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April 10, 2026
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"Before this year, bullies were just bullies for no reason, weirdos were just weird, and daredevils weren't afraid of anything. Before this year, people I loved lived forever. I spent this year looking for something and wound up seeing everything around me. It's like I was asleep before and finally woke up. Know what? I'm wide-awake now."
"My name is Joshua A. Beal. I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And I believe two things. Not all angels have wings. And sixth grade's got to be easier than this."
"Those are the kids in my class. Kids in uniforms don't smile very much."
"[looking across into girls' play yard] I don't know why they put this fence up. Why would anyone want to go over there, anyway?"
"Sister Terry: Joshua, why do you feel the need to do these things?"
"Mrs. Beal: [waking him] Joshua. Joshua. Joshua, please, you're a 5th grader today, you're almost a man."
"First kisses. Outrageous pranks. A teacher with a killer fastball. To survive this year, Joshua Beal will have to stay..."
"Meeting your best friend. Finding your favorite teacher. Having your first crush. Remember what it felt like to be..."
"A comedy that will raise your spirits and keep you laughing."
"She Had All The Answers... Until Now!"
"Denis Leary - Mr. Beal"
"Dana Delany - Mrs. Beal"
"Joseph Cross - Joshua A. Beal"
"Rosie O'Donnell - Sister Terry"
"Timothy Reifsnyder - Dave O'Hara"
"Robert Loggia - Grandpa Beal"
"Camryn Manheim - Sister Sophia"
"Vicki Giunta - Sister Beatrice"
"Julia Stiles - Neena Beal"
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.