Acknowledgment Preface

In this documentation the author shares the information with the reader regarding the handicraft name Channapatna which is wood toy making craft in channapatna mysoure banglore. in this the author has collected the information regarding craft and craftsman that is shri Yuvraj bhupathy he is the trustee of shilpa trust foundation and helps their craftsman in different ways and also done many wood craft with channapatna.

I wish to express my gratitude to pp savani university( school of Design) for providing this opportunity to learn different handicrafts all over the India. I thank to my guide Prof. Hitendra Sidhapura (principal and head of Department Of Product Design) for his guidance and monitoring throughout the span of this course.

I am forever indebted to yuvraj Bhupathy for giving me the valuable information and generosity to take time from his work and helped me to learn and understand this craft in detail and so as to happened this craft documentation. Along with this i also thank to his workers for the co-operation and taking care of me.

Last but no least I thank to my Friends, Batchmate and other All Faculty for their support during this course.

He lives in a town channapatna with his wife and 3 daughters. He learn this craft from the craftspersons who was already performing this craft . All the information to the author was given by shri Yuvraj Bhupathy where she get the chance to known about the channapatna craft and also the process and techniques of making this. The aim of the author was to give bring some importance in the market in current time period so that this handicraft can passed to the future genrations.

Channapatna which is situated at about 80 km from banglore is famous for producing beautiful, bright colored wooden turned toys. Channapatna is also referred to as Gobegala Ooru which means toy town. The artisans preferably used ivory wood but occasionally they use rosewood and sandalwood to make the toys and lacquer them.

Artisans make beautiful turned toys and then apply lacquer of bright and vibrant colour and enhance the beauty of this toys. Their were 2 methods firstly people used to do with the hand on lathe and nowadays they are supposed to used motor lathe. due to this many changes and faster work is also possible.

The craft of toy making originated long back in the town of channapatna by ruler Tipu sultan. The sultan encouraged and patronized toy making artisans during his rule. He invited toy makers from Persia to teach the local artisans in this craft and since the craft of toy making is practiced in Channapatna.

How To Reach?

Channapatna is approximately 60kms from Bangalore and 80kms from Mysore. Channapatna is located nearly west side to banglore. It is located in India at the longitude of 77.19 and latitude of 12.66. Banglore is located at the longitude of 77.57 and latitude of 12.92

MAGADI

Channapatna

Ramanagra

By Road

The Channapatana town lies on the Bangalore-Mysore Highway. The place is 57 km away from Bangalore. The small is town is located around 84 km away from Mysore. The place is just 14.5 km from Ramanagara, the land where famous movies were shot.

By Rail

Channapatna has its own railways station, well connected with other cities and towns. From mysoure there are daily trains to channapatna which is the cheapest way to reach and it takes almost 1.5 hours to reach from mysore. And from Banglore also there are many trains to reach over there.

By Flight

There are regular flights to channapatna nearest airport which id 69 km away located in Banglore.

Kanakapura

History And Origin

C hannapatna is the main center of making these wood toys and dolls. Because of large scale artisans and resources availability of raw material around their village. These craft was started in 18th century when Tipu Sultan was gifted a wooden lacquer toys from Persia. Due to its beauty he asked for artisans from Persia to be brought into his region and trains the local to make similar toys. Whoever learn this craft all them settled in Channapatna. Not only Tipu Sultan but Hyder Ali also loved to experiment with new machinery and new technology and encouraged people to use lathe in making toys.

The toys are mainly made of botanical neem which is soft in nature and then coated with lac which is made from the saliva of honeybee and exported from America.

They use botanical neem wood because it is soft and can be shaped very easily and it is white in colour so lac colours are also seen very beautiful when applied on it.

Bavas Miyan was a man who was known as father of channapatna Toys. He was the only one who sacrifice his whole life in this craft. Adopting Japanese technology for making toys, he also helped local artisans in improving their skills and trained them. Since there been two century they are using botanical neem wood for making toys they also used rosewood or sandal wood sometimes but not as much as botanical neem Wood

G eography

Channapatna has an average elevation of 739 meters (2424 ft).

