Milind Soman (Photo Credit: Instagram)
New Delhi:
Model-actor Milind Soman revealed about being part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in his youth in his new memoir, Made In India. A report in The Print quoted Milind’s book: ''When I read today all the subversive, communal propaganda the media attributes to RSS shakhas, I am frankly baffled. My memories of what happened at our shakha between 6 and 7 p.m. each weekday evening are completely different—we marched about in our khaki shorts, did some yoga, worked out in a traditional outdoor gymnasium with no fancy equipment, sang songs and chanted Sanskrit verses that we did not understand the meanings of, played games and had a bunch of fun with our fellows.''
In the memoir, Soman also talked about his father being a great believer "in the benefits that would accrue to a young boy, in terms of disciplined living, physical fitness and right thinking, from being part of the junior cadres of the RSS."
Soon after, the actor started trending over Twitter. Milind took to his Twitter account to react to the same and wrote, "Trending at 54 for an experience I had at the age of 10. wish it was about swimming, which was at the same time!"
Trending at 54 for an experience I had at the age of 10. 🤪🤪🤪🤪 wish it was about swimming, which was at the same time!
— Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) March 10, 2020
Earlier, announcing the book, Milind shared an excerpt on Instagram and wrote, ''The year 1995 was a very significant year for me in many, many ways. In January that year, my father died, leaving me with a bunch of mixed feelings to sort through, but not much grief. I had never had a great deal of affection for him, which is rather sad when you come to think of it, because he cared deeply for me in his own way. When he had moved out of home five years before he died, I remember feeling nothing but a huge sense of relief; as I sat by his prone form in the ambulance that was taking him to the hospital, I tried to muster up some warm emotion for him, but did not succeed.''
''It was the end of an important and not always happy chapter in my life; fortunately for me, I was able to make my peace with it sooner rather than later. Right on the heels of my father’s passing came the music video. Yup, that video. The one that single-handedly propelled the singer—the pint-sized, sweet-faced, ‘baby doll’ Alisha Chinai—into the stratosphere of musical fame. And turned me from a supermodel into something way bigger—a star. (excerpt ‘Made in India - a memoir ). Now for a haircut !!! @ankita_earthy.''
Meanwhile, on the occasion of Holi, Milind shared a picture with wife Ankita. ''Happy Holi !! Celebrate the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love, play and laugh, forget and forgive, heal your world .. if you have been thinking of changing your life around, or doing better for yourself, NOW is the time! #betterhabits4betterlife #love,'' he wrote in the caption.
