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'''Shimpi''' is an umbrella term for the [[community]] involved traditionally in the eponymous business of clothing |
'''Shimpi''' is an umbrella term for the [[community]] involved traditionally in the eponymous 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== |
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The traditional occupation of the community is tailoring or cloth printing. They are referred to as "shimpi" in 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 | pages = 122– | isbn = 978-1-136-70729-2 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WWysAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA122}}</ref> |
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==Varna== |
==Varna== |
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They are of [[Shudra]] status in the [[Hindu caste system]]; however, followers of [[Namdev]] who belong to the Shimpi community commonly claim to be of [[Kshatriya]] status.<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> |
They are of [[Shudra]] status in the orthodox [[Hindu caste system]]; however, followers of [[Namdev]] who belong to the Shimpi community commonly claim to be of [[Kshatriya]] status.<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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*[[Namdev]] - 14th century revered saint of the [[Bhakti movement]] and [[Varkari]] sect.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WWysAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia|editor=Anne Murphy|page=122|quote=Namdev's caste is always ascribed the status of either a tailor or shimpi in Marathi or a Chhipa or Chhimpa or cloth printer or chimpi in Hindi. Karnataka Shimpi describes as "Namdev Simpi" and "Chhimba" in Punjab. In northern state Rajasthan they populary known as "Chhipa" or "Namdev Chhipa". |publisher=Routledge, London and New York|year=2011}}</ref> |
*[[Namdev]] - 14th century revered saint of the [[Bhakti movement]] and [[Varkari]] sect.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WWysAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia|editor=Anne Murphy|page=122|quote=Namdev's caste is always ascribed the status of either a tailor or shimpi in Marathi or a Chhipa or Chhimpa or cloth printer or chimpi in Hindi. Karnataka Shimpi describes as "Namdev Simpi" and "Chhimba" in Punjab. In northern state Rajasthan they populary known as "Chhipa" or "Namdev Chhipa". |publisher=Routledge, London and New York|year=2011}}</ref> |
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*[[Chandrakant Mandare]] - Marathi actor. |
*[[Chandrakant Mandare]] - Marathi actor.{{cn}} |
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*[[Shashikala]]- Indian Actress. |
*[[Shashikala]]- Indian Actress.{{cn}} |
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*[[Wamanrao Mahadik]] - First [[Shiv Sena]] legislator in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. |
*[[Wamanrao Mahadik]] - First [[Shiv Sena]] legislator in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.{{cn}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 07:28, 14 December 2021
Shimpi is an umbrella term for the community involved traditionally in the eponymous business of clothing and tailoring. Saint Namdev of the Bhakti movement is revered as the patron of the community.
Occupation
The traditional occupation of the community is tailoring or cloth printing. They are referred to as "shimpi" in Marathi or "chimpi" in Hindi.[1]
Varna
They are of Shudra status in the orthodox Hindu caste system; however, followers of Namdev who belong to the Shimpi community commonly claim to be of Kshatriya status.[2][1]
Notables
- Namdev - 14th century revered saint of the Bhakti movement and Varkari sect.[3]
- Chandrakant Mandare - Marathi actor.[citation needed]
- Shashikala- Indian Actress.[citation needed]
- Wamanrao Mahadik - First Shiv Sena legislator in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Anne Murphy (12 March 2012). Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia. Routledge. pp. 122–. ISBN 978-1-136-70729-2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Anne Murphy, ed. (2011). Time, History and the Religious Imaginary in South Asia. Routledge, London and New York. p. 122.
Namdev's caste is always ascribed the status of either a tailor or shimpi in Marathi or a Chhipa or Chhimpa or cloth printer or chimpi in Hindi. Karnataka Shimpi describes as "Namdev Simpi" and "Chhimba" in Punjab. In northern state Rajasthan they populary known as "Chhipa" or "Namdev Chhipa".
- Novetzke, Christian Lee (2013), Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India, Columbia University Press, ISBN 978-0-23151-256-5
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