Indian artisans in Channapatna keep traditional toymaking alive, blending centuries-old techniques with modern machinery ...

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

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 ...

Even as Gowda was speaking in the national capital, the Upper House of Karnataka’s legislature passed a bill effectively ...

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

Channapatna's toymaking industry dates back to the 1700s when Tipu Sultan, ruler of the then kingdom of Mysore, asked artists from Persia to train the locals. Rising competition from mass-produced ...

The power vacuum created after that was exploited by Raja Wadiyar (ruled 1578–1617). Raja Wadiyar expanded the borders of Mysore kingdom and in 1610 he changed the capital city from Mysore to ...

The Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka is mulling over either shutting down or merging at least nine new universities with ...

Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, has its grandest palaces, beautiful gardens and also very rich history; that is ...