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Lounge Loves: Dang, Wild Sugarcane
Shalini Umachandran finds joy in fountain pens after years of ballpoint pens.
In brief
Shalini Umachandran finds joy in fountain pens after years of ballpoint pens. Shalini Umachandran returns to writing with fountain pens after overcoming ink fears. Originally reported by mint.
Fountain Pens
Shalini Umachandran tried fountain pens after years of ballpoint pens.
“Fed up with my collection of ₹ 40 ballpoint pens in different colours”
Kendo Training
Shephali Bhatt learned Kendo attacks targeting head, wrists, torso and throat.
“My trainer taught me the attacks targeting the head (men), wrists (kote), torso (do), and throat (tsuki)”
Dang on Netflix
Somak Ghoshal recommends Dang, a Netflix show about Chinese American siblings.
“Dang tells the story of three Chinese American siblings trying to make a life in New York City”
Wild Sugarcane
Jahnabee Borah recalls wild sugarcane blooming in Assam before Durga Puja.
“Kohuwan bon mur oxanto mon, aalful hatere luwa xapoti (Wild sugarcane, my mind is restless, embrace it with tender hands)”
The essence
Shalini Umachandran returns to writing with fountain pens after overcoming ink fears.
