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"Stay true and original."
"Within 10 years of Instagram, the Nigerian blogosphere has destroyed the intelligent quotient of the average Nigerian. The space has bred more ignorance and educated illiterates by constantly pushing mannerless and valueless content, celebrating vanity and stupidity."
"There is now a blatant disregard for decorum in our media space. False narratives, prostitution, lewdness and promotion of scandals are the main drivers of their platforms."
"Practically every month, a (Nigerian) comedian is shutting down arenas in different places."
"People believe that as an entertainer, one must condone certain practices that I don’t agree with. I like to do things in a different way, so as to create more opportunities for others."
"Some things are best kept private, and the spiritual act of sex is one of them."
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.