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'''''Prabhu''''' means master or the Prince in [[Sanskrit]] and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to [[God]].<ref name="BABA WORDS, The Master's Glossary, N-P">{{cite web | url=http://www.avatarmeherbaba.org/erics/glossn-p.html#p | title=BABA WORDS, The Master's Glossary, N-P | accessdate=29 July 2016 | author=Frank Davis}}</ref> The term is also used by devotees of the Hindu God Lord [[Krishna]]/[[Vishnu]] as a title and form of address. It is also appended after a devotee's name, for example "Madhava Prabhu". In [[Indonesia]], especially in [[Bali]]nese, [[Javanese people|Javanese]], and [[Sundanese people|Sundanese]] culture, the term "Prabu" is used as a part of royal titles, especially to address Kings such as [[Sri Baduga Maharaja|Prabhu Siliwangi]], Prabu Kiansantang (the son of Prabu Siliwangi), etc.<br />
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== As a surname ==<br />
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A common surname among people across the [[Konkan|Konkan Coast]] in [[India]], from [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]] to [[Goa]] and.<ref name="Prabhu Family History">{{cite web | url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=prabhu | title=Prabhu Family History | publisher=Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press | work=Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press | date=2013 | accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians - Google Books">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UdTYAAAAMAAJ | title=Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians - Google Books | publisher=I.J.A. Publications, 1999 | author=Alan Machado | year=1999 | page=264 | isbn=9788186778258}}</ref> <br />
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==As a title==<br />
"Prabhu" is a Sanskrit word, it is predominantly used to refer to a supreme being or god. My Indian languages associate the word for someone they have devotion for especially for Hindu gods like Lord Krishna. According to historian Anant Ramkrishna Sinai Dhume, Prabhu was a title accorded to the representative of the main village of the ''[[taluka]]'' (district) committee. The Prabhus may have also occupied official posts in the central administration, without prejudice to their original posts which were hereditary. Traditionally, a Prabhu was a village chief, Ministers, Zamindars, administrators, landlord and as such a master to the many agricultural labourers that were needed to cultivate his lands.<ref name="The Last Prabhu: A Hunt for Roots : DNA, Ancient Documents and Migration in Goa - Google Books">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4EclMwEACAAJ | title=The Last Prabhu: A Hunt for Roots : DNA, Ancient Documents and Migration in Goa - Google Books | publisher=Goa 1556, 2011 | author=Bernardo Elvino de Sousa | year=2011 | page=163 | isbn=9789380739151}}</ref> "Prabhu" as a title is mainly found among [[Saraswat Brahmin]]s, [[Karhade Brahmin]]s and other Brahmins communities in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 91, Part 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Glk6AQAAIAAJ|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|year=1970|page=8|quote=Prabhu is a title found amongst Saraswats , Karhade and other brahmins.}}</ref> In [[Indonesia]], ''rajas'' (kings) are given the title "Prabhu", such as [[Sri Baduga Maharaja|Prabhu Siliwangi]] king of the [[Sunda Kingdom]], [[Prabu Kiansantang]] (son of Prabhu Siliwangi), [[Sanna (king)|Prabhu Bratasenna]] king of [[Java]] who ruled in the [[8th century]], and other numerous kings.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Prabhu (actor)]] (born 1956), Indian actor<br />
* [[Prabhu B. Patil]], Indian bacterial geneticist<br />
* [[Prabhu Chauhan]] (born 1969)<br />
* [[Prabhu Chawla]] (born 1946)<br />
