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"Ah, but there was more to Floridian death metal than pure savagery, and Nocturnus, from – where else? - Tampa, proved it with their daring and progressive style. First formed in 1987, Nocturnus were among the first death metal bands to incorporate keyboards into their sound, and their lyrical focus on science-fiction offered a refreshing alternative to death metal’s prevailing preoccupations with Satan and gore during those early years. Heck, even today, 1990’s ‘The Key’ remains an awesome achievement, well ahead of its time, and Nocturnus would deliver a second worthy LP in ‘92’s ‘Thresholds,’ before sadly losing steam and shutting down their space station for many a year."
"It wasn't unusual for mainstream metal and hard rock bands to use keyboards, but it was hardly typical in the underground world of death metal, thrash, and grindcore. Nocturnus, of course, didn't want to be typical, which is why The Key is among the more interesting death metal releases of 1990."
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.