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Varnam (meaning ‘colours’) is a social enterprise that has been working with artisans in Channapatna, Karnataka in India , for over 4 years. It has produced a series of designs interpreting this 200-year-old toy-making craft in the home and lifestyle, women's accessories space, giving tradition a contemporary twist. Using traditional lac-turnery methods popularised by the traditional Channapatna toys range, the label produces home and lifestyle products, toys and jewelry.

social enterprise lifestyle varnam

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  3. "TheAlternative - India's a to z magazine". http://www.thealternative.in/lifestyle/new-roots-channapatna-flourish-karthik-vaidyanathan-varnam/. 
  4. A brief history of Channapatna toys is provided by Govind D. Belgaumkar and Anil Kumar Sastry (2006-10-27). "Unique symbols of Karnataka". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/27/stories/2006102714680200.htm. 
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  9. "Unique gifts by a social enterprise reviving the Channapatna toy craft". http://www.varnam.co.in/. 
  10. "Varnam: An Ode to Colorful India". http://ahundredhands.tumblr.com/post/34339170093/varnam-an-ode-to-colorful-india. [self-published]
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  18. "All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association -". http://www.aiacaonline.org/. 
  19. GI for Channapatna toys and dolls is mentioned by P. Manoj (2006-02-19). "GI certificate for Channapatna toys, Bidriware, Coorg orange". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2006-02-19 (Chennai, India: 2006, The Hindu). Retrieved 2007-04-22.
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