Advertisement

Sex

VIDEO: 'The Kama Sutra is not a dirty little text'

The Local France
The Local France - [email protected]
VIDEO: 'The Kama Sutra is not a dirty little text'
"The Kama Sutra is not a dirty little text" - according to curator of new exhibition in Paris. Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP

Paris's brand new exhibition on the legendary Kama Sutra takes visitors beyond its risqué reputation and shows the text is more about pleasure than sex. Our colleagues at Parisian News TV gives you an inside look.

Advertisement

If you mention the words "Kama Sutra" in Europe or North America you're likely to draw a blush or knowing nod about what's considered in the west a sex manual.

But the exhibition at the private La Pinacothèque museum, which runs through January, gives viewers a broader perspective on the text that also serves as a guide to virtuous living, love, family and how humans can feel pleasure.

Co-curator Dr. Alka Pande said: "I want people to go away with the view that the Kama Sutra is not a dirty little text but a book of life." 

Here is a look inside the show from Parisian News TV:

  

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also