What is Channapatna?
'''Channapatna toys''' are a particular form of [[wood]]en [[toy]]s (and [[doll]]s) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatnain 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. As a result of the popularity of these toys, Channapatna is known as ''Gombegala Ooru'' (toy-town) of Karnataka. Traditionally, the work involved lacquering the wood of the ''Wrightia tinctoria'' tree, colloquially called ''Aale mara'' (ivory-wood). and for for toys is majorly manifactured in channapatna taluk in neelsandra village. [[Category:Toys]] [[Category:Karnataka]]