Channapatna Toys are made in Channapatna, a small town in Karnataka. This place is known as the “Toy Town” of Karnataka. This traditional craft is protected as a Geographical Indication (GI) under the World Trade Organization, administered by the Government of Karnataka. It is a small town located 80 km south-west of Bangalore, on the Bangalore-Mysore state…

Cheriyal Paintings These paintings are one of the most important scroll paintings in India. It is made on a long vertical piece of cloth. It looks like the modern world’s comic strip. These paintings are made in a village called Cheriyal which is about an hours drive from Hyderabad, Telangana. They depict scenes from Indian…

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