Artisans like Dilip Basak are rare as is their art. Perhaps one way to carry on this art of penmaking and his legacy would be to train new hands. Must thank Inked Happiness for finding and showcasing such rare human gems 🙏
He is old gem in Indian fountain pen turning history... only India as usual produces such type of jewelle buy in the hush and rush of time people are really don't realise that... thanks for introducing him 🙏🙏.... many craftsman have been lost by India in history because of not paying the real remuneration and devaluing them ...most of the arts r then lost in influx of time . Such people should be reinstated with proper place but govt also didn't heed to them and that's why we are more import than export of fountain pens 🙏🙏🙏 really heart touching and bare reality 🙏🙏 thankyou for showing 🙏
Chawm Da, my salute to you for your sympathetic imagination, and the poignancy with which you have depicted the brilliance of an ageing artisan who have been carrying out repair work on valuable pens for a pittance! He, alas, is perhaps the only lathe machine based repair professional alive in the two Bengals (I am including Bangladesh here when I identify the geography as Bengals ) despite his hole in the wall workshop. I am not aware of any other pen repair business in South Asia where a lathe machine is applied to restoration purposes. In Europe, of course, there are several, and if UA-cam reviews are anything to go by, then we may safely assert that such repair jobs indeed cost an arm and a leg! Dilip Bosak is an honest man when it comes to assessment of his own work. Eschewing lofty boasts or superlative claims, he plainly admits that his failing health is preventing him from delivering 100%. I can only urge other pen enthusiasts to appreciate what he had been doing. The craftsmanship and know-how took a generation to acquire, and it is also quite true that it is perhaps only in Kolkata that such a dying trade keeps on surviving, even if only very tenuously.
We buy fountain pen and paper and mostly fancy the glamorous side of a well to do pen shop or a repair shop . But actual artisans have been continuously doing their work in full honesty from these dingy cabins. Sometimes we get too much opinionated and Judgemental in this social media without seeing the other side of the coin. Hope Mr Basak does get his fair share of credit and respect for his craftsmanship and efforts to hold on to it in these changing times .
Very nice and timely exposure of Dilipda you have done dada. This was much -needed when he is at the butt-end of many a critic who had exploited him most inhumanly.
OMG!!!!!!! What a guy. This guy needs to be celebrated. Thankyou INKED HAPPINESS for bringing these humble guys in the limelight. Cant the Millionaires like Birla & Dalmia in Kolkata recognize his talent & efforts? Come on guys from Kolkata. Just Barge in and give him respect in Society. Had he been in Europe they would have built a Church in his name.
I agree with you sir, dignity of work put in by an artisan must be respected. We all are willing to pay huge amount specially for Italian FPs, which also lack finesse , if observe closely.
Are you saying his repairs cost only INR 150 or $2US per repair? It is amazing to see such talent and expertise, but can’t imagine working in such a cramped workplace for so many decades. I’m trying to learn basic FP repairs since there is no one in my state who can do things like change old ink sacs. It is not easy work, so I really respect his skills. I’m kind of speechless after seeing this. Thank you for sharing it Chawm. 🖋️❤️
Always a plus to see an individual doing it his way. These are pens that I like to use, the ones meant to be used every day by the working man or a student just as the great man himself visualized so long ago. It's due to such men that small ideas can lead to big dreams and all of that begins with a pen in hand.
lovely depiction of dilip basak and his work. i guess the way you have narrated the story... is simply great. however, my complaint is that the subtitles could have been done with more care. they are in a jumble and are not clearly visible to us who do not know bengali all that well. please be careful in the future ... or you, like dilip basak and many like him run the risk of never establishing the last mile connectivity. you are going great guns chowmda, but it is the goal that matters and till now, you have nor scored.
Sir can you please send me the address of Dilip Babu. I have some problem with my pelikan m200 model. If you send me the address then I will be very thankful to you
@@siddharthtripathi1818 this is not a shop per se. it the workshop from where dilip basak workd. it is on the lane opposite jagu bazar in bhowanipur, kokata.
He claimed 2k as repair charges for loose thread part of my pre-owned vintage Parker 75 pen with current market rate of 7k. Now please calculate the amount of the fraction. You have no idea, in jewelery sector, if someone claims 20℅ making charge as high value metal craftsmanship, buyers immediately ignore it.Never mind, crazy pen lovers like us made him famous overnight. If my premium pen cannot be repaired in an emergency, why can't I just ignore him? What is the maximum fraction he can charge professionally for a premium pen? I follow you, but not everything presented here is real.
