14/FOODS OF MANIPUR with RAJU NONG | S2 | KWATHA pt.1

To start off with season 2 of FOM, we traveled to Kwatha Village which is a small hamlet nestled in the Tegnoupal district of Manipur. We set to explore the traditions and food habits of this historic village of Manipur along with the villagers.

The quaint village surrounded by the Indo-Myanmar hills is 16 to 18 km away from Moreh, the border town of India and Myanmar. The village is dominated by the Meitei ethnic community. The hearsay has so far believed that the village existed since the rule of King Senbi Kiyamba from 1467 – 1508 and used as a meeting point for the king of Burma and Meitei King. The village, before it was inhabited, was used as a resting space where the rulers of two kingdoms met and shared their cordial bond.