The Dow Medical College Students’ Union and now the DUHS Union have played a major role in student life in DMC. It provided a training ground in democracy. The elected union was the liaison between students and the College, University, Provincial and National Administration. Class of 1983 saw the last democratic elections to the Student’s Union in DMC. The class of 1984 and onwards saw no elections and to this day there is no Student’s Union in DMC. The student parties like NSF and Jamiat have their clown class representatives.
Recently we received email from Anis Rehman who remembers his days in Dow when his father, our Haji Saheb and his uncle Shahji used to run the famous Dow Snack Corner and Canteen. Now a grown man and doing quite well, he saw our Dow Days Blog and noted the post on Dow Canteen he sentRead More
Elections for Student’s Union were an integral part of Dow Medical College, Karachi upto the mid 1980s when they were banned. The following are some photos and account of the Elections for the the year 1964, a year before the War with India and the country under Marshall Law presided over by Field Marshall MohammedRead More
Some of the pictures from 1965-66. The visit of health secretary visit, inauguration of Habib Bank in Dow Medical College in 1966. The information and pictures provided by Dr. Zakiuddin Oonwala. Amir Mohammed Khan Health Secretary, West Pakistan inaugurated Post office Premises and laid the foundation of Habib Bank Branch within the college premises. TheRead More
Dow Medical College Students’ Union Gymkhana Committee Photo 1973-74 Photo courtesy of Dr. Kulsoom Sabir. Prof. Abdul Wahid (Anatomy and Principal) and Shakir Ali Jafry (Biochemistry) are no longer with us. They were great teachers and left a mark on Dow Medical College history. May they rest in eternal peace. Asadullah Khan (class of 1977)Read More
Professor Salar Aziz leading the Final Year MBBS Class 1968. Photo courtesy of Dr. Salim Chowdhrey. National Students Federation (NSF) and Young Medicos Organization (YMO) political discussions over tea and biscuits in the famous Dow Cafeteria. 1968. Photo courtesy of Dr. Salim Chowdhrey. Class of 1968 Dow Medical College, Karachi. Photo courtesy of Dr. SalimRead More
Here are some glimpses of National politics being reflected in the Dow Medical College campus in the early 1960’s when Dow Medical College had an active Student’s Union with democratically elected student representatives. Student Unions were banned in 1999 or so. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto at the Dow Medical College, Karachi adressing students in 1967. MairajRead More
From the Archives: page from Dow Magazine 1953 The Victory Day as noted in the Dow Magazine 1953. While the details are not noted this picture gives the glimpse of the student activism in 1950s. Dow had been the institution always in the forefront of national politics and played pivotal role in shaping of theRead More
The Dow Magazine was published by the students of Dow as the representative body supervised by the faculty. This is the cover of that magazine published in 1953. The details of actual working of the Editorial board and articles selection is unclear and may be our senior colleagues can expand on this.
From the Dow Archives the picture from the Dow Magazine 1951-52 the Editorial Board of Dow. This is a 62 year old picture form the pages of Dow Magazine. When Dow was just graduating its first classes. You will find Dr. A. Wahid sitting in the middle as the President of this Editorial Board.
DMC Elections and Social evening. 1956 Photo courtesy of Dr. Ahmed Sayeed MD, Houston. To see details and read captions, please click on the photo and it will open in a new window. Amin H. Karim MD
