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Prabhu

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the writer caste of Western India, corresponding to the Kayasth of Bengal. Though numbering only 21,941 in Bombay in 1901, they occupy a very high position socially and in the professions. The first Indian to be appointed to the executive council at Bombay was a Prabhu, of the well-known Chaubal family.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Prabhu'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/prabhu.html. 1910.
 
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