Sonam Shoe Co

Sonam Shoe Co sits in the narrow lanes of Nai ki Mandi, distinguished by its weathered wooden sign and a small storefront crowded with rows of handmade leather footwear. While Agra is famous for the marble of the Taj Mahal, this shop represents the city's long-standing leather craft tradition. The owner, Sonam, built this business by hand-stitching local buffalo leather, rejecting mass-produced adhesives for traditional wax-thread techniques that hold a shoe together for years. It remains a quiet survivor of the local trade.