Dow’s Were the Days
Category: Dowite’s Original Works
Here we showcase Dowite’s original work, in poetry, art and design and literature.
Habib Bank Ltd Dow Medical College Branch 1966
A PAGE FROM DOW HISTORY 1966: Talking about Foundation Stones and Dow Medical College, here is the foundation of Habib Bank Limited, Dow Medical College Branch in April 1966. The Principal at that time Prof. Mahmud Ali Shah is looking over. He was the Principal for 14 years till 1969 when Prof. Abdul Waheed tookRead More
A Page from Dow History 1945 Sir Hugh Dow
Text courtesy of Dr. Adnan Zuberi, Hartlepool UK, Dow 1989 graduate.
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
Foundation of Dow Medical College Dec 10 1945
Photos courtesy of Dr. Sohail Ansari
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
Prof. Fareeduddin Baqai (1935-2017)
Dr Fareed Uddin Baqai and his wife Dr Zahida Baqai were medical practitioners and surgeons who had been educated in Pakistan and the United Kingdom and began to practice in Karachi, which at that time was the capital. In the late 1960s, the Baqaians started a private sector hospital in Nazimabad,Read More
Dow Class of 1977 Ruby Anniversary December 2017
Beyond Nostalgia: 40 years on….and counting! By Prof. Murad M. Khan, Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. “You do not come to Dow Medical College to learn medicine. You come to Dow Medical College to learn about life…” (Sarfaraz Ahmed, Class of ’74) “This must be the most unusual batch I haveRead 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
Dr. Mohammed Haroon Z. Khan Cochlear Implant Program
Dr. Mohammed Haroon Z. Khan. FRCS. Consultant ENT Surgeon, Rochandle, UK. Dow graduate of 1975; Class of 1977 remembers Dr. Khan as the RMO when we were preparing for Final MBBS Exam; I personally remember him going out of his way to show students ENT instruments, knowledge of which was vital for the oral ENTRead More