Chhipi
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. History

According to a legend, Chhipa were originally a warrior class or Kshatriya Rajput. 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. 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. Present circumstances

India
The community is classified as an OBC caste in the Indian states of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh. Pakistan
Chhipa community is settled in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. See also
 Muslim Chhipi
 Block printing

References

External links
 Chhipa block printing in Rajasthan

Social groups of Gujarat
Tribes of Kutch
Muslim communities of Gujarat
Muslim communities of Rajasthan
Muhajir communities
Textile arts of India
Indian castes
Social groups of Rajasthan
Social groups of Madhya Pradesh
Social groups of Haryana
Social groups of Delhi
Social groups of Uttar Pradesh