Editing Pathare Prabhu (section)

==Introduction==

The Pathare Prabhus and the [[Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu]]s (CKP) are considered sister communities, both being part of the 'Prabhu caste'.<ref>{{cite book | title = Urban leadership in Western India: politics and communities in Bombay city, 1840-1885 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2eYhAAAAMAAJ&q=sister | author=Christine E. Dobbin| year=1972 |page= 225|isbn = 978-0-19-821841-8|quote=Not only were the Pathare prabhus aware for the need for self help. In 1876 the members of their sister community, the Chandraseniya Kayasth Prabhus, began to organize themselves.}}</ref>
Both Pathare Prabhu and CKP follow the [[Advaita Vedanta]] [[Smarta]] tradition of Hinduism propounded by [[Adi Shankara]].<ref>{{cite book | title = The Castes, Tribes and Culture of India | author = K.P.Bahadur, Sukhdev Singh Chib | page= 161| publisher=ESS Publications|year=1981| quote= pg 161: The Kayastha Prabhus...The creed mostly accepted by them is that of the advaita school of Shankaracharya, though they also worship Vishnu, Ganapati and other gods. ...Most of the Pathare Prabhus are the followers of smart sect who adopt the teachings of Shankaracharya}}</ref>

Along with all the [[Maharashtrian Brahmin]] castes and the CKP,  they are considered one of the 'high' or 'elite' castes of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite journal | title = The American Economic Review - Volume 96, Issues 3-4 |page = 1228 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RC6yAAAAIAAJ&q=pathare|publisher = Nashville, Tenn. American Economic Association | year=2006 |quote= High castes include all the Brahmin jatis, as well as a few other elite jatis (CKP and Pathare Prabhus).Low castes include formerly untouchable castes (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes as defined by the government of India). Middle castes are drawn mostly from the cultivator jatis, such as the Marathas and the Kunbis, as well as other traditional vocations that were not considered to be untouchable.}}</ref>

The Pathare Prabhu, in the 19th century would to refer to Mumbai (then known as Bombay) as 'Desh' (country). They formed the "Union Club" under which were the five primary collectives of [[Girgaon]], [[Mazagaon]], [[Parel]], [[Mahim]] and [[Worli]]. In 1887, they held a meeting at the "Desh" level in which it was decided to stop inviting "naikins" (dancers) to sing at the [[Upanayana]] (thread ceremonies or "munja") and marriage celebrations. Historians cite an incident where a Pathare Prabhu member who broke this rule two years later was socially outcast by the community. He sued for defamation but the British Court ruled against him.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Making of History: Essays Presented to Irfan Habib (Anthem South Asian Studies)|year=2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ejrBraqBaLQC&pg=PA197|publisher=Anthem Press|page=197|isbn=9781843310389|editor1=Utsa Patnaik|editor2=Terence J. Byres|editor3=K. N. Panikkar}}</ref>