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TRADITIONAL SHOEMAKING CRAFT FACING EXTINCTION
Nisha Chettri The aesthetic interest along with the craftsmanship in designing embroidered shoes in Kalimpong is an endangering profession today. Wrestling with the evolution of modernity and the shrinkage of ethnicity, the shoemaker of Kalimpong breathe in anxiety and feels that the profession will no longer inherit to the next generation. Arjun Lama, a professional Tibetan shoe maker, of Wongmo Villa, Kalimpong, has been doing this since the last 34 years. Spending most of his life…
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