Sattar Memon
Born1947
Northwestern, India
Occupationdoctor, literary and medical author
GenreSpiritual fiction, medical

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 and holds M.D. and F.A.C.P. degrees. 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Manohar He had made it in America. Then this immigrant from India got a letter from a childhood friend". 1987-05-31. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Facing death, a WWII veteran asks his doctor: Send me an Angel - When is a scientist allowed to resort to God?". 2001-12-16. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation: Welcome/". 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  6. ↑ "Crossroads Rhode Island: About Us". 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Providence Public Library: Home". 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  8. ↑ "R.I. Cancer Society elects Glicksman as president". 1989-03-01. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Cancer specialist Memon wins award for The Ashram". 2005-10-27. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
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