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From the desk of Editor-In-Chief

Tiger’s Roar belied his Childlike Heart

The firebrand Shiv Sena chief, the late Balasaheb Thackeray was a towering and charismatic personality. He influenced the minds of people for several decades through his sharp editorials in his daily newspaper ‘Saamna’ and his fiery public speeches.

Just one meeting with him was enough to leave you in awe. At least that is what I experienced.

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Normally, educators are meant to educate people; however for me, every meeting that I had with Balasaheb Thackeray proved to be an educating experience. Whenever I met him, I could not help but get impressed with his forthrightness, quickness in spotting the qualities of fellow human beings, courage of conviction in whatever he pursued, and his deep concern about providing quality education to the masses.

Thus, each time that I met him, my respect for him only got enhanced.

Interestingly, my first tryst with Balasaheb was purely accidental.

I had just founded the Ind