Women’s sexual pleasure is still taboo – but the Kamasutra tells a different story

A carved erotic scene on the outer wall of temple in Khajuraho complex, India. Cortyn/Shutterstock

For some people, the Kamasutra is little more than a name associated with condom brands, scented oils and chocolates shaped into erotic positions. In India, where sex remains a taboo subject, this ancient sex manual has often been reduced to merely a “dirty book”.

But beneath this narrow view lies a deeper message: the Kamasutra is a treatise on sexual autonomy, one that could be revolutionary for women.