This is fictional biography of Vatsayana. The story unfolds
the details of Vatsayana from his birth. His upbringing in a brothel from where
he picks up the drivers of the sensuality and lust, and grows up to write the most popular work he is known for.
The story is told through a young scholar, accepted by
Vatsayana as his pupil, who puts the pieces together from Vatsayana’ s life. In the course of events, this young scholar ends up having an affair with his wife. After Vatsayana discovers this, he
disappears, never to be seen again.
This story set in fourth century AD, reveals the finer details of the
lifestyle and mindset of the people lived in those times. But it is the author,
Sudhir Kakar, who represents the characters of the story with a psychological depth makes this book a powerful narrative.
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