. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . Prabhu sister byincestuous intercourse, as vilely insinuated by Brahminwriters, Kayasthas or Parbhus being from the early daysof Maharashtra down nearly to the present day greatrivals in the matter of office employment [Vide Dr. Wilson,^Indian Caste, Vol, i, page 66). They entered the British service in great numbers fromthe very beginning of the rise of our power, as clerks,secretaries, and confidential agents, so that, in the militarydepartments especially, they occupied all the office stool
. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . Prabhu sister byincestuous intercourse, as vilely insinuated by Brahminwriters, Kayasthas or Parbhus being from the early daysof Maharashtra down nearly to the present day greatrivals in the matter of office employment [Vide Dr. Wilson,^Indian Caste, Vol, i, page 66). They entered the British service in great numbers fromthe very beginning of the rise of our power, as clerks,secretaries, and confidential agents, so that, in the militarydepartments especially, they occupied all the office stools,and office clerks were generally called Purvoes. They still fill most military posts, but in Civil depart-ments, even in the Secretariat where they have deservedlyoccupied positions of great trust, they are gradually being 138 OUR TROUBLES IN POONA AND THE DECCAN. ousted by Brahmins, not by any means to the advantageof the State. They are a pecuHarly inoffensive, quiet, well-conductedcaste, with a high reputation for fidelity and are very tender in their treatment of their women,. THE PARBHU. who are rarely permitted to soil themselves in domesticdrudgery. Many Prabhu ladies were highly educated ereever female education found favour with the Brahmins. Theyseem to have gradually lost energy during the last fiftyyears, and their decadence is much to be deplored. A GALLANT PARBHU. 139 That they are innately courageous and were possessed ofno httle miUtary skill, is proved by Mahratta history. When Siwajee, in 1655, stormed the Fort of Rohira, BajeeParbhu Deshpandye, of Hurdas Mawul, headed the defenderswith such gallantry that Siwajee, out of admiration, not onlyconfirmed him in all his hereditary offices and possessions,but taking him into his service, placed him in commandof a large body of his Hedkaree and Mawulee did Bajee requite this confidence! In September 1660,when Siwajee, finding himself shut up by Fazil Khan andthe Seedees Johur and Uzeez
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