"Jodi tor daak shune keu na ashe, tobe ekla cholo re.” — Rabindranath Tagore
There was a time when mornings in school felt unhurried — a quiet assembly of thoughts, curiosity gently waking with the day. Today, our mornings have turned chaotic, rushed by schedules, expectations, and performance. In this haste, somewhere along the way, our learners have begun to resemble careful machines — efficient, instructed, measurable — yet distanced from wonder. The joy of learning has slowly thinned, replaced by the urgency to complete, score, and move ahead.
I often ask myself: when did learning become mechanical? When did knowledge become synonymous with marks, and thinking give way to repetition? Our students are bright, capable, and exposed to vast information, yet their inner dialogue — the questioning, imagining, connecting mind — is rarely invited to speak. Stories, once a natural pedagogy of childhood and adolescence, have receded behind worksheets and assessments.
And yet, joy has a way back. Reading carries us into other worlds without leaving our own. A story opens emotional landscapes, invites empathy, and quietly provokes reflection. When a learner reflects on a story, curiosity awakens; when curiosity awakens, connection begins — with ideas, with self, and with others. It is through this gentle cycle that relationships with knowledge, language, and humanity are built. Reading and writing are not academic acts alone; they are relational acts that shape how we understand life and each other.
At a time when most systems are occupied with outcomes and achievement, Mr Sandeep Dutt paused to think of students — not as performers, but as thinkers and feelers. He recognised that when stories disappear from pedagogy, thinking gradually narrows, and learning risks becoming rote. To restore the joy of learning and the habit of reflection, he initiated the Sunday Joy of Learning sessions — an innovative space where stories return, voices are heard, and ideas are allowed to grow.
These Sundays are not extra classes; they are invitations — to listen, to read, to write, to question, and to connect. They remind us that education is not only preparation for exams, but preparation for meaning.
Come and join us every Sunday to rediscover how stories today can become ideas tomorrow — and how reading, writing, and relationships together shape thoughtful, humane learners.
Where thinking begins with a story, inviting minds back to meaning
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