Biography
Childhood
I was born on
September 6, 1951
in the village Martinpur, Sheikhupura. There was no proper hospital in our area.
At the time of my birth my mother has to bear difficulty to travel to the city.
My father was an ordained Pastor, after a couple of years he left pastoral ministry
and got a job as an accountant. Then he constructed a house in the city of
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan ,
so that his children can get better education.
Education
I was brought up and educated in Lahore. After doing
Matriculation
in Govt. Pilot High School, Wahdat Colony, I got admission in
Forman Christian College in
F.Sc.
Pre-Engineering. After completing my studies in F.C.C I moved on to
Punjab University for
B.Sc. and
M.Sc.
in
Physics. Then went to Winnipeg, Canada for further studies.
Where I learned
Municipal Engineering
Technology
from Red River College;language course from
University of Winnipeg;updated Physics from University of Manitoba;
Theology courses from St. John's College;
Web Site Development Certificate from Red River College.
Teaching Career
I started my teaching career from
Forman
Christian College , Lahore. After getting selected by 'Punjab Public Service
Commission' moved to
Chakwal College
as lecturer in Physics and served for 5 years. Then for 8 years served
Jalalpur Jattan College (Gujrat).
From there went to
Shakar Garh College
for 5 years. After that went to Winnipeg (Canada) for further studies
and stay over there for 4 years.
Returning from Canada joined
Gujar Khan
College and served there for 8 years. Then
for a short period of one year served in Kasur College .
Then came back to Forman Christian College, Lahore and served there for 3 years.
In all these Colleges I taught theory and practicals in
physics to F.Sc. and B.Sc.
(also taught Chemistry for a while in one of the Colleges). I served with
full dedication in all these institutions. In Chakwal students learned photography.
In Jalalpur Jattan students learned
and made electronic stuff (radio). In Shakargarh students learned electrical
repair and winding. I initiated and taught computer classes in Gujar Khan. For more than
30 years of experience I taught more than
3000 students , in addition to
few thousands more
as my Physics Practical Notebook students along with some online contact students. For my
pathetic side look also
page-37(click) of my book
Great Scientists.
Distinctions
* Served for
30 years as a lecturer in Physics in different institutions.
* Did
pioneer work in all the institutions in which I served:
i) to establish
ethical values among students.
ii) and some innovations in Physics labs.
* Introduced
CD/DVD to help especially for Physics lab. experiments.
* Written books
on various topics especially in Physics.
* Never taught
private tuition [against a routine practice in Pakistani culture]
* Guided students for regular teacher dependent and
self-study.
[which is not there]
* And definitely a complimentary tea club in all the institutions which I served.
Present Livelihood
After retirement constructed a
new house jointly with my two brothers, Russell and Ralph, in West Wood Colony,
Thokar Niaz Baig Lahore. Now a days I am in Canada and in Winter time spend couple of months
in Pakistan. During College service, I had communication only in the
class room
but now class-room walls have broken down and heading towards communication with
world at large through the media, such as, internet.
