Lotus is beyond BJP

There is a shloka in Sanskrit, which means one who gives up worldly attachments, and dedicates deeds to the supreme spirit of God is not touched by sin, just like a lotus leaf is not touched by water.

- MEENAKSHI LEKHI

This shloka in the Bhagawad Gita existed way before the BJP adopted lotus as its symbol. And, lotus was adopted as India’s national flower when India attained the status of a republic with its own identity markers. After the 200-year-long foreign rule over our country, which was catastrophic for our culture, our leaders at the time wanted national identity markers that represented our culture.

Lotus was adopted as India’s national flower for three reasons:

1) National emblem of India stands on a fullbloomed inverted lotus.

2) Lotus epitomises beauty and signifies non-attachment, despite growing in dirt.

3 It smells of myrrh, which is taken as a message to humankind.

A human is adjourned to be like a lotus—they should work without attachment, dedicate their actions to God, and remain untouched by sin like water on a lotus leaf. The BJP adopted lotus as its symbol because of its relevance in our culture.