Draft:Sarlamkai
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| Native name | Sarlamkai; Solakia; Rallu Lam |
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| Genre | Folk dance, war dance |
| Instrument(s) | Gongs, cymbals, drums (khuang) |
| Origin | Southern Mizoram, India |
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]
Dance
[edit]Originally performed during five-day ceremonies that followed a successful raid or war, the dance recapitulates the actions of the victorious warrior. It involves 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 a sword and shield – performs in the centre to the beat of gongs, cymbals and the khuang (drum).[1][2]
No song accompanies the dance.[2]
In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Sarlamkai has been taken up by schools and cultural troupes in 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.[1][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 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 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.
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