{"id":18307,"date":"2022-11-12T07:08:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T07:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coolvoyagedestinations.com\/sw6d\/?p=18307"},"modified":"2022-11-12T07:18:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T07:18:05","slug":"discover-ima-keithel-where-over-3000-women-run-asias-largest-womens-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coolvoyagedestinations.com\/sw6d\/2022\/11\/12\/discover-ima-keithel-where-over-3000-women-run-asias-largest-womens-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Ima Keithel, where over 3000 women run Asia&#8217;s largest women&#8217;s market"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">body.kc-css-system .kc-css-68376.kc_title,body.kc-css-system .kc-css-68376 .kc_title,body.kc-css-system .kc-css-68376 .kc_title a.kc_title_link{color: #a63470;font-family: Barlow Condensed;}<\/style><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1647176 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2642103 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-4361104 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coolvoyagedestinations.com\/sw6d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/optimized-img-20221021-174309.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-68376 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">Discover Ima Keithel, where over 3000 women run Asia&#8217;s largest women&#8217;s market<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1496776 kc_text_block\"><p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For over three decades, Thoi Devi has been selling black rice at <strong>Ima Keithel <\/strong>(which translates to Mother\u2019s Market) in Imphal, the capital of Manipur state, India. The 50-year-old woman says that she feels at home here and often discusses family matters with other shop owners while they carry out their business.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Asia\u2019s largest women\u2019s market<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thoi, who is one of the <strong>3,000 vendors<\/strong> running a business at Ima Keithel, says that she has a deep emotional connection with the market, which is <strong>the largest women\u2019s market in Asia<\/strong>. In fact, many also believe it\u2019s the largest market in the world to be run entirely by women. \u201cThe market is like my second home,\u201d says Thoi. \u201cI come here every day and do business in the company of several thousand women. We have no fear of men misbehaving with us or trying to be rude because we have an army of women who will respond to such behaviour within seconds. <strong>It\u2019s like doing business with freedom<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women\u2019s voices can be heard in every nook and corner of the market, calling out to customers or negotiating prices with them, whereas male shopkeepers and vendors are not allowed to sell anything. The market has a wide range of products, including traditional clothes, a wide collection of shawls from Manipur\u2019s many different tribes, as well as vegetables, fish, and ngari, a local dried fish delicacy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coolvoyagedestinations.com\/sw6d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/optimized-img-20221021-v.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"708\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The history of Ima Keithel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The women\u2019s market, located in the heart of Imphal, is believed to be around <strong>500 years old<\/strong>, making it one of the oldest in the world. \u201cOur grandparents recounted to us that the market was <strong>established in the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/strong>, following the imposition of a forced labour system in 1533. Known locally as\u00a0<em>lallup-kapa<\/em>, the system required male members of the Meitei ethnicity to work in distant lands or serve the army,\u201d says L. Archana Singh, 75, who sells dry fish in the market.\u00a0\u201cAs a result, women were responsible for working in the fields or selling their products in improvised markets to run their families. It led to the formation of Ima Keithel and since then the women are running it uninterrupted,\u201d pointed out L. Archana Singh, 75, who sells dry fish in the market.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While male vendors are not permitted to trade their wares within the market, they can be found outside, selling fast food items, artificial jewellery, and clothes. \u201cWe are strictly not allowed to carry out business inside the market, though we can do so outside. <strong>We support the women, they make us proud<\/strong>. We have never seen women vendors in a confrontation with customers or using vulgar words. They are always calm and do business peacefully. It is really unusual that so many people enter the market yet no serious fights have ever taken place,\u201d says Shambunath Yadav, 65, a migrant from Bihar state of eastern India who has sold artificial jewellery outside the market for the past forty years.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tourist attraction \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The market is also a prime attraction for visitors, who come from different parts of the country and from abroad to visit the hilly state of Manipur, where they can find many <strong>picturesque tourist spots<\/strong> and <strong>nature resorts.<\/strong> \u201cI had read about the market in various travel blogs and had also heard about it from travellers who visited before me. They praised the market and purchased some items from here. It made me curious to visit,\u201d says Sophia Kelly, 72, who is visiting from London, UK. \u201cI was surprised to see so many women doing business here. Their freedom made me happy, I cried with joy. These women are a slap to all those men who dominate women and torture them for stepping outside their houses. I have taken a lot of pictures and videos of the market which I will show to the people in our country on my return\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indian visitors were also awed by the market, \u201cIt is quite a peculiar phenomenon, especially considering that in other parts of the country, women are subject to domestic violence and often brutally tortured. This market presents a completely different picture, where women are in charge of their affairs. It\u2019s a clear demonstration that women are capable of anything. It is very difficult to believe this reality unless somebody visits here,\u201d said Sujay Verma, 38, a software engineer from Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal in eastern India.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coolvoyagedestinations.com\/sw6d\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/optimized-img-20221021-160153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"708\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government support for the market<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buoyed by the attention the market has been getting from tourists across the world, the state government has constructed <strong>seven more women\u2019s markets<\/strong> in other districts. \u201cThe government has realised that Ima Keithel stands as a classic example of<strong> women\u2019s empowerment<\/strong> that can be used to gain international attention and attract tourism. Besides, the markets also help women to earn their livelihood and enhance their social and economic status,\u201d said a senior government official who asked to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAside from food items, the markets have also become a place to showcase local handicraft items that are indigenous to the state. 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