In 1966, a man from a Rajasthani family settled in Mysore started a small handicrafts manufacturing unit. Four years later, he opened a store opposite Mysore Zoo. That store became Ramsons — and what followed was 56 years of one family's deep, unhurried commitment to preserving Karnataka's living art and craft heritage.
A painting by Jagadish M. Kamble shows Nandi and Bhringi playing Chaukabara — one of Karnataka's oldest board games, now available in Kalamkari, Lambani, and Dhurrie craft at Ramsons.
Ramsons Kala Pratishtana has opened what is believed to be India's first exclusive traditional board games showroom, at Ramsons Bombe Mane, Nazarbad, Mysore.
The Royal Family of Sawantwadi inaugurated the 10th edition of Ramsons Kreedaa Kaushalya in May 2024, with three new game boards released in craft forms from Uttarakhand, Odisha, and Gujarat.
The art books at Ramsons are not souvenirs — they are serious documentation of Mysore's painting tradition, decades in the making.
Ramsons Bombe Mane 2025 brought together hundreds of handcrafted dolls from across India, continuing Mysore's beloved Dasara doll tradition.
