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Toy-making artisans of Karnataka's Channapatna struggle to stay afloat without government help in lockdown
FirstpostKarnataka’s Channapatna craftspersons lead precarious lives like any other artisan in the country. It has been some years since Lucknow-born designer Atul Johri shifted base to Channapatna, to live and work among the artisans. To earn a livelihood, I have been engaged in plucking mangoes and loading the fruits into vehicles transporting them, but it can’t sustain me forever.” Maya Organic, a social enterprise that works for the upliftment of artisans by generating livelihood, has been operational in Channapatna since 2004. Sharing insights on the situation, Johri reveals that as they “keep taking loans, the interest keeps piling up and the loan never gets over.” “Within this money, artisans also have to buy the raw material, and for all those who work independently, the income varies, depending on the orders they receive. “We raised Rs 60,000 to help the artisans, and have also done health insurance that covers COVID-19,” he adds.
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