Sattar Memon
Sattar Memon | |
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| Born | 1947 Northwestern, India |
| Occupation | doctor, literary and medical author |
| Genre | Spiritual fiction, medical |
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| http://www.ashrambooks.com | |
Sattar Memon (born 1947) is an Indian doctor and author. He has been an Associate Professor of Medicine emeritus at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, US since 1996, holds a medical degree and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has published five books. The film rights were acquired in 2008 for his first novel, The Ashram.
Published works
- Providence Journal Newspaper - Magazine Section - Fiction Manohar He had made it in America. Then this immigrant from India got a letter from a childhood friend. (1987) [1]
- The Ashram (2005)
- Jews, Christians, Hindus, And Muslims- Tell Them The Truth: There Are No Angels. . .No Miracles. And...There Is No God! (2007) An anthology of spiritually based short stories tales of faith.
- Breast Cancer Breakthroughs: Living Longer (2010)[2]
- Curing Breast Cancer Blues: 150 Latest & Illustrated Questions & Answers (2012)
- Send Me An Angel: Overcoming Cancer with Faith, Medicine & Miracles (2012)[3][4]
Personal life and philanthropy
- The proceeds from the sale of Breast Cancer Breakthroughs were divided among three charities - Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation,[5] Crossroads Homeless Shelter,[6] and Providence Public Library [7]
Awards
- Award for outstanding services as Rhode Island Cancer Society's Division's Crusade leader.[8]
- The Ashram (Spiritual Hermitage, in Sanskrit), won a top award in the Inspirational Category of the 13th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards (2005).[9]
External links
- Sattar Memon website
- Sattar Memon's Amazon author page
- The Doctor is in:Interview with Sattar Memon, Author of The Ashram
- Indomitable hope - let's drink to it from time to time
Notes
- ^ "Manohar He had made it in America. Then this immigrant from India got a letter from a childhood friend". 1987-05-31. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "RI doctor's book pitches in to breast cancer fight". 2011-02-05. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Facing death, a WWII veteran asks his doctor: Send me an Angel - When is a scientist allowed to resort to God?". 2001-12-16. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Send me an angel; A dying man's relentless pursuit of life leaves his doctor wondering how to inspire him to let go". 2005-07-16. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation: Welcome/". 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "Crossroads Rhode Island: About Us". 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "Providence Public Library: Home". 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ^ "R.I. Cancer Society elects Glicksman as president". 1989-03-01. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "Cancer specialist Memon wins award for The Ashram". 2005-10-27. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-04-07.