Rakshashas are cool

While doing research last year i felt that there are very few toys that are "Indian."Toys are becoming increasing complex, technology driven and impersonal. Most are industrially, mass produced.

This sparked off the idea of using traditional indian craft techniques and indian myths to create a range of simplistic , fun modern toys.

I've spent the day reading tons of stories and looking at books by various artists and writers- some very inspirational ones. In all the stories, somehow it were rakshasas that were the coolest! with so many heads, using maya to change forms every other minute. They seem to be the characters that have several layers to them, and have been used in these stories to personify negative aspects of human and animal tendencies. Im going to spend some time reading up on Ravaana and Yama.