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"The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
"The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it, seems to me the deepest root of all that is evil in the world."
"सुखस्य मुलं धर्मः"
"True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can anything feigned be lasting."
"Each act of compassion — however minor it may appear to our blind eyes — affects all Creation; shakes it to its roots!"
"The laurel-tree grew large and strong, Its roots went searching deeply down; It split the marble walls of Wrong, And blossomed o'er the Despot's crown."
"Will matter then be destroyed or not? The Savior said, All nature, all formations, all creatures exist in and with one another, and they will be resolved again into their own roots. For the nature of matter is resolved into the roots of its own nature alone."
"Old as aught of time can be, The root stands fast in the rocks below."
"May God keep our hearts pure from that selfishness which is the root of all sin."
"The root of all steadfastness is in consecration to God."
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.