Chhimba (also spelled Chimba, Chhimbe, Chimba, or Chippa) are variously described as a Sikh caste, community or clan of India.[3] They were traditionally associated with dyeing, tailoring, or block-printing work.[1][4] Alternative terms in Punjab for the community are Chhipa Chhapegir or Chhipi.[2][1] According to the National Commission for Backward Classes, Chhimba is a synonym of Chhipi, Chimpa, and Chiba. They are included in the Central List of Other Backward Classes for the Union Territory of Chandigarh.[5]
Their traditional occupation in the Samba district of India was dying and hand-printing calico fabric. It was probably some of these people who moved to areas of Himachal Pradesh, where they created a somewhat different style of printing cloth that was much favoured by the Gaddi people of the region.[6][7]
Notable Chhimba Sikhs
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edit- 1 2 3 "Portrayal of piety and splendour". The Tribune - Spectrum. 19 March 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 Parihar, Subhash (26 November 2023). "Kalā itihāsakāra nū yāda karadi'āṁ" ਕਲਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ [Remembering the art historian]. Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Joginder (2014). "Sikhs In Independent India". In Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-19100-411-7.
- ↑ Kumar, Raj (2008). "7: Washermen, Dyers and Tailors". Encyclopaedia of Untouchables: Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Kalpaz Publications. pp. 347–354. ISBN 9788178356648.
- ↑ NCBC Advice No. 14/Chandigarh/2013 (PDF). National Commission for Backward Classes, Government of India. 2013.
- ↑ Hāṇḍā, Omacanda (1998). Textiles, Costumes, and Ornaments of the Western Himalaya. Indus Publishing. pp. 132–134. ISBN 978-8-17387-076-7.
- ↑ Fenech, Louis E.; McLeod, W. H. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-44223-601-1.