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Published on 6th April, 2019, in Economic Times. In ancient Indian scriptures, we find a description of three kinds of women. Women who were chaste and devoted to a single man (even if the man had many wives). The second were women who kept away from men and lived as nuns. The third kind were women who had multiple lovers and were attached to no single man. In later times, such women were considered the wives of a temple deity or a devdasi, who saw their god in all their lovers. This last kind of women has often been described in modern literature as ancient ..

Published on 30th September, 2016, on www.dailyo.in . The answer depends on what feelings are evoked in you by these four words: yogi, wild, erotic and witch. Does "yogi" evoke a sense of tranquility resulting from letting go? Or does it evoke feelings of righteous puritanism, associated with disgust for sex and sensuality? Are you repulsed by words such as "wild", "erotic" and "witch", or intrigued by them? Some Hindus are (sadly) puritanical — ashamed of all things sexual. These are Victoria’s children, still stuck in the 19th century, still striving hard to convince Queen Victoria that they are not effeminate luxury-loving sensuous Hindoos that ..