Six Key Takeaways & Four Crucial Questions From The Haryana Results

Dharti Maa, Gaia, And Mother Earth

Dear Reader,

Dharti Maa would be that one manifestation of the Goddess that you would've heard or made the most colloquial references to — be it rituals, speeches, films, or just conversations.

This is not for no reason. It is because Dharti Maa or Mother Earth is the basis of it all. She is the Mother of all beings. She is the nourishment and the home.

Today in Navratri Notes, we have Aravindan Neelakandan exploring the concept of Mother Earth. He talks of 'Gaia — Ancient Mother Earth Rediscovered In Science'.

How science? Well, some of you might have heard of concepts like the Gaia hypothesis. Proposed in the 70s, it says that the Earth is a self-regulating and interconnected system where life and its environment interact to maintain conditions that enable and support life.

Now isn't this where science goes back to what the spirituals always held?

Read this fascinating piece in the Navratri Notes series on Gaia.

And then, read this part XXI of Aravindan Neelakandan's commentary on Sri Lalita Sahasranama — 'Random Meditations Through Her 1000 Names: Crescent And The Full Moon'.

The moon symbolism, symbiotic with the Goddess tradition, found its fulfilment and full blossom in all its diversity in Hindu Dharma. In Sri Lalita Sahasranama, we will find again and again proof for that unique spiritual heritage of all humanity.

The surprise is here, takeaways and questions follow

Today's Haryana assembly election results have managed to shock, awe, and disrupt — all at the same time.

Js are the talking points. 'Jalebis' have been distributed, 'Jitni Abadi Utna Haq' has been rejected, and 'Jats' were misread. All of it has happened but there's lot more than meets the eye.

Here's a piece by Arush Tandon with key takeaways and questions. His six takeaways:

1. For you to win, act like the other guy is going to

2. Nary a blip on the civilisation timeline

3. Its organisation gives BJP a resilience in Haryana

4. Non-dominant community CM is cool again

5. BJP can win even if election is not made 'national'

6. Exit polls are useless

Apart from the last one, all of the above need some attention and explanation. Head to this piece for the same and for the four important questions that the results have thrown up!

Until tomorrow,

Anmol N Jain