Traditional leather chappals of Kumarapalayam

Ponnuswamy is one of those extincting indigenous leather craftsmen in Kumarapalayam. This village in Sathyamangalam, was once famous for their leather crafts. Almost 150 houses in Komarapalayam were making traditional leather Chappals before 10 years which is now less than ten people. See the art and labor behind these traditional leather chappals.