The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the toy workshop in Channapatna, Indian town where around 2,500 artisans are employed in the industry. The centuries-old art form is still in the game despite the threat of cheaper plastic alternatives and replicas.
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00:00This is the first time I've seen a tree cut like this, and I'm very happy about it.
00:20I used to think I was learning this, and now I'm very happy to be doing it.
00:27This is boring. We didn't do this ourselves.
00:50In Alamardai, we dry the leaves and then cut them in half.
00:54Even if it's 100 years old, it will be the same as what you have today.
00:57This is the speciality of Alamardu.
00:59If you do it on a different tree,
01:01you can't sit on it for so many days.
01:05That's what I think.
01:24The government is doing a lot of wrong things.
01:46There were educational institutions in the central and state areas.