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A parallel universe is the ink brand. Growing up Bril was the "cheap" and popular brand. But the best one was Chelpark.

> But the best one was Chelpark.

Oh boy, this brought back memories. Turquoise Blue + Chelpark was nirvana level experience for me. Whoever (mostly teachers) noticed that shade of blue would get immediately confused. Is it blue? Is it Green? It would lead to a good discussion!

You cant even draw lines in green ink. That color is for gov officials signatures!

Not really. Green is used by school principals too.

Chelpark brings fond memories. They had a peculiar color, and it looked beautiful on paper.

Of course, Bril was the workhorse.

Chelpark had a purple-blue, which looked great!

Was it called royal blue?

Turquoise Blue :-) Glad to have found a fellow fan!

I have fond memories of using ink pens. When any kid in our broader family reached tenth grade, my grandfather would gift them a Parker ink pen. And the last day of exams was the customary throwing ink on each other.

We had an English teacher who used to chide us for writing with anything other than a pencil till the 5th standard, and after that, would insist that we write with ONLY fountain pens.

Chelpark Turquoise and Bril Royal blue were my favorites too. They both looked brilliant on paper!

Its been almost 30 years since I heard those names! Thank you :)

I forgot camel ink!

I used to prefer Camel because of the design of their bottles. Good times :)

Interesting, I don’t remember Bril. I had only used Chelpark.

Ha! A fellow Chelpark fan, those were the days!

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