include the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Kakching and Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Kakching. Due to the law and order problem in the state, after class X and class XII, many students go outside the state for studies. Kakching is an important town for higher studies in Indian classical music under the Bhatkhande Hindustani Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, the only institution in Eastern India where Indian classical music is taught up to the highest levels (Nipun), attracting hundreds of students every year from Manipur. Culture and Tourism Kakching participates in many cultural fields reflecting the heritage of the Meitei people, including storytelling and dance (Nat Sankirtan and Meitei Pung Cholom), as well as the martial arts Thang-Ta, Satjal, Mukna, and the sport of Kangjei. The Kakching Haraoba festival is one of six Lai Haraoba in the state of Manipur. This festival is in part a recollection of the creation stories played by the deities with the first origin of this universe and evolution of plants and animals through the will of Atiya Shidaba. The People's Museum in Kakching houses many ethnic and valuable items. Additionally, the municipality has three cinema halls that provide daily shows. The dialect of Meitei language spoken in Kakching is slightly different from the main Meitei language in terms of tone and style. Markets, including those run by the local company ADAM Kakching, where wood products and gift-items are sold, have attracted people from outside the town. Another popular attraction in the town is Uyok Ching - Kakching Garden. Aerodrome During the Second World War and as part of campaigns against the Indian National Army and its allies, the British Government in India constructed an aerodrome in Kakching which provided the British Army with vital arms, ammunition and food. Today the site is occupied mostly by the Assam Rifles and partially converted into paddy fields by local farmers. There are still hangar sites in and around the small hills surrounding the aerodrome. Farmers have been known to find shells while tilling the land. Indian national hero, Subhas Chandra Bose, took his last flight from the aerodrome after the war before his controversial death. Kakching Garden The Kakching Garden is situated at Uyok Ching, to the south of Kakching Market, and has been developed as a tourist centre. The site includes different religious destinations including the "Ibudhou Pakhangba Laishang" (also termed as "Ibudhou Pakhangba Laisang"), the shrine