Tags: Ethnic Group.
Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) is an ethno-religious community of South Asia. It is part of the broader Kayastha community. Traditionally the CKPs have been granted the upper caste status which allowed them to study the Vedas and perform religious rites along with Brahmins.Though they originated in North India Central Asia and East Asia the CKPs are today concentrated primarily in western Maharashtra southern Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh (Indore region).