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'''Shimpi''' is an umbrella term for the [[Caste system in India|Indian caste]] traditionally involved in the business of clothing and tailoring. [[Namdev|Saint Namdev]] of the Bhakti movement is revered as the patron of the community. |
'''Shimpi''' is an umbrella term for the [[Caste system in India|Indian caste]] traditionally involved in the business of clothing and tailoring. [[Namdev|Saint Namdev]] of the Bhakti movement is revered as the patron of the community. |
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==Occupation== |
==Occupation== |
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The traditional occupation of the community is tailoring or cloth printing. They are referred to as "''Shimpi''" in [[Marathi_language|Marathi]] or "''Chimpi''" in [[Hindi]].<ref name="Murphy2012">{{cite book | author = Anne Murphy | date = 12 March 2012 | title = Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia | publisher = Routledge | page = 122 | isbn = 978-1-136-70729-2 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WWysAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA122}}</ref> |
The traditional occupation of the community is tailoring or cloth printing. They are referred to as "''Shimpi''" in [[Marathi_language|Marathi]] or "''Chimpi''" in [[Hindi]].<ref name="Murphy2012">{{cite book | author = Anne Murphy | date = 12 March 2012 | title = Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia | publisher = Routledge | page = 122 | isbn = 978-1-136-70729-2 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WWysAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA122}}</ref> |
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==Government classification== |
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The Shimpi are included in the central list of [[Other Backward Class]]es (OBC) by the government of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/maharashtra.pdf|title=Central List of OBCs For the State of Maharashtra}}</ref> |
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==Varna== |
==Varna== |
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As per [[Christian Lee Novetzke]], the other communities consider them to be of the kshatriya varna in the [[Hindu caste system]]; however, followers of [[Namdev]] who belong to the Shimpi community commonly claim to be of [[brahmin ]] origin.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Novetzke|first=Christian Lee|title=Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0-23151-256-5|pages=55}}</ref><ref name="Murphy2012"/> |
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==Notables== |
==Notables== |
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*[[Shashikala]] - Indian actress{{cn|date=December 2021}} |
*[[Shashikala]] - Indian actress{{cn|date=December 2021}} |
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*[[Wamanrao Mahadik]] - First [[Shiv Sena]] legislator in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly{{cn|date=December 2021}} |
*[[Wamanrao Mahadik]] - First [[Shiv Sena]] legislator in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly{{cn|date=December 2021}} |
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*[[Anand Lal Shimpi]] - Founder of the technology website [[AnandTech]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 10 August 2024
Shimpi is an umbrella term for the Indian caste traditionally involved in the business of clothing and tailoring. Saint Namdev of the Bhakti movement is revered as the patron of the community.
Occupation
[edit]The traditional occupation of the community is tailoring or cloth printing. They are referred to as "Shimpi" in Marathi or "Chimpi" in Hindi.[1]
Government classification
[edit]The Shimpi are included in the central list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) by the government of Maharashtra.[2]
Varna
[edit]As per Christian Lee Novetzke, the other communities consider them to be of the kshatriya varna in the Hindu caste system; however, followers of Namdev who belong to the Shimpi community commonly claim to be of brahmin origin.[3][1]
Notables
[edit]- Namdev - revered 14th-century saint of the Bhakti movement and Varkari sect[1]
- Chandrakant Mandare - Marathi actor[citation needed]
- Shashikala - Indian actress[citation needed]
- Wamanrao Mahadik - First Shiv Sena legislator in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Anne Murphy (12 March 2012). Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia. Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-136-70729-2.
- ^ "Central List of OBCs For the State of Maharashtra" (PDF).
- ^ Novetzke, Christian Lee (2013). Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India. Columbia University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-23151-256-5.
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