The 26-year-old Bhansali is a mechanical engineer based in Chennai. He is as passionate about electric vehicles as fountain pens. Bhansali’s generation does everything on a phone or keyboard. It’s rare for them to use a pen, let alone a fountain pen. But Bhansali became a convert after a teacher, fed up with his poor handwriting at school, told him to use a fountain pen. Now it’s become his profession too. Apart from thepenworld.com, he has a premium stationery brand called Endless Works. … [Read more...] about Mid-range sales up, high-end down: Effect of COVID-19 on the Indian fountain pen industry
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Farmers’ protest: Should have held talks with stakeholders before enacting farm laws, says BJP MP Brijendra Singh
"I do feel there is some lack of dialogue prior to passing of these bills in Parliament. Had all the stakeholders been taken on board prior to the passage of the bills, we would have better situation now," Singh was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on November 29. … [Read more...] about Farmers’ protest: Should have held talks with stakeholders before enacting farm laws, says BJP MP Brijendra Singh
The 5 most influential fashion designers you’ve never heard of
Elizabeth Keckley She moved to Washington, D.C., where she received commissions from the wives of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. When Mary Todd Lincoln arrived in the capital as First Lady to President Abraham Lincoln, she turned to Keckley, who eventually became the official White House dressmaker. In her later years, Keckley taught at the first Black-owned-and-operated college, Wilberforce University in Ohio, where she passed her skills to other young Black designers. … [Read more...] about The 5 most influential fashion designers you’ve never heard of