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'''Shimpi''' is an umbrella term for the [[Caste system in India|Indian caste]] traditionally involved in the business of clothing and tailoring. [[Namdev|Saint Namdev]] of the Bhakti movement is revered as the patron of the community.<br />
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==Occupation==<br />
The traditional occupation of the community is tailoring or cloth printing. They are referred to as "''Shimpi''" in [[Marathi_language|Marathi]] or "''Chimpi''" in [[Hindi]].<ref name="Murphy2012">{{cite book | author = Anne Murphy | date = 12 March 2012 | title = Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia | publisher = Routledge | page = 122 | isbn = 978-1-136-70729-2 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WWysAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA122}}</ref><br />
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==Government classification==<br />
The Shimpi are included in the central list of [[Other Backward Class]]es (OBC) by the government of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/maharashtra.pdf|title=Central List of OBCs For the State of Maharashtra}}</ref><br />
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==Varna==<br />
The group was considered to be in the [[Shudra]] [[Varna (Hinduism)|varna]] in the traditional [[Hindu caste system]], hence being considered members of Other Backward Classes; however, followers of [[Namdev]] in the Shimpi community commonly claim to be [[Kshatriya]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Novetzke|first=Christian Lee|title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0-23151-256-5|pages=55}}</ref><ref name="Murphy2012"/><br />
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==Notables==<br />
*[[Namdev]] - revered 14th-century saint of the [[Bhakti movement]] and [[Varkari]] sect<ref name="Murphy2012"/><br />
*[[Chandrakant Mandare]] - Marathi actor{{cn|date=December 2021}}<br />
*[[Shashikala]] - Indian actress{{cn|date=December 2021}}<br />
*[[Wamanrao Mahadik]] - First [[Shiv Sena]] legislator in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly{{cn|date=December 2021}}<br />
*[[Anand Lal Shimpi]] - Founder of the technology website [[AnandTech]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]<br />
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