Kingdom of Women
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India - Manipur - Imphal - Buyers stroll around the Ima Market during the day.
Located in the centre of this laid-back city at the border with Myanmar, the Ima Keithel (or “mo-ther’s market” in local Meitei language) is the biggest market in the world run and managed exclu-sively by women. Around 10,000 of them work here every day, selling every kind of local product from, food to textiles, knives, toys and religious items.
Located in the centre of this laid-back city at the border with Myanmar, the Ima Keithel (or “mo-ther’s market” in local Meitei language) is the biggest market in the world run and managed exclu-sively by women. Around 10,000 of them work here every day, selling every kind of local product from, food to textiles, knives, toys and religious items.
Matilde Gattoni