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K. M. Panikkar

    Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, known as Sardar K. M. Panikkar, was a distinguished Indian scholar, journalist, historian, administrator, and diplomat. His extensive body of work delves into a wide range of subjects, marked by a profound understanding of history and politics. Panikkar's writings often explore societal and cultural transformations, informed by his diverse experiences. His intellectual contributions lie in synthesizing rigorous academic inquiry with practical insights into international relations and governance.

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    Kama-Sutra
    • Kama-Sutra

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      This definitive volume is the first modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to include two essential commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent four years comparing versions of the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, and English, drawing on his intimate experience of India, to preserve the full explicitness of the original. I wanted to demystify India, he writes, to show that a period of great civilization, of high culture, is forcibly a period of great liberty.

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