Mojari
Mojari Bazaar, Madhavpura
Mojari is traditional handcrafted footwear. Situated in the Madhavpura, Ahmedabad, the Mojdi Bazaar was a community of mochis (which includes Sisodiya, Solanki, Baid) who made handcrafted mojaris. They were originally from Rajasthan but due to chappanyo akaal, a famine in the 1856, they shifted to Ahmedabad. Since then, they have been practicing this craft of making mojaris in Ahmedabad.
They used to make and sell the mojaris in their shops and their houses were above their shops. At that time, all the families in the bazaar used to make the mojaris, as the time passed this craft was not passed on to the newer generations. At present, they only sell ready made mojaris, which they buy from Jaipur, Agra, Mumbai, Jodhpur and Kohlapur. There are 25 shops in the bazaar.
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