Day 283 – Wooden Toys

Came across one of  our rips, these are the replicas of fruits made from wood. Specialty of  Sawantwadi, a Maharashtrian village, many kinds of wooden toys can be found here for children and the child at heart ! Linked to ABC Wednesday, … Continue reading “Day 283 – Wooden Toys”

Day 59 – Queen

The Queen, Maharani Satvashiladevi Bhonsale  of Rajawada, Sawantwadi in Maharashtra still promotes the Ganjifa painting and is a prolific artist herself painting local animal faces in coasters, mats etc. Ganjifa is a set of paper cards in different shapes (usually round) … Continue reading “Day 59 – Queen”