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My memories of being in RSS shakha are very different: Milind Soman

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And they talk about intolerance! He was brave to talk about his RSS links, and hopefully, he remains brave and doesn’t backtrack, as he is and will be attacked big time....
Again, what's being brave about it? RSS is a normal organization..nothing more..let's stop bigging nondescript things up

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22 minutes ago, Yoda-esque said:

Again, what's being brave about it? RSS is a normal organization..nothing more..let's stop bigging nondescript things up

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Not for celebs to accept their sanghiness, very few do. Others like Sonam, Tapsee, are posers. When RSS is equated to ISIS by celebs and Muslims, very few people correct them. 

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Not for celebs to accept their sanghiness, very few do. Others like Sonam, Tapsee, are posers. When RSS is equated to ISIS by celebs and Muslims, very few people correct them. 
It's high time to ignore these ignorant bollywoodiya buffoons..

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I got introduced to the RSS shakha during my first year college. I was living with my aunt (dad’s sister) and uncle that year. 
 

My uncle’s nephew  was an ABVP student leader. He was  actually a caricature of what you imagine of an ABVP student to be if you believe in stereotypes. Typical overgrown guy who looks older than his age  with a tilak on his forehead, sitting outside the university drinking chai,smoking cigarettes and chewing guthka all day with his buddies but a very nice guy nevertheless. Obviously he ended in New Jersey now.

 

I had a great time In the shakha. In fact I did not have any idea or bias that we see these days when we hear about RSS. My family on dad’s side were always anti-Congress and anti-communist so may be I had some inherent bias but I didn’t even have a fully formed political opinion those days. These days every kid with a Social media account has an opinion but it wasn’t that strong among most people at least in my age group those days because I never recollect having political discussions ever with my friends growing up save 1-2 times if I have to guess.

 

I went with an open mind and trust me it was a great experience.

 

However my uncle was a lifelong congressman. He didn’t approve of me joining a shakha and called my parents  and told them that how my future was in jeopardy and how I am blocking all my prospects  of going abroad or getting a government job (well played by him. 2 things that touch the nerve of every Indian parent ever) by potentially joining the wrong crowd. So that was the end of that.

 

Anyways now when I think back about it, my uncle was a wonderful guy, Well educated and someone I have great love and respect for. However he never had an open mind when it came to the RSS or BJP. He was rigid in his views about this. Typical of every congressman, Left-wing  or so called “liberals” we encounter these days.
 

This is no different from the Mindset of the crowd we see today. You just can’t convince them or try to reason with them. No matter how many examples you give them they will stick to their guns of RSS being extremist or equivalent of the Taliban. That’s a battle we can never win. 
 

So just enjoy guys like Shah,Modi,Yogi going about their business and the libbus  whine and cry. Let’s just hope Nature will take its course and hopefully our future gens will be a lot more proud of their culture and heritage eventually and understand what our culture has been through and how we finally win the battle.

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I got introduced to the RSS shakha during my first year college. I was living with my aunt (dad’s sister) and uncle that year. 
 
My uncle’s nephew  was an ABVP student leader. He was  actually a caricature of what you imagine of an ABVP student to be if you believe in stereotypes. Typical overgrown guy who looks older than his age  with a tilak on his forehead, sitting outside the university drinking chai,smoking cigarettes and chewing guthka all day with his buddies but a very nice guy nevertheless. Obviously he ended in New Jersey now.
 
I had a great time In the shakha. In fact I did not have any idea or bias that we see these days when we hear about RSS. My family on dad’s side were always anti-Congress and anti-communist so may be I had some inherent bias but I didn’t even have a fully formed political opinion those days. These days every kid with a Social media account has an opinion but it wasn’t that strong among most people at least in my age group those days because I never recollect having political discussions ever with my friends growing up save 1-2 times if I have to guess.
 
I went with an open mind and trust me it was a great experience.
 
However my uncle was a lifelong congressman. He didn’t approve of me joining a shakha and called my parents  and told them that how my future was in jeopardy and how I am blocking all my prospects  of going abroad or getting a government job (well played by him. 2 things that touch the nerve of every Indian parent ever) by potentially joining the wrong crowd. So that was the end of that.
 
Anyways now when I think back about it, my uncle was a wonderful guy, Well educated and someone I have great love and respect for. However he never had an open mind when it came to the RSS or BJP. He was rigid in his views about this. Typical of every congressman, Left-wing  or so called “liberals” we encounter these days.
 
This is no different from the Mindset of the crowd we see today. You just can’t convince them or try to reason with them. No matter how many examples you give them they will stick to their guns of RSS being extremist or equivalent of the Taliban. That’s a battle we can never win. 
 
So just enjoy guys like Shah,Modi,Yogi going about their business and the libbus  whine and cry. Let’s just hope Nature will take its course and hopefully our future gens will be a lot more proud of their culture and heritage eventually and understand what our culture has been through and how we finally win the battle.
Obviously,he ended up in NJ..rofl

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coffee_rules Grand Master

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1 hour ago, FischerTal said:

Have you ever been to oak tree road or even Newark Avenue? :phehe:

No need to go there now. There is a SabziMandi/Bhavani/Patidar/Patel Bros in every 10 miles of NJ.

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5 hours ago, coffee_rules said:

Exactly, he said that ABVP guy is settled in NJ now.  why is it so obvious for you? :phehe:

I think it’s about gutkha. You see people rolling down windows and spitting on roads of NJ.

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4 hours ago, gattaca said:

I think it’s about gutkha. You see people rolling down windows and spitting on roads of NJ.

No, who said it? We have thookdani every 10 feet on Oaktree road

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6 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

No, who said it? We have thookdani every 10 feet on Oaktree road

Actually good place to assess if there is a coronavirus scare. If you don’t see The usual traffic of desi uncles in sweaters and monkey caps j-walking and running On the road between  traffic then it’s a case for concern :)

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