Indar Maharaj

I am a Canadian national currently residing in Toronto, Canada.

An alumnus of the University of Toronto, I graduated with a PhD in Microbiology before joining private industry as a research scientist analyzing and developing analytical methods for food, water, air and pharmaceutical samples. In addition to experimental work, I have lectured extensively on Microbiology, Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences. To extend my vistas, I spent four years in China. Among some of my activities were lecturing on Critical Thinking and teaching conversational English.

I live by the credo that meaningful effort is never wasted. In this regard, I have delivered presentations on Personal Entropy and The Eloquence of Effort to several interested groups. Currently, I am is on the Science Advisory Panel of the Green Think Tank, an organization dedicated to environmental issues. I am also affiliated with an environmental group affiliated with Univalle, Cali, Colombia.

In addition to authoring several scholarly papers, I have authored a book on personal development entitled The Eloquence of Effort available on Amazon. During my tenure as a graduate student, I have been the recipient of several prestigious scholarships.