The white shoe that became a symbol of Nepal’s Gen Z rebellion

Bought with hard-earned wages from serving in the Russian army, the blood-soaked shoe of 28-year-old Prakash Bohora now stands as an enduring icon of the Gen Z movement.

Two weeks have passed since the Gen Z protests upturned Nepal’s political landscape. Yet, on social media, images of the movement’s defining moments and reminders continue to circulate. Among them, one symbol has seized the public’s imagination more than any other: a blood-soaked white shoe.