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Saikawt
Saikawt (anglicized: Saikot) is a Hmar village in Churachandpur district, India. Saikawt is a Sub-division and a Block of churachandpur district. Miracle Plant of Saikot The Miracle plant of Saikot is a common name given to a shrub (''Croton caudatus''), which received notability for its 'healing' properties, particularly Cancer, back in 2008. A purported 'founder' of the local 'medicine', Mr. Chawilien, resided in Saikawt (Saikot) hence giving the shrub its name. It is also locally known as 'Cancer Damdawi' (''Hmar'': Cancer Medicine), 'Chawilien Damdawi', 'Ranlung Damdawi'. Governance Saikawt is governed by a Panchayati raj system called 'Saikawt Village Authority' and is chaired by the village's chief. The current chief of the village is James Cole, a Hmar. Saikot Assembly constituency is named after the village and its incumbent MLA is Paolienlal Haokip. Transport Manipur state highway known as ' Sugnu Road' traverses through Saikawt. The village is approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churachandpur District
Churachandpur District (Meitei language, Meitei pronunciation: ''/tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/''), is one of the 16 List of districts of Manipur, districts of the Indian state of Manipur populated mainly by Kuki-Zo people. The name honours former Maharaja Churachand Singh, Sir Churachand Singh of Manipur (princely state), Manipur. The district headquarters is located in the Churachandpur town, which is also locally known by the name Lamka. The Churachandpur district first came into being as the South-West Area hill subdivision of Manipur in 1919. It soon acquired the name "Churachandpur subdivision" based on its headquarters at Songpi, which was also called "Churachandpur". After the independence of India, it remained one of the eight subdivisions of Manipur. A "New Churachandpur" town was built at the present location to serve as its headquarters. In 1969, the subdivision was upgraded to a district, initially called "Manipur South" and later "Churachandpur district". In 2016, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
