Chhipi Explained

Group:	Chhipa
Popplace:	India and Pakistan
Langs:	Gujarati, Kutchi and Marwari
Rels:	Hinduism, Islam
Related:	Chhapa or Chhapola

Chhipi (alternatively called Chhimpa^[1] /Chhipa/Chimpa) is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India. These people are basically Rajputs and used to wear Kshatriya attire.^[2] These people were skilled in the art of war, Later people of this caste started doing printing work. They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.

History

According to historians, the Chhipa were originally a warrior class or Kshatriya Rajput.^{[3] [4] [5]} They used to have a similar lifestyle like a Rajput in whichPhysical activities such as hunting, and warfare were involved. It is said that once, according to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Lord ParshuramWhile killing all the Kshatriyas to avenge their father, two brothers from the Rajput clan took refuge in a temple.^{[3] [6]} one of the presiding deitieshid behind the statue And it got its name from the literal 'hide' for the Hindi verb 'Chhipa'. Later Rajput boy printed clothOr adopted the profession of dyer and he was not originally a Kshatriya. The genealogy of this Rajput child is the 'Chhipa's of today.^{[3] [7]}

Present circumstances

India

The community is classified as an OBC caste in the Indian states of Punjab,Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Pakistan

Chhipa community is settled in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.^[13]

See also

• Muslim Chhipi

External links

• Chhipa block printing in Rajasthan

Notes and References

1. Book: Kitts . Eustace John . A Compendium of the Caste and Tribes Found in India: Comp. from the (1881) Census Reports for the Various Provinces (excluding Burmah) and Native States of the Empire . 1885 . Printed at the Education society's Press . en.
2. Book: People of India: Uttar Pradesh . 2005 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-81-7304-114-3 . en.
3. Book: Singh . Kumar Suresh . Bhanu . B. V. . India . Anthropological Survey of . Maharashtra . 2004 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-7991-100-6 . en.
4. Book: Gahlot . Sukhvir Singh . Dhar . Banshi . Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan . 1989 . Jain Brothers . 978-81-85287-00-3 . en.
5. Book: Mohammada . Malika . The Foundations of the Composite Culture in India . 2007 . Aakar Books . 978-81-89833-18-3 . en.
6. Book: Neuman . Daniel M. . Chaudhuri . Shubha . Kothari . Komal . Bards, Ballads and Boundaries: An Ethnographic Atlas of Music Traditions in West Rajasthan . 2005 . Seagull . 978-1-905422-07-4 . en.
7. Book: Das . Nava Kishor . Culture, Religion, and Philosophy: Critical Studies in Syncretism and Inter-faith Harmony . 2003 . Rawat Publications . 978-81-7033-820-8 . en.
8. http://haryanascbc.gov.in/information/list-of-backward-classes Haryana OBC list
9. http://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/delhi.pdf Delhi OBC list
10. https://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/Default.aspx?PageID=67 Rajasthan OBC list
11. http://www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in/obc/faq/madhyapradesh.pdf Madhya Pradesh Obc list
12. http://www.ncbc.nic.in/user_panel/GazetteResolution.aspx?Value=mPICjsL1aLvxbegUDuc3MN4eB5E3Ecc1drRPAf1qXQ%2Bl0IqIfhjN1xHrf4i2h5g0 UP OBC list
13. Book: Billah . Mohd Ma'Sum . Islamic Wealth and the SDGs: Global Strategies for Socio-economic Impact . 21 April 2021 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-65313-2 . en.