language Day
Sulekha Selam – a numbered edition ink was unveiled to pay homage to the Martyrs on 21st February, “Bhasha Dibosh” (Language Day). Only 21 bottles of the blood red ink have been made to commemorate the supreme sacrifice for the recognition of the Bengali language, which has since been recognised
Sulekha Launches Swadhin
Sulekha has always tread on the road less travelled, off the beaten track as it were. Thus, when Sulekha invited a few dedicated fountain pen and ink lovers – young men and women – from around Kolkata to launch its latest line of inks aptly called “Swadhin” (free, as in
Swadeshi Collector’s Edition Inks From Sulekha Launched
Swadeshi, Swaraj and Swadhin – three new lines of ink from Sulekha are now ready. During the peak of Corona-infused-lockdown, fountain pen lovers from different parts of India had contacted me to help them organise a “group buy” of Sulekha Inks. To cut a long story short, despite my best
Sulekha Sings The Freedom Song, Again!
Sulekha starts producing Hand Sanitizers and Liquid Soap, joins the fight against Covid-19 In response to the call of the Government of India and Government of West Bengal, Sulekha has taken up the manufacturing of Hand Sanitizer and Liquid Soap. Necessary Drug License for Sanitizer production has already been obtained from
Sulekha – Inked Happiness
Sulekha Inks – scripting India’s success story since 1934 There used to be a time when no Bengali Bhadrolok (gentleman, of refined stock, the lettered variety) was complete without the de rigueur fountain pen in his shirt pocket. And nine out of ten, I guess, had Sulekha ink in them.
Pen Mahotsav In Kolkata Does The Encore!
The Pen Mahotsay, conceived by the Pen Club and organised by Kishaly Events & Advertisement at the ICCR, Kolkata on the 15th, 16th and 17th of April, 2002 has just concluded. It was the first Pen Show of its kind in Kolkata in foreseeable memory and I must begin by
Diptanshu Roy – The Debonair Dolinman
Diptanshu, diehard aficionado of all things fountain pen, ink and stationery – talks about his passion, underscoring the need to use, as opposed to just collect. Morning creative strategy meeting between client and the advertising agency. The Client, one of India’s largest manufacturers of ball point pens, is naturally led
Muhammad Ilyas Khan Talks About His Lifelong Passion For The Fountain Pen And About The Fountainpen Loving Community In Neighbouring Pakistan
I am Muhammad Ilyas Khan. I belong to Southern part of Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa province (Distt. Lakki Marwat). I am a retired bureaucrat and am now settled in Pak Capital – Islamabad. I speak, read and write in more than seven languages including English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Dari and
Pen Mahotsav – The Kolkata Pen Show Is Here
Pen Mahotsav – the first fountain pen show in the east is all set to set the high watermark, create the occasion penophiles were waiting for. Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune – after every pen show, we fountain pen lovers from the east vowed to hold the “mother of all pen shows”
Kolkata’s Kolom, Kali And Khata – A Forgotten Tale?
Kolkata has often been called the Cultural Capital of the Nation – killing fields for the Tagores and the Rays (and innumerable others) that have, and continue to dominate our perceptions. While the creative history of the city is mostly well-documented, what is less known is the story of the
Sulekha Launches Swaraj Ink In The Presence Of Noted Dignitaries
It was quite a forlorn day in Kolkata on Saturday. The weather was gloomy, there was hardly any breeze, and the sun kept hiding behind the clouds. But, inside a factory located in the interiors of Jadavpur, Kolkata was plenty of conversations going on. Some were historical facts, some about the rising pollution issues, and…
Blue-Black, Mother Teresa and Sulekha Inks
Blue-Black ink, Sulekha’s pride, relaunched as a sacramental. She took the final vows as a Nun and became Mother Teresa in 1937. Sulekha was then a toddler, being manufactured from home by the ladies of the Maitra family in Rajshahi, now in Bangladesh. Nani Gopal, the younger of the two Maitra brothers, was busy perfecting…
Swadeshi, Sadhinota, Sulekha – My Experiments with Truth of a Fountain Pen kind.
I spent a good part of the last two days with the students of the Bhawanipur Education Society College (BESC) as they organised their Annual English Literature Festival, the Communiqué. More than a hundred students from as many as 15 city colleges participated in the fest which was fiercely contested, and then thoroughly enjoyed. As…
Fountain pen loving Young Ladies meet to discuss pens, inks, and more at Sulekha Factory
Fountain Pen loving Women-Exclusive Afternoon Tea Session at Sulekha Factory It is not often when you hear that a group of young women with mutual interests in fountain pens and paraphernalia meet to discuss them! Yes, it happened here, in Kolkata, at the legendary Sulekha Ink Factory where these ladies met for an afternoon tea…
Sulekha Relaunches the iconic Banga Lipi
Sulekha is a legacy. Sulekha is a legacy born out of a people’s need for self-reliance as a means of earning self-respect, at a time when they were fighting to break free from the shackles of a foreign yoke. Sulekha is an emotion, one that has very few parallels for fountain pen lovers in India…
Swadeshi Collector’s Edition Inks from Sulekha launched
Swadeshi, Swaraj and Swadhin – three new lines of ink from Sulekha are now ready. During the peak of Corona-infused-lockdown, fountain pen lovers from different parts of India had contacted me to help them organise a “group buy” of Sulekha Inks. To cut a long story short, despite my best efforts, the initiative had failed…
Calcuttans Relish The Inked Taste Of The Pen Mahotsav!
Pen Mahotsav was not just another event held on a Summer weekend to draw people out of their homes for merely looking at bland illustrations. Pen Mahotsav was not an exhibition that only contained expensive articles for the filthy rich. Pen Mahotsav was not a cacophony all about the foreign pen brands. Pen Mahotsav…
Click Presents 30 Exquisite Pens To J’s La Quill Museum
J’s La Quill Museum is the brainchild of Handwriting Maestro Prof K.C. Janardhan. It is a first-of-its-kind museum on Handwriting, Lettering, Calligraphy, Fountain Pens, Inks & other writing instruments. The motivation behind the museum is somewhat directly related to the slow yet steady decline in popularity of the art of handwriting. What began as our…
The Curious Case of Ink Pricing
We are a strange people. When it comes to posturing, we are jingoistic to the point of being obnoxious. We wear our nationalism on our sleeves like oversized logos, while in the heart of our hearts we couldn’t care less, for what drives our purchase decision is really the price consideration. The strange, nay, inexplicable…
Karishma Ka Karishma Continues: Her Sketch Gets Selected in prestigious Art Exhibition
Karishma Siddique Roy is no stranger to the fountain pen community. In a short time, she has carved a niche for herself that is unique and remarkable. She is someone who is painting the canvas of the fountain pen world with her vivid colours, one sketch at a time. The woman has had several articles…
Suvobrata Ganguly’s Pentales: a book of short stories about fountain pens and the post pandemic Kolkata Book Fair – Jyotshna Agiwal
I must admit upfront that I am privileged, as way before the Pentales had taken its current shape, I had had the pleasure of going through the draft. I have also had the pleasure of seeing (and knowing) most of the pens – “old knaves” as Suvobrata Ganguly calls them – whose stories feature in…
Feluda, Fountain Pen and a flight of imagination
I am Karishma Siddique Roy. My arty alter ego is Karie Potter. I specialize in portraits and have a page on Instagram called Potteraits. I took up sketching with fountain pens a year ago and have been using and experimenting with a wide variety of pens and inks. Some of my favourite pens include, Pilot Namiki…