In Indian Fountain Pen industry or Circles, Dr. Sreekumar is quite known for his hand-turned fountain pens and almost 20 types of nib tuning. However recently he has shelved in to making fountain pen inks under the brand name of KRISHNA.

These inks are sold on eBay India Page for Rs. 550 (8 USD) each for 5 Nos. 30 ml ink bottle plus shipping.

NOTE THAT NEW GLASS BOTTLES HAVE ARRIVED AND THIS WILL RESULT IN BIT OF PRICE INCREASE.

The inks that are being produced are currently limited to 28 nos. :

GOLD RUSH MEADOW GREEN BLUE MAGIC AFTER DARK SAPPHIRE BLUE LAKE BLUE BRONZE LEAF ORANGE CRUSH AUTUMN SINDHOOR GLORY VINE DARK ROSE NJAVAL WILD CHERRY PURPLE PEACOCK YELLOW VALLEY MELLOW BLUE VIVID VIOLET ORCHARD LILY DARK CHOCOLATE COOL BREEZE SILENT NIGHT SKY FORGET ME NOT SKY BLUE GHAT GREEN PUMPKIN GIRL PINK / BARBIE PINK (discontinued)

Krishna Inks – Color Chart 1

Krishna Inks – Color Chart 2

I would like to thank Dr. Sreekumar for sending me the samples and also for the effort that he has put in. I will be reviewing all one by one.

This review is about GOLD RUSH ink from KRISHNA. This is actually like yellow golden colour. And I do like it. It does amazing job in broad nibs.

Krishna Gold Rush

Krishna Ink comes in plastic bottles in 30 ml quantity and new lot with INCREASED PRICES will come in glass bottles now.

INK SPLASH

Krishna Gold Rush – Ink Splash on JK Cedar 100 gsm

DROP ON PAPER NAPKIN

Krishna Gold Rush – Ink drop on Paper Towel

COLOUR MATCH

Krishna Gold Rush – Colour Range

WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Gold Rush – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Top View

Krishna Gold Rush – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Angled View

The ink colour is very good. It is legible with very slight shading and no sheen.

INK SWABS & SCRIBBLE

Krishna Gold Rush – Ink Passes on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Gold Rush – Ink Swab on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Gold Rush – Ink Scribble on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

WATERPROOF TEST

Krishna Gold Rush – Waterproof Test

The ink is not at all water proof and washes away easily.

INK DRYING TIMES

Krishna Gold Rush – Ink Drying Times

The ink drying times are fairly acceptable which is less than 30 sec.

BLOW-UP WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Gold Rush – Blow up Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm

There is no feathering of ink and it behaves quite well.

CONCLUSION:

I like the colour of the Ink. It can also be used as highlighter Ink. Performs best in Western Broad and Medium nibs along with the Calligraphy Nibs

The ink has amazing flow properties and is moderately lubricated.

Following are the summation of ink properties:

Feathering : No

No Sheen : No

: No Shading : Low

: Low Lubrication : Moderate

: Moderate Flow : Good

: Good Water Resistance : Bad

: Bad Drying Times : Acceptable

: Acceptable Nib Creep : None

: None Clogging : None

: None Odor : None

Ink can be bought from : LINK (Ebay India Store)