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Welcome to the third edition of the Gilmpse Zine. From the isolation of city enclosures to the wonderfully colourful city cabs and from the child monks of myanmar to the nineteenth centuary egypt, this issue promises to be a joyful ride across the continents and time periods.

© Rashi Ketan Gandhi & Glimpse zine, 2012. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this magazine’s owner is strictly prohibited.

I S O L A T E DBY O L E G B O R O D I N

© OLEG BORODIN

METAPHORTHE

I L L U S T R A T E D B Y P O O N A M M I S T R Y

T H E H A R E A N D T H E T O R T O I S E

T R A N S L A T E D B Y G E O R G E F Y L E R T O W N S E N D

A hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the tortoise, who replied, laughing, “Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race.”

The hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the fox should choose the course and fix the goal.

On the day appointed for the race the two started together. The tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.

© POONAM MISTRY

The hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep.

© POONAM MISTRY

At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Moral - Slow but steady wins the race.

© POONAM MISTRY

B U R M A B Y R U D I R O E L S

© RUDI ROELS

mumbai’s taxi art

© RASHI GANDHI

This story of creation comes from the Rigved. Purush, who is the soul of the Universe is said to have A thousand heads, a thousand eyes and a thousand feet. He is everything that he could posibly be. Yet, his greatness is beyond him. So in this desire to expand himself, all life springs forward from him. One-forth of him are all creatures and the everlasting life in the heavens another three-forth.

Here’s how the one forth came into being. He with the everlasting life of the three-forths went up and only now one fourth of him was here. It was from him, Viraj (Prajapati in a different name) springs forward and from Viraj, Purush is born.

The Gods then sacrifice Purush and from the dripping fat of the sacrifice, the creatures spring forward. His mind brings forth the moon and from his eye the Sun is born. Indra and Agni (fire) are born from his mouth and Vāyu (wind) from his breath. From his navel comes mid-air and the sky was fashioned from his head. Earth from his feet, and from his ear the regions. Thus, the world came into being.

THE CREATIONSTORY

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THE CHURNING OF THE PRIMEVAL OCEAN

At the suggestion of Vishnu the demi-gods, and demons churn the primeval ocean in order to obtain Amrit - a divine exilir which will guarantee them immortality.

They agreed upon this and to churn the ocean they used Vasuki the Serpent King, as their churning-string. For a churning pole they used Mount Mandara placed on the back of a Great Tortoise - an Avatar of Vishnu.

The spoils of this effort were to be divided between the Devas and the Asuras. As the gods and demons churned the sea, a terrible poison issued out of its depths which enveloped the universe. The Devas and Asuras approached Shiva who took the poison into his throat and swallowed it. The poison turned his throat blue, thereby, earning him the name of Neelakanth orblue-throated one.

Finally after a millenium of churning, Amrit emerges. However, Vishnu in the form of Mohini, the enchantress manages to lure the Asuras into handing over the Amrit to her, which she then distributes only to the Devas. Rahu, an Asura, disguises himself as a Deva and tries to drink some Amrit himself. But, Vishnu is alerted of this deception. He decapitates Rahu just as he is about to swallow the nectar, leaving only his head immortal.

The churning of oceans also yielded Dhanvantari (physician of Gods), Lakshmi (Goddess of Riches), Jyestha (Goddess of Poverty), Kamdhenu (the mother of all cows), a white elephant named Airavata, a horse named Uchchaisrava, Kalpavriksha (the tree that yields whatever is desired).

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N I N E T E E N T H C E N T U A R Y E G Y P T A N D N U B I AA R T I S T - D A V I D R O B E R T S L I T H O G R A P H Y - L O U I S H A G H E

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A P P R O A C H O F T H E S I M O O M - D E S E R T O F G I Z E H T O M B O F T H E M E M L O O K S - C A I R O

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our contributorsOleg Borodin Poonam Mistry Rudi Roels Rodney Boot

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