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The Kamasutra’s hidden lessons on consent—Beyond a sex manual

What emerges is less a 'sex manual' and more a philosophy: one that insists good sex depends on attention, patience and genuine agreement.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

On Camera

Zaira Wasim calls I-Day events ‘irrelevant’. Muslim values are not at odds with patriotism

What kind of value system is it that is bothered only when girls become visible in public? Kashmir’s daughters do not need to disappear from public spaces in order to be respected.

NITI Aayog wants India to reimagine skilling, pitches ‘skills not degree’, training from Class 6

Federal think tank in its latest report maps India’s workforce and learners across five segments, reveals that fewer than one in 12 secondary schools currently offer vocational subjects.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman