INKED IN INDIA : Fountain Pens and a Story of Make and Unmake
Bibek Debroy
INKED IN INDIA : Fountain Pens and a Story of Make and Unmake - 1 - New Delhi Rupa Publications 2022/01/01 - 190
Inked in India traces this journey of make and unmake, from a pre-Independence India with a strong manufacturing base for pens, nibs and ink, to the post-Independence economic policies which eroded that competitive advantage and led to economic churn and the exit of foreign firms from the country. Going beyond the nostalgia and lost sheen of fountain pens, it tackles economic transition and the impact of policy on local enterprise.
Just as there has been exit, post-liberalization, there has been entry too, in what is often perceived to be a sunset sector. The book takes stock of what it will take to transform the unmake in India to make in India, so that Indian fountain pens have a global presence. The first-ever documentation of all known fountain pen, nib and ink manufacturers, Inked in India will be of great interest to fountain pen aficionados and economic enthusiasts alike.
9789355205643
Purchased Prism Books, Kadavanthra, Kochi
Ambedkar, B. R. (Bhimrao Ramji), 1891-1956
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Fountain Pen
Manufacturing Process- Fountain Pens
India- History
954.035 / BIB/IN
INKED IN INDIA : Fountain Pens and a Story of Make and Unmake - 1 - New Delhi Rupa Publications 2022/01/01 - 190
Inked in India traces this journey of make and unmake, from a pre-Independence India with a strong manufacturing base for pens, nibs and ink, to the post-Independence economic policies which eroded that competitive advantage and led to economic churn and the exit of foreign firms from the country. Going beyond the nostalgia and lost sheen of fountain pens, it tackles economic transition and the impact of policy on local enterprise.
Just as there has been exit, post-liberalization, there has been entry too, in what is often perceived to be a sunset sector. The book takes stock of what it will take to transform the unmake in India to make in India, so that Indian fountain pens have a global presence. The first-ever documentation of all known fountain pen, nib and ink manufacturers, Inked in India will be of great interest to fountain pen aficionados and economic enthusiasts alike.
9789355205643
Purchased Prism Books, Kadavanthra, Kochi
Ambedkar, B. R. (Bhimrao Ramji), 1891-1956
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Fountain Pen
Manufacturing Process- Fountain Pens
India- History
954.035 / BIB/IN