Of all the major world cultures, the Hindus have been, on the average, the least prudish about sex. From temple carvings to sacred and secular literature, sex has its place, so much so that prudish Europeans have termed it oriental licentiousness. But it is only one part of life. Artha, Dharma, Kama, Moksha - these are the four purusharthas - if you like, the main goals of life. Sex falls in the Kama bucket, though Kama is encompasses more than just sex. Hindus also write about Artha, Dharma and Moksha; and the great epics and Puranas teach about all four buckets. To take an example from the Puranas, when things go out of balance, towards the end of this story, also on my blog, the preceptor to the Devas, Brihaspati has to take steps to restore the married life of Indra and Shachi.
The problem with a commentator on the Hindus like Wendy Doniger and her school is that they are out of balance - they find sex even where it isn't. The review I've referred to previously goes into this a little bit. It is a gross distortion that Doniger and co. consistently do; and their apologists constantly let them get away with it. Anyway, now I have a witness that this is not something that only Internet Hindus are imagining, the obsession with sex is real. The witness is Prof. C. Christine Fair, whose analyses of Pakistan have been featured on this blog.
Incidentally, you can listen to C.C. Fair on the subject of sexual harassment, and Pakistan here: http://www.globaldispatchespodcast.com/episode-49-c-christine-fair/
The problem with a commentator on the Hindus like Wendy Doniger and her school is that they are out of balance - they find sex even where it isn't. The review I've referred to previously goes into this a little bit. It is a gross distortion that Doniger and co. consistently do; and their apologists constantly let them get away with it. Anyway, now I have a witness that this is not something that only Internet Hindus are imagining, the obsession with sex is real. The witness is Prof. C. Christine Fair, whose analyses of Pakistan have been featured on this blog.
Incidentally, you can listen to C.C. Fair on the subject of sexual harassment, and Pakistan here: http://www.globaldispatchespodcast.com/episode-49-c-christine-fair/
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FYI, Hydnora Africana
Hydnora africana is an achlorophyllous plant in the family Hydnoraceae, native to southern Africa that is parasitic on the roots of members of the Euphorbiaceae family. The plant grows underground, except for a fleshy flower that emerges above ground and emits an odor of feces to attract its natural pollinators, dung beetles, and carrion beetles. The flowers act as temporary traps, retaining the beetles that enter long enough for them to pick up pollen. It is also called jakkalskos or jackal food.
