India's skiing champ's father taught paragliding to PM Modi
Roshan Lal Thakur, the father of India's first international skiing medalist Aanchal Thakur, has revealed that he taught paragliding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi two decades ago. While campaigning in Himachal Pradesh during the recent Assembly polls, PM Modi had even mentioned how "a Thakur" was his first paragliding instructor. Aanchal bagged bronze at an international skiing event in Turkey.