Do you have separate footwear for outdoors and indoors? I do. So does everyone in our family. As Indians, we have always been asked to remove our shoes before entering the house. Back then, it was ...

Kolhapur/Mumbai: The mood in room number 46 of the Bombay High Court, a vaulted, brightly lit affair, was rather dark on 16 July. Chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Sandeep Marne, who made up a two ...

Amidst the ongoing Prada Kolhapuri row, the Italian luxury brand recently faced legal action for selling its Indian-inspired flat leather sandals for Rs 1.2 lakh a pair. They now face demands to "pay ...

At the popular chappal market in Nazimabad, shopkeepers and buyers are busy haggling over prices of Peshawari chappals. With Eidul Fitr around the corner, there has been a surge in demand for ...

Kolhapuri chappals trace their origins to the 12th century in Maharashtra, particularly in the town of Kolhapur, from which they get their name. Made of locally-sourced leather, these handmade ...

The footprint of centuries-old Kolhapuri chappals, the hand-crafted leather slippers that are tanned using vegetable dyes, seems to be fading in the recent years. Harshwardhan Patwardhan, a ...

Prada has teamed up with two government organizations in India on a limited-edition collection of leather sandals inspired by the country’s traditional footwear. Prada noted that the agreement sets ...

For Shantaram Narayan Sonavane, 50, from the Dhor community, the day begins early. By 7.30 a.m., he is at his tannery in Dhor gali (lane) in Ichalkaranji city, around 30 kilometres from Kolhapur in ...