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Category: 1940s

Early History of Dow: The Real Benefactor

By Dr. Sohail Ansari 10th December 1945Dow Medical College75 years – Golden JubileeMost will recognise Sir Hugh Dow and relate him as the founder of Dow Medical College. The medical college in Hyderabad was under threat unless it was improved and transferred to Karachi. The man behind the negotiations and actions for this to happenRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Happy 76th Birthday – Dow

Today is Dow’s Birthday, December 10th. The foundation stone was laid on Monday, December 10, 1945. For the history research done about the foundation day of DOW see Retracing History of Dow Medical College.

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Rizwan Karatela December 11, 2021December 11, 2021

The First Batch of Dow Medical College 1948.

A WHILE BACK on a post on the old Pakistan Chowk neighborhood and the nearby old Lambert Market, I have promised to share the story of a Hindu family that lived there. The Pakistan Chowk area before partition was predominantly Hindu neighborhood with their nearby Swami Narayan Mandir on Bunder road and names like JaiRamRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD June 9, 2019

Inauguration of Dow Medical College Karachi Dec 11 1945

By Raamish Karatela Dow Medical College is one the oldest Medical Colleges in Pakistan. It was established under British rule in 1945 under the leadership of Sir Hugh Dow (the then Governor of Sind) and his Minister of Public Health, Dr. Hermandas Wadhwant. It has since then served as one of the premier and prestigiousRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD April 13, 2019April 15, 2019

Prof. Habib Patel

Prof. Habib Patel was born in 1912 in India. He was an outstanding student at the Grant Medical College, Bombay and was appointed to the faculty in 1941. He was invited by the Government of Sindh in 1947 to come over to Pakistan which he did and joined Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital KarachiRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD July 30, 2018July 31, 2018

Dow Medical College Students’ Union 1945

Dow Medical College Karachi was established on 10th of December 1945. This is the first Dow Medical College Student’s Union; It started a tradition that lasted almost 35 years when Dow always had a Students’ Union representing the interests of the students to the Administration, Civil Hospital, University of Bombay initially and later University ofRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD April 16, 2018

A Page from Dow History 1945 Sir Hugh Dow

Text courtesy of Dr. Adnan Zuberi, Hartlepool UK, Dow 1989 graduate.

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Amin H. Karim MD December 13, 2017December 13, 2017

The Letter from the grand daughter of Sir Hugh Dow

I received a very pleasant surprise. A letter from Ms. Helen Wagner, grand daughter of Sir Hugh Dow. It is addressed to all Dowites. She writes about her grandad, Sir Hugh Dow and her fond memories about him. I am sure all Dowities would love to read a personal account of Sir Hugh Dow writtenRead More

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Rizwan Karatela December 12, 2017December 12, 2017

Foundation of Dow Medical College Dec 10 1945

Photos courtesy of Dr. Sohail Ansari

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Amin H. Karim MD December 11, 2017

Inauguration of Dow Medical College Building 1945.

November 1945:  The inauguration of the building of Dow Medical College, Karachi. Minister of Sindh Mr. Pir Ilahi Bux addressing the audience.  Governor of SIndh Mr. Maudi (seated) inaugurated the Building. 45 students were later admitted to the first batch among them one Muslim girl named Ms. Fahmida Shaikh. Dow Medical College (now Dow UniversityRead More

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Amin H. Karim MD December 8, 2017
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