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 ...

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

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.

Toys were once all hand-carved, but the use of electric lathes and other machinery has helped keep the industry economical. "In the old days, every work demanded artisans," said B. Venkatesh ...

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. Karnataka's Channapatna ...