Waheed Rabbani
BIO
Biography

Waheed Rabbani was born in India, near Delhi, and was introduced to Victorian and other English novels, at a very young age, in his father's library. Most of the large number of volumes, had been purchased by his father at 'garage sales' held, by departing British civil service officers and their families, in the last days of the Raj.

Waheed graduated from Loughborough University, Leicestershire, England, and received a Master's degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. While an engineer by profession, Waheed's other love is reading and writing English literature that prompted him to obtain a Certificate in Creative Writing from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada and embark on his writing journey.

Waheed's historical fiction The Azadi Series books have been translated into several languages and are available at all Amazon, and other Bookstores.

Waheed is now retired and settled on the shores of Lake Ontario in the historic town of Grimsby. More information is available on his website:

https://wrabbani.ca/

ADDRESS
City: Grimsby, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Historical Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
LINKS
Links
https://wrabbani.ca/
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
up to 50
Presentation Length
1 hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

The following presentation was made earlier, and a similar one can be presented:

GRIMSBY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Talk By GRIMSBY AUTHOR
Waheed Rabbani
Canadian Woman Doctors in India During the British Raj

At

25 Adelaide Street, Grimsby, Ontario

Wednesday March 17, 2010

From 7.30 to 9 PM

Talk/Presentation - Synopsis

The talk is an introduction to the Canadian women doctors who served in India during the British Raj. Waheed first explores how they got there in the late 19th Century, since it was most uncommon for single women to travel around the world in those days. As it turns out, they had been sponsored by the Canadian Presbyterian Church and worked at their Missions and Hospitals in India. That leads him into presenting a very brief overview of the introduction of Christianity in India and the gradual entry of the French, Dutch, Portuguese, British, American and finally the Canadian Missions. Waheed’s research (for his historical fictional novel, which he will also talk about) showed that there were about 10 Canadian lady doctors—mostly from Ontario and Quebec—who served in India during that period. A brief biographical sketch of one lady, Doctor Margaret Mackellar, of Port Elgin, Ontario, will be presented. In addition, the talk will include some information on a few Niagara Region ladies who, while not doctors, had also travelled to India as medical assistants.

Presentation Fee(s)
Negotiable
Programs & Interests
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