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"They taught me the importance of eating right and how it can benefit my boxing career. I went vegan ācold Tofurkeyā. ā¦ Since being plant based, I am 23-0, winning 3 International Golds and 2 National tournaments and can thank my new lifestyle."
"Lately I have been frustrated with societal views towards vegans. There needs to be an awareness movement to show that all vegans arenāt āone of those vegansā. If youāre vegan for animal rights, you NEED to care about how people view vegans. ā¦ Passion is hard to control and thatās why many vegans seem aggressive or judgmental. ā¦ We need to take accountability for rebranding ourselves and being a welcoming organization. There are so many people converting to the lifestyle and even more are filling their toes in the water out of curiosity. The more people that fall into the vegan diet, the more aware they will be. This would lead to them being apt to adopt an animal free wardrobes, boycott animal entertainment, etc. But its starts with being welcoming."
"Many of the animal rights vegans not only demand others adopted a vegan diet, they also want you to be vegan for their own personal reasons. These are āOne of thoseā vegans. ā¦ There is a large vegan movement (that I hope isnāt a fad), and many have adopted the term āplant-basedā for rebranding purposes. Maybe veganism will never be universally cool, but I donāt intend on stopping. I see nothing wrong with being compassionate towards animals. But not one of those. Iām not the stereotypical vegan. Iām not what people think about when they hear āVeganā. Iām not white, I donāt do yoga, Iām not frail, and unlike the peaceful people you think of when you think vegan, I get road rage from time to time. ā¦ My reason for rebranding? I love being vegan so I hate that something I love is so culturally disliked."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.