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"Polo can be traced to origins in Manipur state c. 3100 BC when it was played as Sagol Kangjei. Other claims are of it being of Persian origin, having been played as Pulu c. 525 BC."
"It has been recorded that Manipur was a sovereign country ruled out by its monarch and having had its own two millennia old cultural framework through well developed literary language, rich cultural heritage, customs and traditions, rites and rituals which provides a living testimony to its birth and rise of Manipuri civilization."
"Manipur was an ancient Kingdom, a cradle of human civilization and creativity, which has come under the influence of many cultures of different ethnic groups who came at various times, and contributed to the growth of the civilization of Manipur. Manipur, being a gateway of India to South East Asia, was influenced by her geographic situation and Ecology in the shaping of her history and cultural development."
"Due to its glorious natural beauty, Manipur has earned such epithets like 'Switzerland of India'. This state is also known as Meiteipak, Kangleipak or Meiteileipak, in addition to twenty other names. It remains the most beautiful of the seven northeastern states of India. Fascinating scenery, valleys all around, blue water lakes, dense forests and the cascading clouds over the valleys – all these make the entire region look like the paradise on earth."
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.