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"{obituary for Jonathan} Johnathan Trager, prominent television producer for ESPN, died last night from complications of losing his soul mate and his fiancee. He was 35 years old. Soft-spoken and obsessive, Trager never looked the part of a hopeless romantic. But, in the final days of his life, he revealed an unknown side of his psyche. This hidden quasi-Jungian persona surfaced during the Agatha Christie-like pursuit of his long-reputed soul mate, a woman whom he only spent a few precious hours with. Sadly, the protracted search ended late Saturday night in complete and utter failure. Yet even in certain defeat, the courageous Trager secretly clung to the belief that life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences. Uh-uh. But rather, its a tapestry of events that culminate in an exquisite, sublime plan. Asked about the loss of his dear friend, Dean Kansky, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and executive editor of the New York Times, described Jonathan as a changed man in the last days of his life. "Things were clearer for him," Kansky noted. Ultimately Johnathan concluded that if we are to live life in harmony with the universe, we must all possess a powerful faith in what the ancients used to call "fatum", what we currently refer to as destiny."
"You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"."
"[Lying on the grass with Jonathan, outside Sara's house] Maybe we're lying here because you don't wanna be standing somewhere else."
"Contrary to popular New York myth the Times is not omniscient."
"[commenting on Jonathan's craziness] They should make pills for this."
"[commenting on Sara's craziness] They should make pills for this."
"You know who plays golf? Guys who are too fat to play tennis, like this guy."
"Destiny ... With A Sense Of Humor."
"Can Once In A Lifetime Happen Twice?"
"Sometimes True Love Can Have More Than One Face"
"No name. No address. Just fate."
"When Love Feels Like Magic, It's called Destiny. When Destiny Has A Sense of Humor, It's Called Serendipity."
"The love of your life could be in line for popcorn....."
"John Cusack - Jonathan Trager"
"Kate Beckinsale - Sara Thomas"
"Molly Shannon - Eve"
"Bridget Moynahan - Halley Buchanan"
"Jeremy Piven - Dean Kansky"
"John Corbett - Lars Hammond"
"Eugene Levy - Bloomingdale's salesman (Macall Polay)"
"Marcia Bennett Mrs. Trager"
"Eve Crawford - Mrs. Buchanan"
"Evan Neuman - Kenny"
"Buck Henry - (uncredited) as himself"
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.