Roshini Boodhoo was born on 2^nd October, 1987. This fifth generation Punjabi descent Indian girl grew up in the country area, Region Number Three; Essequibo Island- West Demerara. She was raised in an extended family; with her grandparents and parents. She is the eldest of four children, born to Dharmu and Sookrane Boodhoo. She comes from a traditional house hold, where ancestral roots, values, morals and culture are very important to be prastised.

Roshini attended Kindergarten in her village, Stewartville Kindergarten. She then went to Leonora Primary School. She was involved in cultural shows and activities in the school. Little Roshini’s first stage performance was in a skit, where she played the role of Mother Sita; a Hindu Goddess from the stories of the Epic Ramayana, one of the sacred texts of the Hindu Religion. She also danced for school programs, concerts and award ceremonies. She did not complete her primary education at Leonora Primary as she continued at School of the Nations. When she entered her new primary school at Primary Two level, she was exposed to a lot of other activities other than dance and drama. Roshini became fond of sports, music, karate, cooking and sewing. She enjoyed playing basketball, volleyball, cricket, table tennis and badminton. She was also assigned the role of captain of her cricket team. She believes that it was at the School of the Nations that she had learned to balance her academics along with her extracurricular activities. At the end of her Primary Four levels after writing Common Entrance, she was awarded St Roses High School and upon graduation she was also awarded Medal for Best Sports Woman for her school year.

During her academics year at St Roses High School, Roshini formed a Hindu Society, where she conducted Hindu Classes and told tales and stories from The Ramayana as was explained to her by her Grandfather; Papas Boodhoo, when she was a child. Roshini ended up being the first student to have held an Indian cultural program at her secondary school. Later she had her school mates from different class levels and all ethnic groups involved in cultural shows, Christmas concerts and even Graduation ceremonies. She was happy to be have the youths involved. She managed to juggle the books, school forums, Hindu society and dance classes at her mandir for the youths in her community, Hague where her family moved shortly after her primary studies begun. She completed her Caribbean Examinations with nine subjects, from the Science stream.

Roshini decided to further her studies at School of the Nations Sixth Form. She did advanced studies in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Statistics. Roshini made sure she had the students involved in dance classes which resulted in hosting concerts for the school. She was also firmly involved in going on Peace drives hosted by School of the Nations weekly. This entailed the students visiting schools, where they would discuss selected topic of interests to shed awareness to the youths. Littering, Teenage Pregnancy, Substance abuse, Domestic Violence and Peer Pressure were some of the addressed topics. She was awarded the Most Friendly and Helpful Student Award after graduation.

Roshini pursued her studies in Biology at the University of Guyana while still managing her dance classes at the mandir in her community and also being a part of the Indian Cultural Centre and The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Saha’s Dance Group; Dharmic Nitra Sangh. Through this organization she was selected to be a part of the contingent who took part at Carifesta 2006, Trinidad, Carifesta and Rio Summit hosted in Guyana, the popular cultural show Naya Zamana and other cultural shows countrywide including the Diwali Motorcade. She managed to balance her academics while hosting cultural shows at the university, being granted permission to use the GWLT lecture room, which was a big deal. Then later shows which were hosted in ELT Lecture Theatre. She revived the Hindu society and took part in Rangoli competitions.

During the last year of her studies at the University, Roshini joined the Guyana Fashion Week, hosted by Sonia Noel. She was privileged to meet international designers, photographers and also the renowned Fashion Guru himself, Richard Young. She became an ambassador for the phone company DIGICEL. Soon after she became a model, she was encouraged by her peers and Sonia Noel to enter a pageant. She decided to do the Miss India Guyana, as it was something that she could have showcased her Indian Culture. Roshini Boodhoo won the title of Miss India Guyana 2011 and she also captured the GT&T People’s Choice Award and the Miss Congeniality Award. Miss India Guyana, Roshini Boodhoo represented her country on the international arena in Dubai. She was awarded the Miss India Worldwide, Miss Congeniality 2011 Award on the international level. DIGICEL then branded her in their advertisements. Her face became one of the company’s. In that same year she graduated with her Bachelor of Science, Degree in Biology and was awarded the Dennis Irvin Award, for student who has contributed most to cultural activities during the academic period.

She continued to pursue her career in modeling and advertising. She was encouraged by Sonia Noel to do a clothing line for Guyana Fashion Week as she designed all the costumes for her dance group in her community. She has been a showcased designer since 2011 and was also signed up with 592 designing brand.

In 2011 she also assigned a name to her dance group that she has managed to hold together since she was sixteen years old despite of the other activities she has been a part of. Roshini Boodhoo’s Jewan Ka Nritya (JKN) Dance Group comprises of forty students who receive training in kathak and Indian folk dance. They would also explore tribal, Africa, hip-hop and contemporary styles. JKN has performed for events hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Housing and the recent Guyana Festival held at the National Stadium. Her dance group has also been taking part in several dance competitions hosted by the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, which resulted in first, second and third places throughout the period of 2003-2014. Jewan Ka Nritya most recently placed first in the Phagwah Folk Dance Competition, March 2014, at the Conference Centre. Roshini recently choreographed Ram Leela a depiction from the Ramayana; she was honored to relive her childhood memory by playing the role of Mother Sita once again. She is happy to say that all her school activities have contributed positively in her life style today. It has also assisted her to be the holder of thirteen trophies for dancing, pageantry and sports.

Roshini was a Grade four teacher at the Academy of Excellence, West Coast Demerara for the period of 2012-2014. She taught the National Grade Four Assessment Examination class. Her student topped the Region for the recent 2014 examination. During this time she has also added to her list of activities, radio broadcasting.

To add to her list of passion, Roshini is also a cook. She writes recipes and posts them to her Roshini Boodhoo Recipes Facebook page. She encourages fun, simple, healthy cooking and eating for everyone and for the kids especially.

In between she also finds time to do inspirational talk to women and children in her community or at various events if she’s called upon.

Roshini Boodhoo is a twenty seven year, empowered woman who manages her personal life while finding time for her supporters, fans and for the children; her number one priority. She is currently in progress with a project which will have the children involved. She is an advocate for spreading culture. She adamantly believes she can make a difference. Her desire is to work with the children and groom their young minds since it is at this tender age they are willing to learn and explore knowledge from a positive prospective.

Roshini Boodhoo is radio announcer, teacher, dance choreographer, dancer, model, fashion designer, chef and ambassador of her country. She encourages young women to empower themselves by becoming educated. She would like the parents to work along with her, to help her to create a balance in their children’s lives by having them do extracurricular activities.