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 GHAT GREEN ink from KRISHNA. This is one of my favourite inks from the lot. Though Ink drying times were high, however new batch that he has release has massive improvement on ink drying times.

Krishna Ghat Green

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 Ghat Green – Ink Splash on JK Cedar 100 gsm

Oh man I love this colour. Its fantastic. Also it shades subtly, however there is no sheen.

DROP ON PAPER NAPKIN

Krishna Ghat Green – Ink drop on Paper Towel

COLOUR MATCH

Krishna Ghat Green – Colour Range

WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Ghat Green – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Top View

Krishna Ghat Green – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Angled View

The ink even shades in medium nib also as good as in stub nibs.

INK SWABS & SCRIBBLE

Krishna Ghat Green – Ink Passes on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Ghat Green – Ink Swab on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Ghat Green – Ink Scribble on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

WATERPROOF TEST

Krishna Ghat Green – Waterproof Test

Ink when rubbed with water gives away the colour, however it leaves behind dark lines which are still legible. So I can say its moderately waterproof.

INK DRYING TIMES

Krishna Ghat Green – Ink Drying Times

Ink drying times are massive and I have informed the seller of the same. And he has confirmed me that the new current batch has less drying times of less than 30 sec.

BLOW-UP WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Ghat Green – Blow up Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm

There is no feathering of this Ink as you can see from this close-up.

CONCLUSION:

I like the colour, this is absolute lovely colour. The closest ink with same colour that I can think of is R&K Alt Goldgrun.

The ink has amazing flow properties and is moderately lubricated as it writes amazing with my shitty nib of Guider Pen, its inexpensive, and yes it doesn’t stain. Only hitch is Drying Times.

Following are the summation of ink properties:

Feathering : No

No Sheen : No

: No Shading : Moderate

: Moderate Lubrication : Moderate

: Moderate Flow : Good

: Good Water Resistance : Good

: Good Drying Times : Very High

: Very High Nib Creep : None

: None Clogging : None

: None Odor : None

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