Munshi

Munshi (Urdu:مُنشی; Hindi: मुंशी ) is a Persian word originally the name of a contractor, writer or secretary, later used in Mughal Empire and British India of the native language teachers or secretaries employed by Europeans.

Read more about Munshi:  Etymology, In Education

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In Education - Munshies in Service of The British
... were hired as clerks in the government, the word Munshi also became the name of profession ... The family name Munshi belongs to people whose families were in the profession of Munshi and hence were respected as literate people.Abdul Karim, known as "The ...
Asharkota - Demographics
... The central mosque's name is the Munshi Bari Jame Mosjid which made by Munshi Maherullah ... Munshi Maheeullah was a great man of Asharkota ... The central state is Munshi Bari ...
Munshi Abdur Rouf
... Munshi Abdur Rouf (Bengali মুন্সী আবদুর রউফ 1 May 1943-1971) was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War ... Munshi Abdur Rouf embraced martyrdom on 18 April 1971 at Kurighat in Chittagong Hill Tracts after causing extensive damage to Pakistan Army with his MG and forcing them to retreat ...
Abdul Karim (the Munshi)
... करीम, Urdu حافظ محمد عبد الكريم‎) known as "the Munshi", was an Indian Muslim attendant of Queen Victoria ... Victoria came to like him a great deal and gave him the title of "Munshi", an Urdu word often translated as "clerk" or "teacher" ... Karim to India and ordered the confiscation and destruction of the Munshi's correspondence with Victoria ...