Channapatna, India: 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 the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives.

Rising competition from cheap replicas made in China has cast a shadow on the the industry Artisan Kouser Pasha displaying a wooden toy train at his toy factory in Channapatna in the Ramanagara ...

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 the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives. India's town of ...

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 the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives. India's town of ...

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 ...