I still write LONG letters with my fountain pen!
Because I teach, I write long comments on the student assignments 
but my husband who is techi many a times asks me to sign the checks because he so much out of touch with writing that he can't even sign his name properly!
I also have to hand it to my teachers who could grade my hand written answer scripts.
@Ra: Keep up the good work!
@Mridula: I suppose you also have a tough time, deciphering the hand-writing of some of your students. I salute teachers around the world for their patience!
Nice post that reminds me of the days when we used to have 'khushkhati' competitons on 'takhtis'. That was good as long as it lasted. No more now.
I also do not remember when was the last time i used a pen to write a proper note. I use pen to scribble when on the phone, but sometimes I donot even do that as I take down that info. electronically. My handwriting was something when i was in school/uni. While taking notes, only I could desipher it later so people who used to photocopy my note would generally end up getting someone elses notes. I had a chemist friend in India who once had to read my writing. I dont know if I can call it a compliment or not but he said that my writing is only readable by a chemist as I write even worse than doctors....
@Shirazi Sa'ab: My parents often tell me about how they used to write on a 'takhti' in their early years. I've never done that myself, but it sounds like a lot of fun!
@Sifar: Hehe...Chemists and teachers seem to be the ones who can decipher any one's handwriting. I am sure it was a compliment! :D
Great post! an excellent read. It is a shame though that we 'type' more than we write. Perhaps it is time to shift back to the quill to preserve the practice of writing on parchment - just for nostalgia's sake
it's great that u can write in 4 languages - i can write only in english and hindi
@Olive Ream: I guess quill-and-parchment contests are in order, or at least fountain pen-and-paper. Perhaps that could make even my handwriting look better... :P
@Cyberkitty: I can read four languages, but am not perfect at writing all.
Janab kahan hein app?
aww ... where's my cmmnt??and where r ya?
I had been taking a little break.
Asma, your previous comment might not have been saved properly.
Sidhusaheb, the Urdu one is just slightly misspelt, I enjoyed this picture though.
I had learnt about that some time after I posted this, but haven't come around to replacing it yet.
My apologies!
I have replaced the photograph and sincerely hope that the spellings are correct this time.
Yup they are right - my cmmnt was regarding that too :>
I'm glad I finally got the spellings right. Thanks for confirming that!
Going by the picture, you have a beautiful hand (even in urdu). Maybe it gets bad only when you are in a hurry (like while writing exams
Thank you! Thank you!
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