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 ...

Lacquered wooden toys have seen several changes in the past few decades. Photographs by Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint At the Kala Ghoda festival in Mumbai this year, Bangalore’s Karthik Vaidyanathan ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...