Ima Market

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Ima Keithel
(English: Mothers' Market)
Different scenes of the Ima Keithel (Mothers' Market) of Imphal
Nickname(s): 
Nupi Keithel (English: Women's Market)
Khwairamband Keithel (English: Khwairamband Market)
Ima Keithel (English: Mothers' Market) is located in Manipur
Ima Keithel (English: Mothers' Market)
Ima Keithel
(English: Mothers' Market)
Location in Manipur, India
Ima Keithel (English: Mothers' Market) is located in India
Ima Keithel (English: Mothers' Market)
Ima Keithel
(English: Mothers' Market)
Ima Keithel
(English: Mothers' Market) (India)
Coordinates: 24°48′29″N 93°56′06″E / 24.808°N 93.935°E / 24.808; 93.935
Country India
StateManipur
DistrictImphal West
Named forMeitei women
Languages
 • ColloquialMeitei
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
795001
ManagementIma Keithel Union

The Ima Market (Meitei: Ima Keithel; literally, Mothers' Market), also known as the Nupi Keithel (English: Women's Market) or the Khwairamband Keithel (English: Khwairamband Market[1]), is a women-only market in the middle of Imphal in the Indian state of Manipur.[2][3] It is the only market in the world run entirely by women.[4] Inside the market, male shopkeepers and vendors are not allowed to sell anything.[5] The Government of Manipur has announced that the male shopkeepers and vendors will be punished if their shops and vendors are found inside the market.[5][6][7] It is a commercial center and a popular tourist attraction in the state of Manipur.[8][9] It was established in the 16th century and hosts around 5,000–6,000 women vendors who sell a variety of products.[8][10] Products such as vegetables, fruits, textiles, toys, fish, spices and utensils are available in the market.[11] It is the largest all–women market in Asia.[12]

  1. ^ Singh, Amita; Punia, Milap; Haran, Nivedita P.; Singh, Thiyam Bharat (15 June 2018). Development and Disaster Management: A Study of the Northeastern States of India. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-8485-0.
  2. ^ "India's Mother's Market run by women". BBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Manipur's historic women's only market damaged in earthquake". The News Minute. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ –"India's Mother's Market run by women". BBC News.
    –Gupta, Om (2006). Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8205-389-2. 'Ima Keithel' at Khwairamband Bazar is the only market in the world where, as the name suggests, all the stalls are run by women.
    –Shivhare, Vishal (17 August 2016). Vyapar Shastra. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8495-898-0. Ima Keithel Market, Imphal, Manipur Ima market or Nupi Keithel, in Imphal, Manipur, is the only all-women marketplace in the world.
    –Singh, Dr Th Suresh (2 June 2014). The Endless Kabaw Valley: British Created Visious Cycle of Manipur, Burma and India. Quills Ink. ISBN 978-93-84318-00-0. The world famous Ima Keithel, the only unique women ́s market in the world, situated at the heart of the capital : It was established in 1636 AD by king Khagemba as a part of his ...
    –"Manipur's historic women's only market damaged in earthquake". The News Minute. 4 January 2016.
    –Sahu (IAS), Barun Kumar (1 January 2020). AN INQUIRY INTO VIGILANCE AND CORRUPTION. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5322-856-9.
    –Patra, Jayanta Kumar; Das, Gitishree; Kumar, Sanjeet; Thatoi, Hrudayanath (5 August 2019). Ethnopharmacology and Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-67537-9. The Ima market or Ima keithel is a unique marketplace exclusively run by women.
    –Deshpande, Abhijeet (19 December 2017). Backpacking North East India: A Curious Journey. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-946556-80-6.
  5. ^ a b Rastogi, Priyanka (13 May 2019). Early Sunrise, Early Sunset: Tales of a Solo Woman Traveler Across North East and East India. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5437-0523-2.
  6. ^ "India's Mother's Market run by women". BBC News. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Manipur's historic women's only market damaged in earthquake". The News Minute. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Incredible India | Ima Keithel/ Ima Market/ Khwairamband Bazar". Incredible India. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. ^ Vinayak, Akshatha (14 May 2018). "Ima Keithal : World's Only Women's Market". Native Planet. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016.
  10. ^ Chakravarty, Ipsita (6 January 2016). "The earthquake has damaged a nerve centre of life in Manipur: the Ima Keithel or Mother's Market". Scroll.in.
  11. ^ Binayak, Poonam (5 January 2018). "Ima Keithel: Asia's Largest All Women's Market". Culture Trip.
  12. ^ "3-storey market building coming up at Pureiromba Keithel in Imphal". Northeast Now. 30 December 2019.