THE KAMA SUTRA OF VATSYAYANA

The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian text which is considered the primary Sanskrit work on human sexuality. It was written by Mallanaga Vatsyayana in the 2nd century CE. It handles subjects of relationship. It discusses topics like marriage, heterosexuality and homosexuality, monogami and polygami alike, how to steal a woman from another man, as well as the life of courtesans. There's a lot of cultural information in this collection. The Kama Sutra stands uniquely as a work of psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, and sexology. It has been a celebrated classic of Indian literature for 1,700 years and a window for the West into the culture and mysticism of the East.