In the heart of Karnataka, artisans in Channapatna continue a centuries-old legacy of handcrafted wooden toys, using natural ...

Rising competition from mass-produced toys, including cheap replicas made in China, has cast a shadow on the growth of the ...

NEW DEHLI, March 12 — The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the Indian toy workshop, a centuries-old art form still in the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives. India ...

Manjunath had appraised Gadkari about the problems faced by the popular Channapatna toy makers after construction of ...

This file photograph, taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows an artisan keeping the painted heads of dolls for drying at a toy ...

Bengaluru: About 40 Channapatna artisans have received classes ... in classes held over 20 days by showing them the new world of toys that are trending in the market now," said R Reshmi Munshi ...

Bengaluru: About 40 Channapatna artisans have received classes ... in classes held over 20 days by showing them the new world of toys that are trending in the market now," said R Reshmi Munshi ...

The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the toy workshop in Channapatna, Indian town where around ...

India's town of Channapatna is famed for its wood and lacquer toys, carved from ivory wood from a local deciduous tree -- and dipped in brightly coloured dye from natural ingredients including ...