you are right. and i do realise that i have gone overboard here. point is, he is the last of a tribe, but still, it seems that all the attention that he is getting is going to his head. on the other hand, he too needs to earn his keep. perhaps it is pure demand and supply? perhaps we can just ignore him? there are also regular complaints of shoddy jobs, of broken promises about delivery schedules, of unacceptable behavior ... and i cannot refuse to take a part of the blame for creating this. my sincere apologies
Artisans like Dilip Basak are rare as is their art. Perhaps one way to carry on this art of penmaking and his legacy would be to train new hands. Must thank Inked Happiness for finding and showcasing such rare human gems 🙏
He is old gem in Indian fountain pen turning history... only India as usual produces such type of jewelle buy in the hush and rush of time people are really don't realise that... thanks for introducing him 🙏🙏.... many craftsman have been lost by India in history because of not paying the real remuneration and devaluing them ...most of the arts r then lost in influx of time . Such people should be reinstated with proper place but govt also didn't heed to them and that's why we are more import than export of fountain pens 🙏🙏🙏 really heart touching and bare reality 🙏🙏 thankyou for showing 🙏
Chawm Da, my salute to you for your sympathetic imagination, and the poignancy with which you have depicted the brilliance of an ageing artisan who have been carrying out repair work on valuable pens for a pittance! He, alas, is perhaps the only lathe machine based repair professional alive in the two Bengals (I am including Bangladesh here when I identify the geography as Bengals ) despite his hole in the wall workshop. I am not aware of any other pen repair business in South Asia where a lathe machine is applied to restoration purposes. In Europe, of course, there are several, and if UA-cam reviews are anything to go by, then we may safely assert that such repair jobs indeed cost an arm and a leg! Dilip Bosak is an honest man when it comes to assessment of his own work. Eschewing lofty boasts or superlative claims, he plainly admits that his failing health is preventing him from delivering 100%. I can only urge other pen enthusiasts to appreciate what he had been doing. The craftsmanship and know-how took a generation to acquire, and it is also quite true that it is perhaps only in Kolkata that such a dying trade keeps on surviving, even if only very tenuously.
We buy fountain pen and paper and mostly fancy the glamorous side of a well to do pen shop or a repair shop . But actual artisans have been continuously doing their work in full honesty from these dingy cabins. Sometimes we get too much opinionated and Judgemental in this social media without seeing the other side of the coin. Hope Mr Basak does get his fair share of credit and respect for his craftsmanship and efforts to hold on to it in these changing times .
Dilip ji deserve great respect, I love and respect Fountain Pen.. I respect his dedication & excellent work.... 🖋️
Very nice and timely exposure of Dilipda you have done dada. This was much -needed when he is at the butt-end of many a critic who had exploited him most inhumanly.
Wow what an amazing artist!
OMG!!!!!!! What a guy. This guy needs to be celebrated. Thankyou INKED HAPPINESS for bringing these humble guys in the limelight. Cant the Millionaires like Birla & Dalmia in Kolkata recognize his talent & efforts? Come on guys from Kolkata. Just Barge in and give him respect in Society. Had he been in Europe they would have built a Church in his name.
I agree with you sir, dignity of work put in by an artisan must be respected. We all are willing to pay huge amount specially for Italian FPs, which also lack finesse , if observe closely.
Are you saying his repairs cost only INR 150 or $2US per repair? It is amazing to see such talent and expertise, but can’t imagine working in such a cramped workplace for so many decades. I’m trying to learn basic FP repairs since there is no one in my state who can do things like change old ink sacs. It is not easy work, so I really respect his skills. I’m kind of speechless after seeing this. Thank you for sharing it Chawm. 🖋️❤️
another unrecognized legend....
Always a plus to see an individual doing it his way. These are pens that I like to use, the ones meant to be used every day by the working man or a student just as the great man himself visualized so long ago. It's due to such men that small ideas can lead to big dreams and all of that begins with a pen in hand.
Dilip Basak deserves respect according to me. It’s my opinion.
lovely depiction of dilip basak and his work. i guess the way you have narrated the story... is simply great. however, my complaint is that the subtitles could have been done with more care. they are in a jumble and are not clearly visible to us who do not know bengali all that well. please be careful in the future ... or you, like dilip basak and many like him run the risk of never establishing the last mile connectivity. you are going great guns chowmda, but it is the goal that matters and till now, you have nor scored.
point noted. thank you again :)
Sir, by sharing contact numbers buyers from other parts can place orders
Does he also sell the hand made pens he was seen making in the video?
some he does :)
How can i buy some pens from him
you can contact him directly:: 98308 28769
Sir can you please send me the address of Dilip Babu. I have some problem with my pelikan m200 model. If you send me the address then I will be very thankful to you
his contact numbers are: 6291574348 and 9830828769. Please talk to him first as he is not keeping well these days.
Sir, could you please share the address of his shop. I own a pelikan 140 which is a family heirloom and it needs some repair work. Regards.
you can call him up 6291574348. the shop is in debendra ghosh street, cant remember the number exactly. let me find out? his other no is 9830828769
@@inkedhappiness thanks a lot Sir. Could you tell me the name of the shop and the general location. Would be very obliged to you 🙏
@@siddharthtripathi1818 this is not a shop per se. it the workshop from where dilip basak workd. it is on the lane opposite jagu bazar in bhowanipur, kokata.
@@inkedhappiness much obliged Sir. Will connect with him over the phone number which you provided. Regards 🙏
Sir one video about fountain pen paper for student 📒📒📒
sure. give me some time please :)
Pen er price ki range er ??
onake directly jiggesh korte hobe :)
He claimed 2k as repair charges for loose thread part of my pre-owned vintage Parker 75 pen with current market rate of 7k. Now please calculate the amount of the fraction. You have no idea, in jewelery sector, if someone claims 20℅ making charge as high value metal craftsmanship, buyers immediately ignore it.Never mind, crazy pen lovers like us made him famous overnight. If my premium pen cannot be repaired in an emergency, why can't I just ignore him? What is the maximum fraction he can charge professionally for a premium pen? I follow you, but not everything presented here is real.
you are right. and i do realise that i have gone overboard here. point is, he is the last of a tribe, but still, it seems that all the attention that he is getting is going to his head. on the other hand, he too needs to earn his keep. perhaps it is pure demand and supply? perhaps we can just ignore him? there are also regular complaints of shoddy jobs, of broken promises about delivery schedules, of unacceptable behavior ... and i cannot refuse to take a part of the blame for creating this. my sincere apologies