T&T freelance writer Dr Kumar Mahabir was among a group of 50 alumni selected from more than 20,000 graduates across a time-line of 50 years to receive a distinguished Alumni Award for his contribution to Anthropology in the Caribbean.The award was presented by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Alumni Association (Trinidad and Tobago Chapter) in commemoration of the campus's 50th anniversary.
Mahabir is an assistant professor in the School of Cognition, Learning and Education at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. He is the author of eight books, including two national bestsellers -Caribbean East Indian Recipes and Medicinal and Edible Plants used by East Indians of Trinidad and Tobago.Addressing the alumni and guests were Professor Clement Sankat, pro vice chancellor and campus principal of UWI, St Augustine; Mark Regis, president of UWI Alumni Association, Trinidad and Tobago Chapter; and His Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.