The Kolhapuri chappal is now global. But that's where the irony lies — for something so deeply desi, and hence expansive, to be considered 'global', contingent on (and only) an unassumingly entitled ...

Karnataka's leather development corporation is promoting Mysuru's 'Maharaja Maharani' chappals, a royal alternative to Kolhapuri footwear. The handcrafted chappals, inspired by Mysuru's heritage, are ...