Channapatna toys, often referred to as the 'Land of Toys', originate from the town of Channapatna in Karnataka, India. This vibrant craft, recognised for its eco-friendly approach and aesthetic ...

Channapatna, a sleepy little town in Karnataka's Ramanagara district, is also known as Gombegala Ooru (toy town). The town got its name from the GI tagged (geographical indication) wooden toys.

In a small workshop in Karnataka's Channapatna, the rhythmic hum of a lathe machine blends with the scent of freshly carved wood. Artisan Kouser Pasha delicately polishes a wooden toy train ...

Channapatna is about 60km from Bengaluru on the Bengaluru-Mysore highway. Channapatna toys boast of worldwide market, as these wooden toys are natural and free of health hazards. The toymaking ...

“I also make toys and key chains from wood,” says Bhagyamma. She lives in Channapatna in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district, roughly halfway between Bengaluru and Mysuru, and her neighbourhood ...

BENGALURU : This Christmas, Rudolph is not going to come from Santa’s village in Lapland, but from the land of toys, Channapatna. Following the mantra of vocal for local, many in the city are ...

The Sharannavaratri festivities have brought cheer to the makers of the historical lacquerware in Channapatna as there is a flood of orders for traditional Dasara toys. Channapatna, a small town ...

Around this time last year, toymaker Maya Organic had an export order to supply around 20,000 units of its Channapatna wooden toys. The shipments normally go out by the first week of September to ...

Bengaluru Railway station will be the first in the state to sell Channapatna toys under the 'One Station, One Product' (OSOP) scheme announced in the Union budget for 2022-23. The Krantivira ...

When the lockdown was imposed around eight months ago, many makers of the GI-tagged Channapatna toys found themselves out of business. However, thanks to the efforts of a Bengaluru-based student ...