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"A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.""
"Education is the greatest equalizer. It is the one tool that can level the playing field for the poor and the marginalized, especially for the girl child. When you educate a woman, you have educated a whole community."
"Women must stop being their own worst enemies. We must learn to support each other, to vote for each other, and to celebrate each other's successes. There is enough room at the top for all of us."
"Being in politics as a family teaches you resilience. You learn to stand firm in the face of storms, to protect your family, and to never lose sight of your values no matter the political tides."
"Our African culture is our identity. We must not let it erode. We should teach our children their mother tongue and our traditions, for a people without a culture are like a tree without roots."
"Ida is the pillar of the Odinga family. Her strength, wisdom, and unwavering support have been a cornerstone not just for her husband but for the entire ODM party. She is a leader in her own right."
"Ida Odinga has carved her own space as a formidable advocate for social causes, seamlessly blending her role as a matriarch with her passion for education and women's empowerment. She is a quiet yet powerful force in Kenyan public life."
"Mrs. Odinga's commitment to education is not just rhetorical. Through the Ida Odinga Trust, she has personally touched the lives of countless students, providing scholarships and building classrooms. She leads by action."
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.