The Faihriem, or Saihriem, are one of the clans of Hmar tribe located in the

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and

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who speak the Saihriem dialect. The clan is recognised by the

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as Saihriem under Any Kuki tribes in

n accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...

n accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment Act, 1987and

n 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

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. {{Hill tribes of Northeast India Hmar Ethnic groups in Northeast India Mizo clans Kuki tribes Ethnic groups in South Asia