Nizami Chouk, Channapatna
Manufactures wooden toys at Nizami Chouk in Channapatna, Karnataka. The site describes its toys as made with natural wood and emphasizes tradition alongside innovation.
Best for Handcrafted channapatna wooden toys
Toys of India
5 stores · curated ORBIS register
Visit official site ↗Channapatna
Sells handcrafted wooden toys made with 100% natural wood and non-toxic colours, including wooden vehicles, puzzles, nesting dolls and kitchen sets. The site says its toys are made by Indian villagers and ships across India.
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Visit official site ↗Channapatna
Third-generation family business, Meeran Art & Crafts, founded in 1946, making GI-tagged Channapatna wooden toys with natural, non-toxic lac colours. Based in the Handicrafts Colony on T K Road Cross, Channapatna, and recognized under India's ODOP scheme.
Best for Gi tagged lacquered wooden toys
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Open since 1995 on Mission Street next to the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Focus is Pondicherry's largest bookstore, stocking fiction, Tamil literature, philosophy and reference titles alongside toys, stationery and souvenirs. Thirty years in business have made it the city's go-to stop for both residents and visiting readers.
Best for Books, Stationery, Toys, Gifts
Visit official site ↗Indiranagar / Jayanagar, Bengaluru
Social enterprise reviving the Channapatna toy craft through lac-turnery, working with artisans on Bengal jewelry, block prints, crewel dhurries, ceramic ware, crochet toys, Lambadi work, Namda felt and Naqqashi enamel art. Built with more than 300 artisan families, with stores in Bangalore, Mysore, Goa, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
Best for Channapatna lac-turnery toys and crafts
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