The Kama Sutra Diaries: Intimate Journeys through Modern India
Autor Sally Howarden Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 mai 2014
"Absolutely riveting. I couldn't put it down. Everything you wanted to know about sex . . . in India, but never dared ask."—Mark Shand, author of Travels on my Elephant and winner of the Travel Writer of the Year award
Sally Howard, a self-confessed child of the western sexual revolution, sets out on a "sexploration" through modern India. With experiences collected over fifteen years of crisscrossing the enormous country, from the heat of anti-rape protest on the streets of New Delhi to the cool hills of Shimla, playground of the Raj; from a Gujurati retirement home for gay men and eunuchs to a busy sex clinic in Chennai, Howard lifts the bed sheets on India's sexual revolution.
And it's a revolution that's full of fascinating surprises and contrasts; for India—the land that gave us the most famous—or infamous—guide to sexual pleasure, the Kama Sutra, is also the land where couples fear to hold hands in public and where women remain cloistered in purdah. With compelling contradictions and characters, The Kama Sutra Diaries paints a vibrant portrait of modern-day love, sex, and sexuality in an India caught between a sensual past and evolving present.
Sally Howard is freelance travel and human interest journalist and author. A contributor to many of the world's most prestigious media, including the Sunday Times, Forbes Lifestyle, and the Sunday Telegraph.
Sally Howard, a self-confessed child of the western sexual revolution, sets out on a "sexploration" through modern India. With experiences collected over fifteen years of crisscrossing the enormous country, from the heat of anti-rape protest on the streets of New Delhi to the cool hills of Shimla, playground of the Raj; from a Gujurati retirement home for gay men and eunuchs to a busy sex clinic in Chennai, Howard lifts the bed sheets on India's sexual revolution.
And it's a revolution that's full of fascinating surprises and contrasts; for India—the land that gave us the most famous—or infamous—guide to sexual pleasure, the Kama Sutra, is also the land where couples fear to hold hands in public and where women remain cloistered in purdah. With compelling contradictions and characters, The Kama Sutra Diaries paints a vibrant portrait of modern-day love, sex, and sexuality in an India caught between a sensual past and evolving present.
Sally Howard is freelance travel and human interest journalist and author. A contributor to many of the world's most prestigious media, including the Sunday Times, Forbes Lifestyle, and the Sunday Telegraph.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781857885897
ISBN-10: 1857885899
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: illustrations, map
Dimensiuni: 134 x 212 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: NICHOLAS BREALEY PUBLISHING
Colecția Nicholas Brealey Publishing
ISBN-10: 1857885899
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: illustrations, map
Dimensiuni: 134 x 212 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: NICHOLAS BREALEY PUBLISHING
Colecția Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Recenzii
“In this spirited travelogue, British journalist Sally Howard roams India reporting on the country’s growing sexual revolution. Sally Howard’s voice is engaging and lively throughout, and while a work like this runs the risk of being called out for appropriation, Howard’s writing strikes the right balance between curiosity and respect for an ancient and diverse culture.”—Bust Magazine
"Journalist Howard describes her travels in India and her exploration of the sexual and social revolution in that country. She uncovers subjects from the little-known (at least in the West), such as ancient erotic Indian statues, to the surprisingly little-understood, such as the nation’s soaring consumption of explicit Web material. Her discussion of the challenging status of women is the most disturbing part of the text.”—The Columbus Dispatch
'This is a travel book with a difference…a book of surprising encounters. As an Indian who has been out of the country for a long time, I found this book an eye-opener. Some of these things I did know about, but others were a complete surprise. I found the change in attitudes gave me reason for optimism, in spite of the backlash. Women are starting to fight back and stand up for their rights, as is the gay community. There are anti-“Eve-teasing” (a euphemism for sexual harassment and groping) flash mobs on the Delhi metro. It will take a long time for attitudes to undergo a significant shift but the cracks are showing.'—Women on the Road
'The first book to focus exclusively on sexual experience. Her journey begins in the deep past, in the erotic Kama Sutra temples of Madhya Pradesh, and continues through hill station of Shimla as a seat of sexual licence during the Raj, before taking a look at GIGs (good Indian girls) and BIGs (bad Indian girls) in Delhi, as well as a retirement home for eunuchs in Gujarat, cemetery sex in Varanasi, sex clinics in Chennai, and bar girls worse in Mumbai. There is much eye-watering, mind-boggling stuff.' —Giles Foden in Conde Nast Traveller
'Absolutely riveting... I could not put it down. Everything you wanted to know about sex...in India, but never dared ask. Sally Howard lifts the veil on one of the worlds most complex countries.' —Mark Shand, author of Travels on my Elephant and winner of the Travel Writer of the Year award.
'An intelligent and informative look at changing sexual attitudes and behaviour in India. It includes tackling the increasingly hostile attitudes towards women, from the notorious gang-rape on a bus of a 23-year-old woman student Delhi last December that made the world notice, to an "epidemic" of domestic murders that have inspired feminist flash-mobs and demonstrations.' —Sunday Herald
'Absolutely brilliant - every page is a new revelation.' —Nahal, BBC Asian Network
'Counter-cultural and defying expectation, it lays open India’s marketing of sex and shines its light on the mistreatment of women, sexual practices, addictions and presumptions. An intriguing insight into a country which gave us the fabled Kama Sutra but where couples still fear to hold hands in public.' —Scotsman
“Fascinating! I had no idea of the level of contradictions and cultural idiosyncrasies in India. There are lessons to be learned from observing this ancient culture’s journey into modern times. “—Tori Eldridge, Empowered Living Radio, Authors on the Air
Notă biografică
Sally is freelance travel and human interest journalist and author. A contributor to many of the world's most prestigious media, Sally's clients include The Sunday Times, Forbes Lifestyle and The Sunday Telegraph.
Descriere
A provocative ‘sexploration’ of the cultural and political landscape of modern India.