In the heart of Karnataka, artisans in Channapatna continue a centuries-old legacy of handcrafted wooden toys, using natural dyes and age-old techniques passed down through generations.

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

India’s town of Channapatna is famed for its wood and lacquer toys, carved from ivory wood from a local deciduous tree ... which employ around 2,500 artisans in the town in the southern state of ...

India's town of Channapatna is famed for its wood and lacquer toys, carved from ivory wood from a local ... in the town in the southern state of Karnataka. Channapatna's toymaking industry dates ...