Patron

Dr Anand was born in the state of Bihar , India in 1946. His schooling includes attending St. Xavier’s in Patna for secondary education, St. Stephens in Delhi for education in physics, and Patna Medical College for his medical education. He has practiced family medicine and taught medical students in the UK since 1983.

Dr. Doris Jakobsh teaches at the University of Waterloo 's Department of Religious Studies. Her area of specialization is Gender in Sikh Studies. She teaches a variety of courses, particularly on Women in the World Religions, Eastern Religions, and Religion in North America . Doris has degrees from the University of Waterloo , Harvard University and the University of British Columbia .

Born in Toronto in 1958, David Seljak is now assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, St. Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. He is currently director of the St. Jerome's Centre for Catholic Experience and the Istitute for Studies in Theological Renewal. He is also the Secretary of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. He teaches courses in religion and ecology, social ethics, sociology, history, and world religions. He is currently working

Didi Chaitanya Jyoti received her M.A. (1967) and an M.Ed. (1971) degree, both from the Punjab University, Chandigarh in India. She taught at a post secondary institution for 22 years. During her teaching career, she got introduced to Brahmarishi Vishwatma Bawra of Brahmarishi Mission at Pinjore, Haryana, India who accepted her as a disciple.

Hendrik (Henk) Hart, Ph.D. (Free University), A.B. (Calvin College), joined the Institute of Christian Studies (ICS) at Toronto, Ontario in1967, and is professor of systematic philosophy at ICS. Hart is also the Academic Dean and Director of Doctoral Studies at ICS.

Professor Paul Socken received his Ph. D. from the University of Toronto in 1974 and has been on the faculty of the University of Waterloo for 26 years. He is currently Chair of the Department of French Studies and Chair of the Dean's Advisory Committee on Jewish Studies. He has published numerous articles and books on his specialty, French-Canadian literature, and has spoken at academic colloquia in Canada, the United States and Europe.