The
tradition of making toys at home dates long back into Indian history. There are several states in India where still
toys are made at home. The whole family is engaged in the tradition of making
toys for the market. Channapatna is a small town I the state of Karnataka, basically
in the rural areas of Bangalore where small wooden toys are manufactured at
homes. Channapatna
Toys are famous in the toy making industry because of their
contribution to wooden toys building. The tradition of making toys in
Channapatna has given this place a marked geographical location in India. The
toys made in this rural district are famous for their design. The designs are
crafted on woods.
The
production of Channapatna toys
has a rich old heritage. The manufacturing process is also very unique. The
woods that are required by the craftsman and artisans are various and these
days the changes in different varieties of wood due to availability have
improvised the manufacturing processes. The manufacturing process includes
procuring the necessary woodcutting them down into small pieces, shaping them up
and polishing the woods to give a proper finish for crating the perfect toy. Again,
only organic dyes precisely vegetables dyes are used for coloring of the wooden
toys.
The
toys made in Channapatna are unique in design. The most interesting fact about
the manufacturing of these toys is all of the process of toy making is done at
home. It is the age old tradition of the people who are engaged in this
profession since ancient times.
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