India, July 31 -- For eight-year-old Hameed Suyog Bendre and his classmates at Sadhana Primary Vidyamandir in Hadapsar, the news came as a shock: their beloved teacher, Sharda Dawade, was being transferred. What followed was an emotional farewell that moved not just the students and their parents, but also thousands on social media.

Hameed, a Class 3 student, wrote a heartfelt letter hoping to stop the transfer. His handwritten note, addressed to the school's management, captured the honest sentiment of a child who couldn't imagine the school without his "Tai", as Dawade is affectionately called.

"My class teacher is Mrs. Sharda Dawade Tai. Today I came to know that she has been transferred and will not teach us anymore. I started cryin...