Traditional Boot House

Bhutan's Daily Newspaper - Kuensel - 05/02
For centuries, traditional Bhutanese boots, known as tshoglam, were a symbol of cultural and national identity. By the late 1990s, this age-old craft was gradually vanishing. One man saw an opportunity in preserving this heritage.

Reviving the craft of traditional Boots

Apoorva Jogi

For centuries, traditional Bhutanese boots, known as tshoglam, were a symbol of cultural and national identity. By the late 1990s, this age-old craft was gradually vanishing. One man saw an opportunity in preserving this heritage.

Meet Jangchubla, 48, one of the few master bootmakers in the country.

Over the past 23 years, he has dedicated his life to revitalising and modernising the tshoglam. Today, he runs Traditional Boot House in ...
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