Sarlamkai

• Comment: Unfortunately there aren’t yet enough reliable, secondary sources referenced in this article to prove notability. It definitely seems, like you will be able to find some, but the ones you have so far are not quite there. The Lalhminghlui article is obvious LLM writing, which to my mind means the journal which published it is unreliable on its face. Once you find some better sources though, this should be an easy accept. Absurdum4242 (talk) 06:09, 13 August 2026 (UTC)

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Sarlamkai

Native name	Sarlamkai; Solakia; Rallu Lam
Genre	Folk dance, war dance
Instrument(s)	Gongs, cymbals, khuang (drums)
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.

Dance

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 khuang (drum).

No song accompanies the dance.

In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Sarlamkai has been taken up by schools and cultural troupes in Mizoram as a part of Mizo folk repertoire, performed alongside the Cheraw, Khuallam and Chailam at the spring Chapchar Kut festival and other public events.

See also

• Mizo culture

References

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