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Goldstar shoes

Goldstar shoes (Nepali:गोल्ड स्टार जुत्ता) is a brand of shoe produced in Nepal.^[1] The shoe is popularly tied with the Maoist insurgency in Nepal that continued for a decade. During the civil war, anyone seen wearing a pair of Goldstar shoes was enough to wind up in prison accused of being part of the rebel force due to its easy availability and cheapness.^[2] During the war, the army opted to starve the rebels by imposing a blockade that deprived Maoist strongholds of both food and footwear- the Goldstar shoes.^{[3] [4][5]}

The Goldstar brand was initiated by Noor Pratap Rana in mid 1970s as a family business.^[6] It is manufactured by Kiran Shoe Manufacturers ^[7] which produce about 25000 shoes per day.^[8] The brand has been marketed in India, Australia and Malaysia, among other countries.^[9][10][11] Due to the popularity of the shoes, many fake shoes are also produced locally with the same name.^[12] The shoes have various showrooms in all major city and towns of Nepal.^[13][14]

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