"We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest." -Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

Shabir, his father and forefathers have all been shoemakers. “We were called master craftsmen,” says the 44-year-old. Not anymore, he shrugs. Prod him for the reason and “DeMon” is in the detail. “Gradually,