* [[Ravana|Prabhu Dasamuka]], Indonesian ([[Javanese culture|Javanese]] and [[Bali]]nese) name addressed for [[Ravana]] which means "The king with ten heads"<br />
* [[Prabhu Dayal Balmiki]] (born 1963), Indian politician<br />
* [[Prabhu Dayal Himatsingka]] (1889–?), Indian politicianCongress<br />
* [[Prabhu Dayal Katheria]] (born 1952), Indian politician and agriculturist<br />
* [[Prabhu Dayal Nigam]], Indian interventional cardiologist<br />
* [[Prabhu Deva]], Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer, and actor<br />
* [[Prabhu Goel]] (born 1951)<br />
* [[Prabhu Jagadbandhu]] (1871–1921), Hindu Saint of Bengal<br />
* [[Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar]] (1912–1976), Indian mathematician<br />
* [[Prabhu Lal Saini]] (born 1954), Rajasthani politician<br />
* [[Prabhu Mundkur]] (born 1988), Indian model and actor<br />
* [[Prabhu Narayan Singh]] (1855–1931), ruler of the Indian Princely State of Benares State from 1889 to 1931<br />
* [[Sri Baduga Maharaja|Prabhu Siliwangi]], the king of the [[Sunda Kingdom|Hindu Sunda kingdom]] of [[Indonesia]] from 1482 to 1521<br />
* [[Prabhu Solomon]] (born 1969), Indian film director<br />
* [[Ajit Prabhu]], founder and CEO of QuestGlobal<br />
* [[Bolanthur Krishna Prabhu]] (1882–?), wrote ''Chandrahas Natak''<br />
* [[Gayathri Prabhu]] (born 1974), Indian novelist<br />
* [[Ghanasyam Prabhu]], an Indian cricket umpire<br />
* [[H. Boniface Prabhu]] (born 1972), Indian q&shy;riplegic wheelchair tennis player<br />
* {{ill|Uday Krishna Prabhu|WD=Q28043557}} (born 1954), Indian sprinter<br />
* [[Jaideep Prabhu]] (born 1967), professor<br />
* [[K. N. Prabhu]] (1923–2006)<br />
* [[Lakshman Prabhu]], a minister in the court of the Silhara dynasty<br />
* [[Leo Prabhu]] (born 1933), veteran dramatist, playwright, and novelist<br />
* [[M. S. Prabhu]], on IMDb<br />
* [[Mamta Prabhu]] (born 1983), table tennis player<br />
* [[Manik Prabhu]] (1817–1865), Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, mystic, and guru<br />
* [[Manjiri Prabhu]] (born 1964), Indian author, TV producer and filmmaker<br />
* [[Manohar Parrikar|Manohar Prabhu Parrikar]] (1955–2019), Indian politician<br />
* [[Maya Prabhu]], medical doctor<br />
* Megha Prabhu, co-founder and CFO [[Yes Bank]]<br />
* [[N. U. Prabhu]] (born 1924)<br />
* [[Neeraj Prabhu]] (born 1976), Indian-born former English cricketer<br />
* [[Neeshan Prabhoo]], chutney musician<br />
* [[Peter Paul Prabhu]] (1931–2013)<br />
* [[R. Prabhu]] (born 1947), Indian National Congress member of Parliament in India<br />
* [[R.S. Prabhu]] (born 1950), Indian film producer and film director<br />
* [[Rakesh Prabhu]], Indian cricketer<br />
* [[S. R. Prabhu]], Indian film producer<br />
* [[Satyajit Prabhu]], music arranger, composer, and multi-instrumentalist<br />
* [[Seetharam Prabhu]] (born 1964), Indian cricket umpire<br />
* [[Shashi Prabhu]] (born 1944), Indian architect<br />
* [[Srinivas Prabhu]], actor<br />
* [[Sunil Prabhu]] (born 1969), Indian politician<br />
* [[Suresh Prabhu]] (born 1953), Indian politician<br />
* [[Vasant K. Prabhu]], professor<br />
* [[Vasant Prabhu]] (died 1968)<br />
* [[Vasundhara Prabhu]], director of education at the Farnsworth Art Museum<br />
* [[Venkat Prabhu]] (born 1975), Indian filmmaker, actor, director, and playback singer<br />
* [[Vikram Prabhu]], Indian actor<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Prabhu Communities]], a group of distinct Hindu castes found in Maharashtra, India<br />
* [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] (1486–1533)<br />
* [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] (1896–1977), Indian spiritual teacher<br />
* ''[[Rani]]'', the Sanskrit word for "princess"<br />
* [[Prabhu (film)|''Prabhu'' (film)]], a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language film<br />
* ''[[Hey Prabhu!]]'', a 2019 Inidan web TV show<br />
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