Wooden pencils and crayons to stay: Saumitra Prasad, Kokuyo Camlin

AHMEDABAD: Crayons and colour pencils would continue to dominate the stationery market for a long time irrespective of technology creeping in our lives, said Saumitra Prasad, Chief Marketing Officer, Kokuyo Camlin.

“Parents and educators understand the need for crayons and colour pencils in the overall development of mortar skills of children. While technology will be used in teaching aid but not making children hold a crayon or pencil will definitely impact in their development and will be encouraged in good schooling,” he said while talking to ET.

Even as the market will be flooded with technologically-enhanced “tools”, the basics would not change. “Likewise, wooden pencils are here to stay as children as it would continue to be the first tool for beginners,” he added.