India Post to release postcards on Sawantwadi Toys

Maharashtra Circle of India Post released picture postcards on ‘Sawantwadi Toys’ on October 1 to mark the occasion of 151 years of postcards in India.

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Sawantwadi toys refers to hand made works of art made of wood in Sawantwadi a town in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.

Most of these toys are made in the village of Kolgaon in Sawantwadi taluka.

These toys are made from the wood of the Indian Coral tree (Erythrina variegata).

Craftsmen who make these toys belong to the Chittari community who came to Sawantwadi from Karwar and Goa.