Tipu Sultan Essays

New York is a very popular city that everyone is familiar with when they heard of the names of Statue of Liberty, Time Square, and the Broadway, but this place to me is not only just an ordinary city; it is a home that I most feel safe and protected. It has a very special meaning in my life since it was the first home that my family and I resided when we came to America ten years ago. New York was filled with such wonderful memories such as when we tried to adapt to a new life, culture, new people

It traces back its origin in India during the Tipu Sultan regime in Mysore who brought artisans from Persia to train local Channapatna (popularly called as toy town) artisans in wooden toy making. It is made from the finely engraved wood (ivory, rosewood, sandalwood, teak etc.) followed by vegetable dye