8 Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Kamasutra

This is not some fancy sex book

Aravind Balakrishnan
Lessons from History

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In Modern India, sex is often discussed in hushed terms.

Even the school teachers wish to rush through the reproductive lessons; parents blush to speak out openly, leaving the children to figure it out all for themselves.

Ancient India was a different breed, though. They were raised in a higher state of consciousness that they could discuss sex the way we would discuss politics or sports.

Indian mystic Sadhguru best captures the essence of this trend in his words:

“People were ruled by their consciousness, not by morality or the fear of punishment. Because there was such a society, anything could be talked about anywhere, and there was no issue.”

From this liberated society came a book: The Kamasutra.

This is believed to have been written in the Second Century or Third Century CE by a saint called Vatsyayana.

Half the things you have heard and you presumed to know about this book are probably wrong. Let’s look at the facts now.

#1 It is not all about sex

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Aravind Balakrishnan
Lessons from History

Introvert or Shy? Not sure. Bibliophile or Cine-buff? Both. Nethead or Story-writer? Still dunno. All I know is I want to write to live and I live to write.