Sylvester Rodgers

Sylvester Rodgers is a very famous hair stylist. She belongs to the capital city of India, Delhi. She is well known as Sylvie. She is the child of mixed parents, an Anglo-Indian mother and a Dutch father. She spent her childhood in Kolkata. Sylvester completed her schooling from St Paul's in Darjeeling. After completing her schooling, she went to England to study medicine. She was a doctor at London's hospital, St Luke's. She worked as a gyno who delivered babies. Sylvie was the best surgeon in the hospital in London and the only one with purple colored hair. She left after working as a doctor for six years to complete her desire to become a hair stylist. Sylvie is the leading make- up artist and hair stylist of India. Sylvie went to Chicago to spend her holiday, where she met her cousin, who was a hairdresser at the American institute of aesthetics, and introduced her to hair styling. At the initial stage, Sylvie worked hard. She started doing odd modeling jobs. At the institute, students were examined on the anatomy of the human body and Sylvie secured excellent marks.

Sylvester came back to India in the year 1980. She started doing a job in a salon. Two years later, she became famous and started her own salon. Sylvester was a Tran’s hairdresser and had a little idea of Hindi. She was a homosexual. People made many comments, such as “foreign chakka aa gaya”, and “hijra". Therefore, Sylvie was depressed with her life and returned home in tears. Nevertheless, she did not give up as she thinks that her sexuality is her own individuality. Sylvie loved India despite arguments she faced there. She had a very close and attached relationship with her mother. Her strength was her mom, who helped her face odd situations. Time after time, she felt that life has changed and people have accepted her and her work. Sylvie soon became a big celebrity in India.

Coming to her personal life, she found an Indian from Kerala. The person married Sylvie at the age of 81. They adopted two sons soon after their marriage. Sylvie called her mother-in-law, children, and her own mom, and started living in an apartment. Sylvie’s relations with her husband weren’t that great, and they separated after 14 years of marriage. The reason for their break up is that her husband could not accept her celebrity status. After Sylvie’s mother's death, she became lonely and lost her voice. Then she was referred to Switzerland for treatment.