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"Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who insisted we invent houses and discover fire."
"Peace does not come without sacrifice. The determination of our people is what allowed us to fight until the end. — Heard in one of his historical interviews."
"The war divided our country, but the hope for reunification must never disappear. — Taken from a public statement issued after the end of the war."
"His leadership was marked by both pragmatism and a deep commitment to the protection of his country, although he faced immense challenges during the collapse of the South Vietnamese government."
"Known for his military background, Trần Thiện Khiêm remained a determined defender of Vietnam's sovereignty, freedom and independence until the final days of the war."
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.