The Kama Sutra: Training Manual For Spies?
The Arthashastra, and the 64 Arts
The Kama Sutra is famous for being a manual of sexual positions. It is however much more than that.
The name of the Kama Sutra is itself interesting. The word sutra refers to a specific sort of Indian literature. Sutras were manuals filled with aphorisms on specific topics. The word kama means pleasure as well…