Kathmandu, July 26 -- It can be heartbreaking to wear a pair of new shoes in Kathmandu - especially in the current context where the roads are bad and the weather couldn't be any less agreeable. You can't take two steps without getting mud and dirt all over your clean shoes and you really can't be bothered with cleaning your shoes every time it gets dirty - however expensive the shoes might be - knowing the same thing will happen the next time you wear them. Babin Gurung launched Khutta Ma Jutta - a sneakers' laundry company - with the intention of helping people who don't have the time (or the skills) to clean their shoes - more specifically sneakers - on their own.

Launched about three months ago, Khutta Ma Jutta is currently solely on...