Total length of roads is 108.20 km. Total water supply is 70.50 liters per capita per day. This means a per capita water supply of 65.50 liters. In summer the temperature is 32 °C. In winter it is 19 °C.

Channapatna is located on the Bangalore - Mysore highway. It is about 55 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore.

The total geographical area of the taluka is 53,587hectars. It has three hoblies name 1) Kasaba, 2) Malur, 3) Virupakshapura

The total number of Gram panchayaths in the talukas are 32. The taluka is

Known for the toys in worldwide market which are manufactured by traditional as well as modern industries, in both small scale as well as big. Here manufacturing of silk and coconut is major product of the taluka.

Agriculture: There are many major crops which are cultivated over here like rice, ragi, maize, pulses, oilseeds, cashews, coconut, chillies, cotton, sugarcane and tobacco.

P laces To visit

According to Karnataka tourism the place to visit near by is Kengal Aanjaneya

Swamy Temple is on the way to Channapatna from Banglore 5 km before Channapatna. It is situated beside the Banglore to Mysore High way.

Bettada Timmappa: is 13km away from Channapatna. It is on the way to Nidasalige city.

Kanva Maharshi: Math And Brahmanya

Theertha Brundavan is 6 km away from channapatna on the way to kanya Reservoir.

Kanya Reservoir: 13km away from channapatna with automatic siphon system.

Kokkare Bellur Bird Sanctuary: Spot billed Pelicans and painted stroks from different countries fly here and live for few months.

D emography

Channapatna is a City Municipal Council city in district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Channapatna city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Channapatna City Municipal Council has population of 71,942 of which 36,098 are males while 35,844 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8038 which is 11.17 % of total population of Channapatna (CMC). In Channapatna City Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 993 against state average of 973.

Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Channapatna is around 933 compared to Karnataka state average of 948. Literacy rate of Channapatna city is 84.70 % higher than state average of 75.36 %. In Channapatna, Male literacy is around 88.13 % while female literacy rate is 81.28 %.

Channapatna City Municipal Council has total administration over 15,919 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within City Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Channapatna is around 933 compared to Karnataka state average of 948. Literacy rate of Channapatna city is 84.70 % higher than state average of 75.36 %. In Channapatna, Male literacy is around 88.13 % while female literacy rate is 81.28 %.

Channapatna Religion Data 2011

Town Population 71,942 Hindu 55.66%

Muslim 42.96% Christian 1.00% Sikh0.04% Buddhist 0.01% Jain 0.02 %

Others 0.01% Not Stated 0.12%

Festivals Celebrated

The Major festivals celebrated over there are Yugadi, Dussehra, Makar Sankaranti, Karaga and Edi-ul-fitr. In Channapatna festivals like Humpi festival, Hoysala Mahotsava and Vairamudi Diwali, Edi-ul-adha, Tula Sankraman Muhrram are also celebarted with lots of energy and happiness.

Food Offered

South Indian food like dosa, Idli, Sambhar Prevalent here mainly only with serval other cusines. Due to the rise in popularity due to toys Serval other outlets have been opened here offering many food variety.

Crafts In Karnataka

Terracotta Pottery

Believed to be one of the oldest of crafts, pottery has always been in vogue. Over the years, owing to popular demand, the art has expanded to include new designs under its umbrella. The clay is moulded into different shapes and sizes to make coffee mugs, wall panels, vases, animal motifs and statues of mythological figures.

Sandal Wood Carving

Undoubtedly one of the most exquisite arts associated with Karnataka, sandalwood carving has an illustrious thousand year history. Elegantly carved and scented sandalwood figurines, tables, boxes, caskets, stationary and even furniture have found devotees around the world. The Gudigar families of Shimoga, Uttara Kannada and Mysore specialize in this craft.

Kasuti Embroidery

Kasuti, a form of embroidery practiced especially in Dharwad district, is known for its intricate and stunning workmanship and has the Geographical Indications (GI) tag. Four kinds of stitches are commonly used in Kasuti, a permutation and combination of which results in innumerable intricate designs. These are influenced by the architectural patterns of temples, and are symbolic of rituals and life around temples.