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