Pam Handa Nee Kochhar

Pam Handa, a poet, novelist and former President of the Ghana International Women’s Club, was born of a Punjabi family in India. A graduate of the Sacred Heart Convent, Dalhousie, Pam completed her B.A. degree in 1964 with English, French, and Philosophy as her Majors. Two years later, she received her Master’s degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She was awarded a gold medal for her achievements as an outstanding student. It was from the English Department of the Punjab University that Pam’s Teaching career was launched in 1966.

In 1968 Pam married Dr.P.K.Handa, a Pediatrician, and three years later destiny brought the Handas to Ghana. While they were living in England in the nineties, Pam did a couple of courses on the Teaching of English as a Foreign language. Pam has, over the decades, taught in Women’s Training Colleges.

Pam’s hobbies include Ballroom dancing, playing a good game of Bridge, listening to music of all kinds and of course writing!