Chhipi
Chhipi (alternatively called Chhipa/Chimpa) is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India.[1] They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.[2] Chhipa are also found in Pakistan.
,_a_cloth_printer_-_Tashrih_al-aqvam_(1825),_f.260v_-_BL_Add._27255.jpg) 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 |
HistoryEdit
According to a legend, Chhipa were originally a warrior class or Kshatriya Rajput.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
According to another belief The word chhipa is derived from the Gujarati word chhapa, which means to print. The community was originally found in Nagaur in Rajasthan. After their settlement in Rajasthan and Gujarat, the community took up the occupation of dyeing and printing clothes. The community speak Marwari, and are found mainly in Rajasthan and in north Gujarat, in the districts of Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Baroda and Bharuch. Most Chhipa also speak Gujarati. They are converted from Cloth Printer Clan of Khatri Community.[2]
Present circumstancesEdit
IndiaEdit
The Chhipa community is divided into a number of clans, known as ataks, the main ones being the Rao, Tak, Bhati, Doera, Chauhan, and Molani. Each of these clans are of equal status, and intermarry. But the community not has a marked preference for cross cousin and parallel cousin marriages.[2]
The community is still mainly involved in its traditional occupation of dyeing and printing clothes. Many in the community have taken up trade, or are employed in the local textile mills.[2]
The community is classified as an OBC caste in the Indian states of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.[7][8][9][10][11]
PakistanEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ K.S. Singh (1996). People of India: Delhi. p. 138. ISBN 9788173040962.
The Chhipi are commonly known as Chhipil , Chhipa or Chhimba in northern India and Raugari in Maharashtra . The word chhipi is derived from chhapna , meaning to print
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1181-1184
- ↑ Gahlot, Sukhvir Singh; Dhar, Banshi (1989). Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan. Jain Brothers. ISBN 978-81-85287-00-3.
- ↑ Mohammada, Malika (2007). The Foundations of the Composite Culture in India. Aakar Books. ISBN 978-81-89833-18-3.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Das, Nava Kishor (2003). Culture, Religion, and Philosophy: Critical Studies in Syncretism and Inter-faith Harmony. Rawat Publications. ISBN 978-81-7033-820-8.
- ↑ Haryana OBC list
- ↑ Delhi OBC list
- ↑ Rajasthan OBC list
- ↑ Madhya Pradesh Obc list
- ↑ UP OBC list