The Cauvery Emporium in the DIZ Staff Quarters occupies a squat, functional corner of the neighborhood, identified by the government-issued signage and a constant trickle of people seeking sandalwood carvings and Channapatna toys. It operates as the official retail arm of the Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation. In the nineteen seventies, the state government launched these outlets to cut out the middlemen who previously bought cheap from rural artisans and sold at high markups in central urban markets.
Cauvery Karnataka state arts and Craft Emporium
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