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"Their spiritual powers do not require them to have any such physical coordinates and would manifest at will"
"I have met him on occasions in holy places. No locational co-ordinates are given"
"I met him for the first time on the banks of the Ganges nearly 20 years ago directly. Subsequently, over the years I have taken his guidance on many personal and professional matters. Along the way, since he would manifest at will and I did not have any locational co-ordinates I requested him for a way in which I could seek his guidance whenever I felt the need. Accordingly, he gave me an id on which I could send my requests"
"As we know, senior leaders often seek informal counsel from coaches, mentors or other seniors in this industry which are all purely informal in nature. In a similar strain I felt that this guidance would help me perform my role better"
"India bourse head was a 'puppet' of unnamed yogi, regulators say,14 February 2022"
"As a professional, I have followed my passions even outside my core area of work"
"During my stint in the corporate world, I have always felt men are better than women at marketing themselves. Thats why women need that little extra support"
"Many women directors tell me it hasn't been easy but they are enjoying it. And in many instances, men have been very encouraging - which is a good sign"
"The rule says a 'minimum of one woman' director but I think the ideal number will be two. This will help women have a stronger voice on the board"
"It's taken for granted that the son will inherit the business but now the daughter in the family will also get a chance to prove her mettle. And this may have a positive impact on succession planning in the future"
"Women feel more guilt as compared to men while taking that decision. At the core of it all is guilt. Women need more support systems"
"I don’t think that has gone away completely because we still represent other women, not just ourselves as individuals in our careers as we go. So, that pressure is something one just gets used to living with. And that scrutiny never ends, so when you fall, you are noticed much more than when you succeed. Though fortunately, that too gets noticed"
"I have had as many good male bosses as bad ones, and it will always be the case that there will be individuals who in their own right are fabulous human beings and great leaders; and individuals who may be smart but are not such good leaders, whether men or women. And I think we have to just take the good and the bad as it goes. You cannot typecast men and women leaders once you’re at that level"
"Having good advisors and mentors to turn to, who are senior and more experienced helped at the beginning. And then I learnt that I don’t have to have all the answers. I made it a point to assemble the best teams, to seek out information, build networks, and look outside. That curiosity and willingness to learn were crucial – it brought people in versus keeping them out. And then things built from there. and standing in for me as we both navigated our careers. My bond with my sister, our kids – these are the most precious gifts"
"What’s better now is that there are more women in the workforce. And as more women go through their careers, make their voices heard, things begin to change. Women providing inputs and having these conversations do drive change. There are also more women in leadership roles – that also helps bring additional perspective to the larger organization"
"What helped was a strong sense of ownership and intuition. I had read somewhere that intuition is just hundreds of experiences blended; and that gave me confidence to trust my gut. I had been in tough situations before, and I leaned on that experience"
"What also helped was the trusted network of resources – the experts and advisors – I could access, who guided and helped me navigate the situation. They took my calls and they stepped in when we needed them"
"We need to be passionate and driven to achieve any goal we choose"
"We need to push the limits of achievement and better our performance all the time. I think we should be ‘engaged’ in the profession of our choice rather than just ‘work hard’ in our chosen work area. We need to literally set ourselves on fire with our objectives"
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.