Julia Rambharose also known as Dhama-rupini in her spiritual community, lives in British Columbia, Canada Born in England, she moved to Trinidad as a toddler and has spent a significant part of her life in Trinidad before migrating in 2010. She is married and mother of two kids, Hari Keshava (11) and Divya Vani (9).
Julia is a graduate of the University of the West Indies (St Augustine) and recently completed the Master of Education program at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She has been an educator for over 22 years, starting her career as a teacher at Holy Name Convent, Point Fortin for 10 years. She currently serves as an instructor in early childhood education programs in B.C.
After studying early childhood education in Canada, Julia developed a desire to add to the Children’s literary genre. She adds her unique perspective to her work and also sees her writing as an offering to God.
Julia’s books can be enjoyed by the very young and are also appropriate for babies, as the books are sensory in nature and rhythmic. Her first book Gajendra, is an adaptation of a pastime that was narrated in the ancient Vedic Scripture, the Srimad Bhagvatam. It demonstrates the unflinching faith that the devotee elephant, Gajendra had in the Lord’s strength. Gary and Zack become friends is Julia’s second book that has an underlying moral, teaching children to communicate. Her third book, Hari’s Adventure in Port-of-Spain was actually written first and has been published by touchstonemedia.com. It narrates Hari’s adventure in Port-of-Spain with friends as they problem solve collaboratively. Her fourth book, Baby Hanuman has also been published by Touchstone media. Julia’s fifth book, Just One More Hug Mama honors children’s perspectives. Just One More Hug Mama describes a child speaking to her parents about her daily activities. The child expresses “big feelings” and needs help regulating these overwhelming feelings. We are reminded as parents and educators to be internally equipoised and emotionally ready when children are having tumultuous emotional dissonance. Just One More Hug Mama connects parents with their children, as we all need hugs, cuddles, and snuggles. It is a reminder to hug our precious little ones more each day.
Julia has recently co-authored a chapter Activating Place- Based Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education: Intimately Situated Stories of Place with her former lecturers from the University of British Columbia. The book, Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood is soon to be published.
Author’s website: https://juliarambharose.com/
Julia Rambharose 