Chhimba

Chhimba (छीमबा) Chhimba (छिम्बा) is a gotra of Khatri/Kshatriyas[1] Prior to 1947, Chhimba Sikhs were traditionally landowners who were specialized cotton farmers until they settled down with their own clothing shops. Although most still own cotton farms, they now work as doctors, lawyers, and businessmen. They introduced some of the finest fabrics in Punjab and still run most of the textile industry there. [2]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.[3]

Offloading freshly harvested cotton.

Notable Members

Bhai Mohkam Singh (1663–1705) (or "Mokham"), born Muhkam Chand, was one of the original Panj Piare or the Five Beloved of honoured memory in the Sikh tradition. About the year 1685, he came to Anandpur, then the seat of Guru Gobind Singh where he practised martial arts and took part in the Sikhs' battles with the surrounding hill chiefs and imperial troops. He was one of the five who offered their heads in response to Guru Gobind Singh's call on the Baisakhi day of 1699 and earned the appellation of Panj Piare. Initiated into the order of the Khalsa, Muhkam Chand received the common surname of Singh and became Muhkam Singh. He died in the battle of Chamkaur on 7 December 1705 with Bhai Himmat Singh and Bhai Sahib Singh.[4]


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Cotton Farmer in Punjab India.

References
  1. "Sikh Heritage". www.sikh-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. Hāṇḍā, Omacanda (1998). Textiles, Costumes, and Ornaments of the Western Himalaya. Indus Publishing. pp. 132–134. ISBN 978-8-17387-076-7.
  4. "Chhimba - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia". www.sikhiwiki.org. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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