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"I believe that as the wife and mom I have a greater opportunity than most of the other family members. Even though everyone contributes to it, mothers and wives can be the thermostat of the home, not just taking the temperature but the thermostat, which sort of sets the tone at home. For the overall well-being of our families, I think it is important that our homes are the place where our families gather, and that we can make it a place of peace and beauty."
"There are some who want to erect a wall between people of faith and public service. I want to tear down that wall! There are problems government can never solve unless we speak to the hearts of the people. It’s true that the role of a pastor is different from someone in public service, but the two roles should work hand in glove for the benefit of the community."
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.