Chhipa
Chhipa, a cloth printer from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)
Regions with significant populations
India and Pakistan
Languages
Gujarati, Kutchi and Marwari
Religion
Hinduism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Chhimba

Chhipi (alternatively called Chhipa/Chimpa) is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India. They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.

History

A traditional stencil used to block print fabrics

According to historians, the Chhipa were originally a warrior class or Kshatriya Rajput.[1][2] They used to have a similar lifestyle like a Rajput in which Physical activities such as hunting, and warfare were involved. It is said that once, according to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Lord Parshuram While killing all the Kshatriyas to avenge their father, two brothers from the Rajput clan took refuge in a temple.[3] one of the presiding deities hid behind the statue And it got its name from the literal 'hide' for the Hindi verb 'Chhipa'. Later Rajput boy printed cloth Or adopted the profession of dyer and he was not originally a Kshatriya. The genealogy of this Rajput child is the 'Chhipa's of today.[4]

Present circumstances

India

The community is classified as an OBC caste in the Indian states of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.[5][6][7][8][9]

Pakistan

Chhipa community is settled in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gahlot, Sukhvir Singh; Dhar, Banshi (1989). Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan. Jain Brothers. ISBN 978-81-85287-00-3.
  2. ↑ Mohammada, Malika (2007). The Foundations of the Composite Culture in India. Aakar Books. ISBN 978-81-89833-18-3.
  3. ↑ Neuman, Daniel M.; Chaudhuri, Shubha; Kothari, Komal (2005). Bards, Ballads and Boundaries: An Ethnographic Atlas of Music Traditions in West Rajasthan. Seagull. ISBN 978-1-905422-07-4.
  4. ↑ Das, Nava Kishor (2003). Culture, Religion, and Philosophy: Critical Studies in Syncretism and Inter-faith Harmony. Rawat Publications. ISBN 978-81-7033-820-8.
  5. ↑ Haryana OBC list
  6. ↑ Delhi OBC list
  7. ↑ Rajasthan OBC list
  8. ↑ Madhya Pradesh Obc list
  9. ↑ UP OBC list
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