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His annual salary was £200 which was the equivalent of the European junior faculty of the college and considered to be near the top of the pay scales for Indian teachers at [[Fort William College]] which usually range from £36 to £240 per year. This was, however, still below the usual rate for British professors of Persian and Hindustani which ranged from £1,800 to £3,200. Ghoolam worked as the assistant to the professor, [[Charles Stewart (orientalist)|Captain Charles Stewart]]. Together they were appointed into the ''Muhammadan Division'' of the college which specialised in the instruction of Persian, [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. |
His annual salary was £200 which was the equivalent of the European junior faculty of the college and considered to be near the top of the pay scales for Indian teachers at [[Fort William College]] which usually range from £36 to £240 per year. This was, however, still below the usual rate for British professors of Persian and Hindustani which ranged from £1,800 to £3,200. Ghoolam worked as the assistant to the professor, [[Charles Stewart (orientalist)|Captain Charles Stewart]]. Together they were appointed into the ''Muhammadan Division'' of the college which specialised in the instruction of Persian, [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]]. |
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Students of Ghoolam Hyder would copy select passages in the Persian script and he would also test their pronunciations. The [[East India Company|Company authorities]] also requested Ghoolam Hyder to teach Persian to the pupils of the preparatory school that was associated with the college. The college directors continued to recruit language teachers from India following his appointment. A colleague of Ghoolam Hyder's who was also associated with Haileybury and recruited from India during the same period was [[Mirza Muhammed Ibrahim]]. He would often teach wearing his tradition attire as shown in a picture from 1806.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jahangir |first1=Isa |title=Shi'as in Britain: The Earliest Cases (Part 1) |journal=Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies |date=2017 |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=251-312 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/197/article/743729/summary}}</ref> |
Students of Ghoolam Hyder would copy select passages in the Persian script and he would also test their pronunciations. The [[East India Company|Company authorities]] also requested Ghoolam Hyder to teach Persian to the pupils of the preparatory school that was associated with the college. The college directors continued to recruit language teachers from India following his appointment. A colleague of Ghoolam Hyder's who was also associated with Haileybury and recruited from India during the same period was [[Mirza Muhammed Ibrahim]]. He would often teach wearing his tradition attire as shown in a picture from 1806.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jahangir |first1=Isa |title=Shi'as in Britain: The Earliest Cases (Part 1) |journal=Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies |date=2017 |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=251-312 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/197/article/743729/summary}}</ref> |
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Ghoolam Hyder found his salary insufficient to cover his expenses in England as he was often sending money back to his family in India. In 1808, he composed a formal petition for a raise in his salary which the Company did not approve of but they did grant a £40 annual subsidy to his house rent. |
Ghoolam Hyder found his salary insufficient to cover his expenses in England as he was often sending money back to his family in India. In 1808, he composed a formal petition for a raise in his salary which the Company did not approve of but they did grant a £40 annual subsidy to his house rent. |
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Revision as of 15:37, 1 January 2024
Sheth Ghoolam Hyder also spelled as Sheth Ghulam Hyder (1776-1823), was a British Indian professor of Persian at the East India Company College which later became known as Haileybury College.[1] He was often addressed by his students as "Moonshi Ghoolam Hyder" and worked at the college from 1806 until he died in 1823.[2]
Born in Darbhanga in the Indian state of Bihar and arriving in the UK in 1806, he is considered to be one of the first Indians to teach in the UK.[3]
Life and Career
Ghoolam Hyder was born in Darbhanga, Bihar in 1776. In 1806, he travelled on his initiative, to London to seek employment as a teacher of the Persian language.
The East India Company opened in 1806 as well and in August of that year, he applied for the role of "Persian writing master". As a demonstration of his knowledge, he included in his application a sample of his writing in Persian calligraphy. Although his English was deemed barely adequate, he was appointed shortly afterwards.
His annual salary was £200 which was the equivalent of the European junior faculty of the college and considered to be near the top of the pay scales for Indian teachers at Fort William College which usually range from £36 to £240 per year. This was, however, still below the usual rate for British professors of Persian and Hindustani which ranged from £1,800 to £3,200. Ghoolam worked as the assistant to the professor, Captain Charles Stewart. Together they were appointed into the Muhammadan Division of the college which specialised in the instruction of Persian, Hindustani and Arabic.
Students of Ghoolam Hyder would copy select passages in the Persian script and he would also test their pronunciations. The Company authorities also requested Ghoolam Hyder to teach Persian to the pupils of the preparatory school that was associated with the college. The college directors continued to recruit language teachers from India following his appointment. A colleague of Ghoolam Hyder's who was also associated with Haileybury and recruited from India during the same period was Mirza Muhammed Ibrahim.[4] He would often teach wearing his tradition attire as shown in a picture from 1806.[5]
Ghoolam Hyder found his salary insufficient to cover his expenses in England as he was often sending money back to his family in India. In 1808, he composed a formal petition for a raise in his salary which the Company did not approve of but they did grant a £40 annual subsidy to his house rent. Ghoolam Hyder had to maintain two families as he had a wife and two children still in India and he also married an Englishwoman, Rose Slocomb. He married Rose in St Botolph's Church in London and had at least 6 children together. It was noted that Rose was viewed in the eyes of Ghoolam's colleagues as his "social inferior" as she had "no family".
Reference
- ^ Spooner, Brian; Hanaway, William (2012). Literacy in the Persianate World: Writing and Social Order. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 339–341. ISBN 9781934536568.
- ^ Memorials of old Haileybury College. Westminster, A. Constable and Company. 1894. p. 23.
- ^ Pietsch, Tamson (2013). Eight Alternative ties: national and international forces. Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 9781784991777.
- ^ Fisher, Michael (2001). "Persian Professor in Britain: Mirza Muhammad Ibrahim at the East India Company's College, 1826-44". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 21: 24–32.
- ^ Jahangir, Isa (2017). "Shi'as in Britain: The Earliest Cases (Part 1)". Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies. 10 (3): 251–312.