fountain pens

Hyderabad’s iconic Deccan Pen Store was born when young S A Siddiqui set out to Calcutta in search of livelihood. Today, it is world renowned for its vast variety of pens, and receives orders from across the world.

Dilip Basak’s rectangular shop in the bylanes of Kolkata is one of the few remaining ones in India that can breathe new life into fountain pens.