The weapon bears Tipu Sultan’s name engraved in gold in Persian script, along with moon symbols. Its handle is made of copper with a gold coating. Measuring 10.16 cm in width and 91.44 cm in length, ...

Before the era of photography, the theatre of war played out on maps and paintings. A heritage activist reports from the ...

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 ...

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

Channapatna,India: The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of theIndian toy workshop, a centuries old ...

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 ...

Mangaluru: Ulemas of coastal districts held a rally in Mangaluru opposing the central govt's Unified Waqf Management, ...

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 ...