Oxlaey Cultural Heritage Travel Magazine Podcast

I’m a man. Men aren’t allowed at the market. Discrimination. And why? "Go away!” screeched the wrinkled, 85-year old. With "them" she means men. She means me and completely rejects my question, adding a dismissive wave of her hand to punctuate her point. Only her thin smile and twinkling eyes let me know that she was (perhaps) just kidding... and would I’d like to buy some of betel nuts to chew on? Almost anything you need for life, you'll find it at the Mother’s Market in Imphal, India. Raw potatoes, religious coconuts, live fish, squares of brightly colored fabric for a new sari. The one thing you won’t find here: Men! The 'Women Only' Bazaar  The Mothers’ Market is quite possibly the only bazaar in the world where women legally discriminate against men. Men are allowed to shop, but otherwise they have to leave. The city even posts notices that men shouldn’t hang out at the Market, if they’ve got nothing better to do. The Mother’s Market is run and managed entirely by women. The market's located at the he