Saihriem (clan)

The Faihriem, or Saihriem, are one of the clans of Hmar tribe.[1][2] They are located in the Indian states of Assam , Manipur and Mizoram who speak the Saihriem dialect.

Faihriem women

Faihriem
(Faihriam,Sairang)
Regions with significant populations
Northeast India
(Assam · Mizoram · Manipur · Meghalaya · Tripura)
Languages
Saihriem · Hmar · Mizo · Hindi · English
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Hmar  · Kuki · Mizo

History

The clan is recognised by the Constitution of India as Saihriem under Any Kuki tribes in Assam [In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.], Meghalaya [In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment Act, 1987] and Mizoram [In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956 and as inserted by Act 81 of 1971]

However, the name of the tribe as well as the language was wrongly written as Sairang in the Census of India, 1901. Volume IV. Assam. Part I. Report by B.C. Allen, B.A., I.C.S. Print 1902. Chapter VIII, page 90.

References
  1. Prasad, R. R. (1996). Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. p. 117. ISBN 978-81-7141-298-3.
  2. Golden Jubilee, Assam State Museum Souvenir, 1990. Directorate of Museums, Assam. 1990. p. 26. This is owned by the Faihriem clan of the Hmar tribe , and it was believed by them that the object was obtained from a person named ' Tamlou's father ' during the year 1905. The object has a picture of decorated elephants , on the side ...

Bibliography

B.C.Allen, B.A., ICS, Superintendent of Census Operations in Assam. Census of India, 1901. Volume IV. Assam. Part I. Report. Printed at the Assam Secretariat Printing Office, 1902.

1999, Robin D. Tribhuwan, Preeti R. Tribhuwan. Tribal Dances of India (Encyclopaedic profile of Indian tribes, volume 1). Page 117.

Gazette of India Extraordinary No.40, New Delhi. Wednesday, 6 September 1950. S.R.O. 510.

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