Dressed in cream-coloured khakis, an oversized black kurta, his long hair drawn into a casual ponytail, Utkarsh Sanjanwala steps into the office of Sneha, a Santacruz-based NGO. At least 20 kids aged between five and 15 huddle around him. “Aaj kya sikhayenge, sir?” they scream in excitement.u00a0

The chattais have been spread across the hall, and there is enough space for everyone, but this is that rare class where all kids want to sit in the front row — as elbows nudge each other in a bid to mark territories. In a few minutes, the paintings on the yellow walls — trees, lions, rabbits — come alive in the form of yogic postures that Sanjanwala teaches using examples from nature and the animal kingdom.