YD Pitkar at Rachana Sansad College, Prabhadevi. Pics/Ashish Raje

A fountain pen's practical purposes might have been rendered outdated in today's cyber era, but its beauty continues to seduce some, such as Prof. YD Pitkar. The 64-year-old professor of architecture has been a passionate collector of fountain pens, inks and inkwells since the last 40 years. And, now, he is poised to share a part of his collection through a public exhibition at Rachana Sansad, Prabhadevi, where he teaches. Titled The Travelling Ink Pot, it will open on January 16.