He did his Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Florida. Mahabir is The Author of seven (7) books [including two national bestsellers Caribbean East Indian Recipes and Medicinal and Edible Plants used by East Indians of Trinidad and Tobago] and several articles in scholarly journals. Mahabir is also the CEO of the company, Chakra Publishing House, and Co-curator of the Indian Caribbean Museum. For several years, he has been involved in research on (Fast) Indian/South Asian culture in the Caribbean.