Joyasree Talapatra is an accomplished education professional and school leader known for her academic vision, compassionate leadership style and commitment to holistic child development. She is currently serving as Principal at Mount Litera Zee School Diamond City Surat. She is widely recognized for creating value-driven, student-centric learning ecosystems focused on emotional, intellectual and character development.

Early Life and Education

Joyasree Talapatra was born on 11 August 1986 in Agartala, Tripura. She completed her schooling (Xth & XII) from St. Paul’s School, Agartala. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Gwalior, followed by a Masters in Sports Psychology from Gwalior and an MA in English from Latur Maharashtra. She qualified NET in 2012.

Her educational background includes MA English, B.Ed English and MST in Psychology along with her Masters in Sports Psychology from Gwalior.

Professional Career

Joyasree Talapatra is an educationist and experienced school administrator who has dedicated her career to improving educational structures, teaching quality and student growth.

Career roles:

  • Principal, Mount Litera Zee School Diamond City Surat (Jan 2024 – Present)
  • Principal, Mount Litera Zee School Surat (May 2020 – December 2023)
  • Former Academic Dean, Mount Litera Zee School Kalaburagi
  • Former Academic Dean, Ankur International School
  • Former Vice-Principal, Mount Litera Zee School Ahmedabad
  • Former Vice Principal, Mount Litera Zee School Latur
  • Member of the Board of Directors at GoldFinch School International

Major Achievements

  • Best Principal Award of the Year presented in Delhi on 3 May 2025 in the presence of Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
  • Grant of CBSE Affiliation 2025 for Mount Litera Zee School Diamond City under her leadership
  • Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan National Award received in Hyderabad on 22–23 August 2025

Leadership and Vision

As Principal, she leads the academic framework, teacher development programmes, discipline systems, student-progress mechanisms and school culture transformation. Known for her sincerity, strong work ethic and balanced leadership attitude, she inspires students, teachers and parents to pursue excellence with emotional strength and values.

Research and Innovation: JOYS Lab of Happiness

Beyond administration, she leads an exclusive research wing known as the JOYS Lab of Happiness. The initiative focuses on emotional development, behavioural awareness, learning environments, psychological observations, collaboration, routine patterns and self-learning strengths of students, especially in residential schooling.

Focus areas:

  • Understanding emotional and behavioural patterns
  • Identifying comfort learning zones
  • Strengthening confidence and discipline
  • Enhancing positive psychology in children

Transformational Initiative: Bhagwat Geeta Learning Sessions

She introduced weekly Bhagwat Geeta education sessions that have led to improvements in:

  • Focus, discipline and clarity of thought
  • Emotional stability and inner calmness
  • Curiosity, confidence and responsibility
  • Value-based mindset and respectful behavior

Personal Life

Lives in Surat, Gujarat. Married to Rajiv R Singh. Originally from Agartala, India.

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