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Zamin Ki Dost
1866–1947
A doctor, lecturer, and writer who turned years spent in India into vivid books and poems, this remarkable author wrote under a pen name that means "Friend of the Earth." Her work blends travel, faith, and storytelling with a strong sense of curiosity about the wider world.
1 Audiobook
Son of Power
by Will Levington Comfort, Zamin Ki Dost
About the author
Born Willimina Leonora Armstrong in Nebraska on August 14, 1866, she became known by the pen name Zamin Ki Dost. She trained as a physician in Philadelphia and went to India in 1887 as a medical missionary, an experience that shaped much of her later writing.
She wrote about India in books including Incense of Sandalwood and also produced stories and poems. Beyond her writing, she was known as a lecturer, speaking in the United States on subjects connected to her travels and humanitarian work.
Later she lived in Los Angeles, where she continued to write and teach philosophy. She died on November 2, 1947, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both a medical career and a lifelong interest in culture, spirituality, and storytelling.