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"44 cats, | in a row for six with the remainder of two, | they united compactly, | in a row for six with the remainder of two, | with aligned mustaches, | in a row for six with the remainder of two, | the twisted tails, | in a row for six with the rest of two. (from 44 cats, C.E.1968)"
"But the agreements were clear, | a crocodile to you | and you had to give a black cat to me. | I wanted a black, black, black, cat | you gave me a white cat | and I'm not there anymore. | I wanted a black black black cat, | since you are a liar | I don't play with you anymore. (from I wanted a black cat, C.E.1969)"
"They say you eat too much, | never wear a coat, | that bites with its teeth, | who cries very often, | but when it's quiet | how does this crocodile do it? | How does the crocodile do it? there is no one who knows. | He gets angry but doesn't scream, | sip chamomile | and half asleep he goes away. (from The crocodile how does he do it?, C.E.1993)"
"These are Nonna Pina's tagliatelle, | a full of energy vitamin effect | eaten hot with ragù (with ragù!) they will fill you up for six days and even more! | Why grandma Pina's tagliatelle | they are much more effective than any medicine, | sensational for lunch, dinner and believe me | they are also good in the morning instead of coffee! (from Le tagliatelle di Nonna Pina, C.E.2003)"
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.