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Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys and dolls that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka state, India. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under the World Trade Organization, administered by the Government of Karnataka. [ 1 ]
Varnam (meaning ‘colors’) is a social enterprise that has been working with artisans in Channapatna, Karnataka in India, for more than four years. [1] It has produced a series of designs intended to bring this 200-year-old toy-making craft into the home and lifestyle. [2]
Channapatna is approximately 60 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore. The Kannadiga film actor Kishore was born here in 1974. Actress B.Sarojadevi was also born in the place. Former Kabaddi player B.C.Ramesh was born in Byrapatna villages of Channapatna Taluk. Channapatna toys are popular all over the world and have geographical indication tag.
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The Kanva Reservoir is an artificial lake located in the Channapatna, a town known for its wooden toys. It was built in 1946 to serve as a source of drinking water for the surrounding areas, as well as for irrigation purposes.
A fact from Channapatna toys appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 April 2007. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the town of Channapatna in India is known as the "toy-town of Karnataka" due to the popularity of the wooden toys manufactured there?
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