Photos courtesy of Dr. Sohail Ansari
Foundation of Dow Medical College Dec 10 1945
Category: 1940s
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
Retracing History: Inauguration Day, Dow Medical College 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
Dow Medical College will be 69 year-old
Happy Birthday to Dow On December 10th, 2014, our Dow will be 69 year old. To all the Dowites since the first graduating class we say Happy Birthday. Happy birthday to our Alma Mater. This is the time to share the memories about your Dow Days. We will be posting few pictures, news items fromRead More
Welcome to The Dow Days!
Let Us Take You on a Journey Through Dow Time Tunnel! A shared home for every Dow story.From 1945 to 2025, generations of Dow graduates have been united by a single institution we proudly call Dow. From the hallways of the Anatomy Museum to the familiar gathering places and snack corners, we each carry memoriesRead More
Happy Birthday to Dow – Today is the 68th Birthday
From December 10th, 1945 to December 10th, 2013 Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone besmear’d with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars hisRead More
Late Lt. Col Aziz K.M. Khan
Late Lt. Col. Aziz K.M. Khan was the second Principal of Dow Medical College from December 31 1945 to January 25, 1953 and again from September 1 1954 to May 25, 1955. in 1984’s he suffered sudden death during the First symposium held at Dow Medical College in the presence of other doctors and students.Read More
Civil Hospital Original Building
Orignial Building of Civil Hospital Karachi inaugurated in 1898. Photo uploaded by Munir A. Shikari. Scanned and uploaded by Amin H. Karim MD November 28 2013
1941 Establishment of the Medical School
1941: Dow was first established in Hyderabad as a small medical school to grant only LSMF Qualification.
Dr. Kewalram Tarasingh Ramchandani: First Principal of DMC
Dr. Kewalram Tarasingh Ramchandani was the first Principal of Dow Medical College, Karachi from June 1 1945 to December 30, 1945. (Ref: DowLink Special Edition 2008)