RATNAM PEN

Ratnam Pen: 

• The Ratnam Pen, named after K.V. Ratnam (originally from a family of goldsmiths in Rajahmundry), was made iconic by Mahatma Gandhi.
  
  
• It is produced even today in its original form by K.V. Ratnam and Sons — Ratnam Ballpen Works, owned by Ratnam’s descendants. Even today, it has a barrel for filling ink using a dropper and the Genius Iridium Nib from Germany.
  
  
• The pen was made in 1934 by Ratnam, by using indigenous materials upon Mahatma Gandhi's request to create a 'swadeshi' (locally made) pen. Mahatma Gandhi had written over 31,000 letters in his quest to take India to its freedom. Many of these letters were written using Ratnam Pen.
  
  

Call of Ladakh:

• The stole, known as “Call of Ladakh”, has an intricate traditional Ladakhi border pattern and four corner motifs.
  
  
• The yarn is hand-spun using the finest sheep wool, on a traditional charkha, by native Ladakhi women, in the harsh winter months.