An outsiders view of Channapatna is of a small town of artisans famous for their wooden toys & lacquer ware. Like most traditional crafts it too is dying a slow death due to globalization & lack of interest from the local youth. This is true..... but then again maybe not..... Every visitor is eager to purchase toys. But does one ever wonder about the lives fo those who make them.
We wanted an inside scoop on the Toy Town. In fact we wanted to to explore what the grassroots of this community envision, desire & seek for themselves.
We traveled to the two artisan districts we were familiar with, Neelsandra & Kalanagar. There, we interacted with the local children, saw the world through their eyes & had a whale of a time.
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