Kotumsar Cave (Bastar India) Is Now Not Gopan (Hidden) Cave

Kotumsar Cave (Bastar Chhatisgarh India) Is Now Not Gopan (Hidden) Cave

In almost all parts of India we can find out  spectacular caves. Some highly highlighted some unexplored & unhighlighted. Every cave is unique and special in itself and requires the focus and attention of media to bring it to the tourist map.

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Kotumsar cave is one such caves which craves for attention. The cave is situated in Kanger Valley National Park, which is around 35km from the city of Jagdalpur, the district headquarter of Bastar in the state of Chhatisgarh.

The Kotumsar cave is one of the most biologically explored caves in India. There are many more caves identified around 5km radius of this cave but Kotumsar cave is the most biologically live of Kanger Valley National Park having healthy biodiversity. Apart from other species, new species of blind fish and crickets have been identified in the cave.

Blind Fish
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The cave has been known since centuries to tribes leaving in the region but it was not taken seriously  until 1950s when Dr Shankar Prasad Tiwari visited the cave and attempted to explore it with limited resources and equipment.

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Kotumsar Cave is a limestone cave formed on the Kanger limestone belt, situated near the bank of river Kanger. The cave is earlier known as Gopansar Cave (Gopan meaning hidden). Kotumsar became popular as the cave is located near a village named "Kotumsar".

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Known as India's first underground cave, Kotumsar cave is situated below 35mts below ground level and is about 1371mts long. It is known for spectacular stalactite and stalagmite formations. The five chambers in the cave have several blind wells. The beauty of this underground cave is accentuated by the fact that no sunlight ever seems to have reached the cave.

Unique Unakoti (Tripura India) Unhighlighted : Unique Place Unique Rock-reliefs

Unique Unakoti Tripura : 
A Place Having One Less Crore Rock Reliefs 
Celebrating Lord Shiva

Unakoti is a unique place though undiscovered & unhighlighted  till date. This place is situated in Kailashahar subdivision in the north eastern Indian state of Tripura.

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Unakoti literally means one less koti or crore - ninety nine lakhs ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine. Unakoti (hills) hosts an ancient place of worship with huge rock reliefs celebrating Lord Shiva.

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The lost hill of Unakoti Tripura is 178 km from the state capital of Agartala. It is a Shaiva pilgrimage in Tripura that boasts of thousands of Shiva sculptures. 

It is surprising that such a unique place still craves for extensive research . Even Archaeological Survey of India is yet to carry out detail research in this remote region with marvellous and magnificent huge rock reliefs hardly to be found anywhere on earth.

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Ima Keithel (Mother's Market) Manipur: World's Only All Women Market

Ima Keithel (Mother's Market) Manipur:
World's Only  All Women Market

Can we imagine a market run by women only? Can we imagine all women market? Can we imagine this all women market to be the world's largest market? And can we imagine that market to be existing  in India, North East India?

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Yes there is a market run by women only. Yes there is all women market.Yes this all women market is the world's largest market. And this world's largest all women market exists in Manipur , one of the states of North East India. 

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Ima Keithel of Imphal Manipur is the market we are referring to. Ima Keithal is a Manipuri word wherein "Ima" means mother and "Keithal" means market. Irrespective of castes, communities and religion, any woman can set up a shop or store here. Ima Keithel is  pure example of woman's equality and independence and also empowerment.

Khwairamnand Bazaar or Ima market or Nupi Keithel is one of Imphal's main tourist attractions. The most important feature of this market is that around 4000  shopkeepers are women. These women represent greater mobility and economic participation of Manipuri women. Run entirely by women one can get anything and everything at Ima Keithel - a tradition that is  more than hundred years old.

Ima Keithel can become a model for women empowerment and gender justice  for other societies.

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