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 turmeric and indigo.
Rocking horses, baby walkers and dancing dolls cut from wood are a common sight in workshops, which employ around 2,500 artisans in the town in the southern state of Karnataka.
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.
Toys were once all hand-carved, but the use of electric lathes and other machinery has helped keep the industry economical.
‘Sense of joy'
He says people value the long-lasting quality of the toys.
But he warned his trade would “perish in the long run” without more support.
Venkatesh said authorities needed to go further by opening workshops to help cultivate a new generation of artisans.
“Making toys gives me a sense of joy and happiness,“ Rupa said.
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