Beryl Pawar, New Modern High School, Mumbai
'There I was, in a closed classroom with 20 little ones, on their very first day of school. One particular boy was running all around the class yelling, ‘ball, ball!’ I told him, ‘no ball now’ and settled him down on his chair. The moment I turned to write on the blackboard, I felt a warm, wet feeling on my back. This little boy had stood up on his chair and was urinating on me! I couldn’t even rush out of the class to wash up. I guess, he was trying to tell me he wanted to pee. Oh, that was unforgettable.'