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Chhipa
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.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 Chhipa are also found in Pakistan. History 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. Present circumstances India The Chhipa community is divided into a number of clans, known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslim Chhipi
The Muslim Chhipi is Muslim community found mainly in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in India. Origin According to their traditions, the Chhipi, or sometimes pronounced Chhipa were originally Rajputs who were imprisoned by Taimur at the fort of Lohargarh in Rajasthan. They escaped from the fort and fled to Rohilkhand. The Rajputs then hid, and were known as the chhipna Rajputs after the Hindi word for hidden which is ''chhipana''. Over time chhipna was corrupted to chhipi. Most traditions rather state that they get their name from the Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ... word ''chhapna'', which means to print. Other traditions refer to their taking up the occupation of printing clothes after the conversion of the communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
