Munshi
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An honorary title of Brahmans. | An honorary title of Brahmans. | ||
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| + | The Munshi is a teacher of languages instructing boys in Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani. When a boy has completed his studies with a Mulla, he joins a class taught by a Munshi, and pays from one to two rupees a month. | ||
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| + | The works ordinarily read in the vernacular classes of Eastern Bengal are the following:� | ||
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| + | ''Shah-namah of Firdrausi | ||
| + | Pandnamah or Karima of Sa'di | ||
| + | Gulistan of Sa'di. | ||
| + | Bostan of Sa'di | ||
| + | Sikandar-namah of Nizami Ganjarwani. | ||
| + | Mahabat-namah of Jami. | ||
| + | Bahar-danish of Munshi Inayatullah of Dilhi. | ||
| + | Anwar-i-Suhaili (Pilpay's fables) by Husain Vaiz Kashifi. | ||
| + | Maktubat-i-'Allami, or 'Allami of Abulfazi. | ||
| + | Riq'at Alamgiri.'' | ||
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[edit] Munshi
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An honorary title of Brahmans.
[edit] Notes
The Munshi is a teacher of languages instructing boys in Arabic, Persian, and Hindustani. When a boy has completed his studies with a Mulla, he joins a class taught by a Munshi, and pays from one to two rupees a month.
The works ordinarily read in the vernacular classes of Eastern Bengal are the following:�
Shah-namah of Firdrausi Pandnamah or Karima of Sa'di Gulistan of Sa'di. Bostan of Sa'di Sikandar-namah of Nizami Ganjarwani. Mahabat-namah of Jami. Bahar-danish of Munshi Inayatullah of Dilhi. Anwar-i-Suhaili (Pilpay's fables) by Husain Vaiz Kashifi. Maktubat-i-'Allami, or 'Allami of Abulfazi. Riq'at Alamgiri.
