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She is the recipient of the State Award for handicrafts for dolls and toys for the year 2008–09. She has also been conferred the title of ‘guru’ under the Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme of the Ministry of Culture. She trains many young people in doll making.
Following is an edited transcript of the…
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The Meiteilon word for doll is laiphadibi. It is made up of two words: lai, which means god and phadi, which means a shabby piece of cloth. The last syllabi, bi, denotes the feminine gender. So, laiphadibi is a feminine image of god, made from shabby clothes. They are treated as living spirits with…
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‘If you do not put your laiphadibi back in the lubak (bamboo basket) after playing, they will cry at night under the banana plants.’ That was one scary imagery for child in a Manipuri household. Elders would use this imagery generously each time children would leave behind their dolls scattered…
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‘Channapatna Crafts Park’. Online at: http://craftspark.org/about-us.html; November 1, 2017.
Live Crafts, Channapatna Toy Making, YouTube video, 1:35, March 26, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ZQblgL3Yc.
‘About Us’. Engrave, the Makers Market. Online at: http://engrave.in/about;…
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The video explains the entire process of making Channapatna toys. The authors visited toy making units, both traditional hand-made and machine-made, to get a first-hand view of how ivory wood is converted into excellent toys that are safe for children. Ivory wood has a unique property of not being…
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Channapatna toys have many unique features. One of the most significant aspects of this handicraft is how safe it is for children. The colours used are made of non-toxic paints so that even infants and young children can play with them. Traditionally, vegetable dyes were used, but now, artisans…
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The artisans of Channapatna, the ‘Land of Toys’, are banking on the superior quality of their products to rejuvenate interest in their over 200-year-old art form, both in India and abroad. The World Trade Organization’s Geographical Indication gives them exclusive rights to sell their toys under…
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