Name: Santoshkumar Anjaneya Chitragar
Age: 31 years
Kinnal toys have been manufactured by our ancestors for around 550 years. I have been making for about 10 years now. What is special about this Kinnal toy is that the art of these toys are different from the art of other toys and the style of making is also different. A piece of wood is taken and given a shape, wood powder (tamarind seed powder) is applied to it, a cotton cloth is put on it and white paint is applied to it like home-made paint and then a suitable color is applied to it. Among all these colours, my favourite color is golden color. The reason we continue to make these toys is so that we can preserve a culture that our forefathers made. There is no premise that we can reach out to anyone for work. It is an art that can be done sitting at home and can lead a comfortable life.
- Address: Chitragar Colony, Koppal Road, Kinnal, Koppal–583230