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| Native name | Sarlamkai; Solakia (Mara); Rallu Lam (Lushai) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Folk dance, war dance |
| Instrument(s) | Gongs, cymbals, drums (khuang) |
| Origin | Southern Mizoram, India |
Sarlamkai (Sarlamkai), also called Solakia by the Mara, Sawlakia by the Chin and historically Rallu Lam by the Lushai, is a traditional war and victory dance of the Chin, Pawi and Mara communities of southern Mizoram, India and Chin State, Myanmar.[1][2][3]
Dance
[edit]Originally performed during five-day ceremonies that followed a successful raid or war, the dance recapitulated the actions of the victorious warrior over the head of a defeated enemy, with five principal movements; men and women stand alternately in a circle or in profile while a single lead dancer, dressed and armed as a warrior with sword and shield, performs in the centre to the beat of gongs, cymbals and the khuang (drum).[2][3][4][1]
No song accompanies the dance.[4][1]
The Mara and Pawi remain its principal exponents, and in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries Sarlamkai has been taken up by schools and cultural troupes across Mizoram as a standard item of the Mizo folk repertoire, performed alongside the Cheraw, Khuallam and Chailam at the spring Chapchar Kut festival and at other public events.[2][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "About Mizoram: Dances". Government of Mizoram. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Miscellaneous Arts and Crafts in Mizoram". Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Government of India. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Dances of Mizoram". Tribal Tours in India. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- 1 2 Joshi, Hargovind (2005). Mizoram: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 90. ISBN 9788170999973.
- ↑ Lalhminghlui (2023). "Traditional Mizo Dance: An Ethnographic Exploration" (PDF). Senhri Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. 8 (2). Pachhunga University College: 35–44.
- ↑ "Music and Dance in Mizo Culture". Mizoram PSC Notes. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
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