Chhimba (chhipa, Tonk Kshtariya) are variously described as a Kshatriya caste community and a Sikh clan of India.[1]
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.[2][3]
References
- ↑ The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies{{#if:Singh|, Singh}. Oxford University Press(2014). ISBN 978-0-19100-411-7
- ↑ Textiles, Costumes, and Ornaments of the Western Himalaya{{#if:Hāṇḍā|, Hāṇḍā}. Indus Publishing(1998). ISBN 978-8-17387-076-7
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of Sikhism{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Rowman & Littlefield(2014). ISBN 978-1-44223-601-1