Meet K. Varghese from Kerala who has a penchant for collecting pens
The Hindu
The retired professor of Botany at St. Stephen’s College, Pathanapuram, boasts a collection of over 3,000 pens using 15 different colour inks of 54 brands
From ceramic pots, glassware, plants, trophies and books, people decorate their living room shelves with a melange of items. But what makes the glass cabinet at K. Varghese’s house at Pathichira, near Mavelikara, Alappuzha, elegant is the display of an assortment of pens of various brands.
Mr. Varghese, a retired professor of Botany at St. Stephen’s College, Pathanapuram, boasts a collection of over 3,000 pens using 15 different colour inks of 54 brands such as Mont Blanc, Sheaffer, Parker, Balenciaga, Swiss Military, Montegrappa, Pilot, Philippe Moraly, Cross, Waterman, Quil and so on. He has amassed the pens, which include a huge bunch of rare and costly fountain pens, over a period of 40 years.