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Meru Kshatriya Shimpi is a caste from Maharashtra, India, which is categorized by the Government of India as Other Backward Class. They are present all over Maharashtra but mostly in Vidarbha. This caste belongs to the Bhavsar community which is present all over India. Shimpi literally means business in tailoring. This caste has its source from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and is divided between Maharashtra and Telugu states.
Varna
According to Russel and Hiralal, when Parshuram the sixth incarnation of Vishnu was destroying the Kshatriya clan, two brothers hid themselves in a temple and were protected by the priest. The priest ordered one brother, Chippi, to sew a dress for an idol and other to stamp and dye it. Chippi the name was later corrupted as Shimpi. Therefore, their varna is believed to be Kshatriya.