The book ‘Victoria and Abdul’ by Shrabani Basu has been considered as love story. But it’s doubtful because the story is more of friendship and good understanding between a queen and her servant. On the occasion of her Golden Jubilee, Queen Victoria gets a plethora of male assistants from India, to serve upon her decorum from the land she now rules. Who would have thought that 24 year-old Abdul Karim, one among the servants will be etched in history as one of the Queen's closest confidant. Abdul Karim is the son of a local Indian doctor, Wuzeeruddin. Abdul was born in Agra with no formal education, he was taught Persian and Urdu, the court language of the Mughals. Wuzeeruddin was a medical assistant in the Agra jail under Dr. Tyler, the jail superintendent. Tyler found young Abdul Karim efficient and was impressed with his aesthetic sense. When the Queen wanted assistants from India for Jubilee celebration, Abdul Karim found his way into the Queen's home on the recomm...
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