Kama & Karma Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/kama-karma Kama & Karma is a podcast on desire, art and the Kama Sutra. Hosted by author, curator and art historian Dr Alka Pande. © 2026 Alka Pande 8b9bcb63-8ad2-5053-a5cc-160b307bd62c yes en Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:34:03 +0530 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:38:04 +0530 https://img.transistorcdn.com/mRLSG-npmLxA870mAeyP1DAPSOGYx169sBTdPOjMwpY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMjk3/NjFlMjg3NDE1OTI3/MDQ3Y2IwMzljMTQ1/Mjc3ZC5qcGc.jpg Kama & Karma episodic Alka Pande Kama & Karma is a podcast on desire, art and the Kama Sutra. Hosted by author, curator and art historian Dr Alka Pande. Kama & Karma is a podcast on desire, art and the Kama Sutra. Attic 77 No Yes Kama & Karma Episode. 1 | The Mother of all Erotic Texts 1 1 Kama & Karma Episode. 1 | The Mother of all Erotic Texts full c3c35320-6aaa-44e2-853f-19bd76ea5c5f https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f46de3b The “mother of all erotic texts” has spent centuries behind locked doors, shut by colonial translations, or simply deemed far too taboo.

Dr Alka Pande, curator, author, art historian and one of the leading voices on the Kama Sutra today, unlocks the doors to the pleasure palace of the Indic Civilisation.

What’s far less known: it’s actually an anthology of 7 books, covering the art of courtly living. Remedies for waning libido. Aphrodisiacs for men and women. Even instructions on seducing the wives of others. And beneath it all, a surprising question, what does desire have to do with liberation?

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Dr Alka Pande, curator, author, art historian and one of the leading voices on the Kama Sutra today, unlocks the doors to the pleasure palace of the Indic Civilisation.

What’s far less known: it’s actually an anthology of 7 books, covering the art of courtly living. Remedies for waning libido. Aphrodisiacs for men and women. Even instructions on seducing the wives of others. And beneath it all, a surprising question, what does desire have to do with liberation?

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Dr Alka Pande, curator, author, art historian and one of the leading voices on the Kama Sutra today, unlocks the doors to the pleasure palace of the Indic Civilisation.

What’s far less known: it’s actually an anthology of 7 books, covering the art of courtly living. Remedies for waning libido. Aphrodisiacs for men and women. Even instructions on seducing the wives of others. And beneath it all, a surprising question, what does desire have to do with liberation?

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