whom she called the Munshi, or teacher, and learned Urdu from him. She loved to sit and talk with him at her homes in Scotland, the Isle of Wight and at Windsor. Queen Victoria would also bring ...

The Queen received Indian servants to mark her Golden Jubilee year. She promoted one, Abdul Karim, to become her personal teacher or ‘Munshi’. Karim instructed Victoria in Urdu and Indian ...

Queen Victoria hires a portrait painter to complete an official portrait of Abdul as her Munshi. As they grow closer, Abdul starts to challenge Queen Victoria’s view of the British Empire and ...