Editing Bamboo (section)

==== Writing pen ====
{{Main|Reed pen}}

In olden times, people in India used hand-made pens (known as Kalam or boru (बोरू)) made from thin bamboo sticks (with diameters of 5–10&nbsp;mm and lengths of 100–150&nbsp;mm) by simply peeling them on one side and making a nib-like pattern at the end. The pen would then be dipped in ink for writing.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sengupta|first=Rajarshi|date=2019-01-02|title=An Artisanal History of Kalam?|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/20511787.2019.1580437|journal=Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice|volume=7|issue=1|pages=25–37|doi=10.1080/20511787.2019.1580437|s2cid=190517335|issn=2051-1787}}</ref>