The Indian Kamasutra - Sources of Kamasutra Sex Positions

People have started leading a busy life which is not only taking toll on their health conditions but all these unhealthy habits have been found to be the hindrance for normal sexual activity. With their hectic schedule and unhealthy food habits, people have started facing many serious health problems and problems in the sex life. Centuries ago, a set of seven books which were written by Vatsayana Mallanaga have described the different aspects of sex, sexual problems and their remedies. The Indian Kamasutra was written in 3rd century and is considered to be the “Bible of love making”. These Kamasutra books not only depict the various sex-related issues but these also describe the society, the social values and the traditions of that time. The Kamasutra sex positions described in the book are the perfect way to provide sex education to the adults.The Indian Kamasutra is a set of seven books and each of these books describes important points relevant to sex, marriage and emotional bonding.

• The first book of Kamasutra describes how the males and females have been created by Lord Brahma. It also depicts the three most important things in the life of a man- Artha (wealth), kama(desire), dharma(being just)
• The second book is about the classification of men and women according to their reproductive organs. The men are classified according to their lingam and the women are classified according to their genitalia. The second book also has the 64 types of Kamasutra sex positions which aim at providing the maximum pleasure during love making.
• The third book describes the importance of marriage
• The fourth book describes the role of wife after marriage
• The fifth book describes how people inherit their nature from their ancestors
• The sixth book describes the importance of courtesan and it also talks about the emotional bonding between the partners and how that can be made strong
• The seventh book describes various sexual problems of men and women and the about their remedies and prevention. It also provides various measures which will help one person to remain active for many days.

In any society, imparting sex education is a must in children and if sex education can be given to the adults then many problems could be prevented. The Kamasutra sex positions are considered to be the means to get maximum sexual pleasure as well as the perfect guideline to know different types of sex-related queries so Kamasutra is still relevance to Indian society and across the world.