About the Book: Her Kama: Women, Intimacy and Identity
Her Kama: Women, Intimacy and Identity is a fearless reinterpretation of Kama
Kalpa—a 1924 work by P Thomas that boldly explored the rituals, sensuality, and
spiritual power of love in Indian life. Long before prudishness crept in, India
wrote poems about pleasure, worshipped desire in temples, and saw the body as a
gateway to the divine. Drawing from Sanskrit classics like the Kama Sutra,
Ananga Ranga, Rati Rahasya, the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and the writings of
Kalidasa and Kautilya, this book presents a vivid portrait of love in all its
dimensions—spiritual, social, and sensual. It is also a bold