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"Once an idea takes hold in my mind, I push forward in that direction. If I encounter resistance, I become even more determined. But really, who would enjoy obstacles? Looking back, those very challenges have been beneficial to me. I’ve learned a lot from them and need to apply those lessons to myself. Above all, I believe a person must be true to their goals."
"On stage, I dedicate myself to living truthfully. Yet, people try to turn their real lives into a performance. Sometimes I think our roles have been reversed, and when I say this, directors laugh and agree, “That’s true.” It all feels so artificial."
"To truly create a character, one must devote their life to it, be courageous, patient, and hardworking—only then can one reach the pinnacle. Take our Jamsranjav, for example. Even when he had a broken arm, he performed in such a way that the audience never noticed. Even when his final moments were being counted, when there was a performance, he got up and went on stage. Watching that from the side was truly astonishing."
"For me, I encourage myself by saying, “Maybe I will have a harder time than this, I need to endure it.” People have already gone through more difficult things in this world than what I am going through. Nothing happens in a person’s life. It is important to think carefully and gain insight from the pain."
"Learn to bear the word. The truth is bitter. It is a whip to the wise, a grudge to the foolish."
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.