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TopicKamasutra

Topic: Kamasutra

Kama Sutra author wanted women to study 64 arts—gambling, sorcery, disguise

Pavan K Varma -
In 'Echoes Of Eternity', Pavan K Varma explores the history of Indian philosophies from the Rigveda to the present.

Holi wasn’t always about Holika burning. Medieval India called it festival of Kama

+TFP Anirudh Kanisetti -
The ‘eastern’ tradition of Holika-burning moved deeper into the Gangetic Plains. Gaudiya Vaishnavism, from Bengal, took root in Mughal-ruled Vrindavan, attracting patronage from elite Rajputs.

Yoga and Kama are not said in same breath in India today. But it should

Alka Pande -
In ‘Yoga and Kama’, art historian Alka Pande writes about the connection between yoga and sex in Hinduism

The KamaSutra ad that changed the role of condoms in India from functional to pleasurable

Shubhangi Misra -
Depicting a sensuous Pooja Bedi in the shower, the 1991 ad was a landmark for being the first in India to show the contraceptive as a tool of pleasure.

Durex sex survey: Is the land of Kamasutra not adventurous enough?

ThePrint Team -
Durex India recently revealed that 74 per cent Indians “want to try something new in bed”.

Alyque Padamsee, the ad genius who kept advertisements simple and direct

Mahua Venkatesh -
Alyque Padamsee, who died Saturday, was also a theatre personality & played Jinnah to Ben Kingsley’s Gandhi in the 1982 Oscar winner

भारत का पहला ‘सेक्सी’ कंडोम विज्ञापन और उसकी खट्टी-मीठी यादें

ThePrint Team -
भारत में कंडोम के पहले विज्ञापन पर विज्ञापनगुरु अलिक पदमसी की टिप्पणी और दर्शकों की प्रतिक्रिया

How India reacted to its first ‘sexy’ condom ad

ThePrint Team -
Ad guru Alyque Padamsee talks about how the first condom ad in India came to be and the audience reaction to it.

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Opinion

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Eighteen months after the Dhaka siege, Bangladesh has yet another opportunity to reset its pieces. And the world is watching.

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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