The kamasutra was originally designed to help Hindu aristocrats and courtesans better advance in their pursuit of pleasure. When he arrived in England in the 19th century, the contents of the book were not yet revealed to the general public. Only the men of the social elite who united in the Victorian Kama Shastra Society had access to these writings. As the content did not really accord with Victorian mores, they had the obligation to keep their reading for private subscription under penalty of prosecution for infringing good morals. It was not until the 1960s that the kamasutra was accessible to the general public.Ī link between the physical and the mental The kamasutra is the first book in the history of mankind to talk about the common life of man and woman. The initial work was written around the 5th century by Vatsyayana, an Indian Brahmin philosopher who lived in the holy city of Varanasi. Why would a Brahmin write a book on sexuality, you say? For Hindus, the pursuit of enjoyment is one of the goals of an individual’s existence and the sexual act is as vital as eating or drinking. Later, other collections like the Tao of love, the fragrant garden and the Ananga Ranga came to supplement the writings of Vatsyayana.Ī work long hidden from the general public The kamasutra comes from the ancient Indian word “kâma” which means desire, pleasure and “sutra” which can designate a guide, an aphorism, a book or a verse. The kamasutra can therefore be translated as “guide of desire”. In the popular imagination, the kamasutra is only a collection of sexual positions, when in reality, it is an educational manual whose goal is to help the couple to have a life to two harmonious. The sexual positions supposed to increase the pleasure tenfold occupy only one chapter of the book. The other parts of the kamasutra address all the questions that a person may have. Romantic relationships, the art of seduction, marriage, fantasies, pregnancy, and even female and male homosexuality are discussed in the kamasutra.

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