Themembers of Bajrang Dal staged a protest outside a bookstore in Ahmedabad forselling the book Kamasutra. The members also burnt a copy of the Kama Sutrabook and said that the book insults the Hindu deities as it shows them invulgar positions.
Thereis a video that is being widely circulated on the internet in which a member ofBajrang Dal is heard saying that they are burning the copy of the Kama Sutrabecause this is a vulgar book and it shows pictures of Hindu deities in vulgarpositions.
Theman further said that by this our sentiments are hurt. The man also gavewarning to the owner of the bookstall that if they saw the Kama Sutra hereagain, then they will burn the store down if Hindu sentiments are hurt infuture.
Inanother video, Bajrang Dal members were seen burning the copy of the Kama Sutraoutside the bookstore. After burning the book, the members of Bajrang Dal wereraising the slogans of “Jai Shri Ram” and “Har Har Mahadev”.
What is Kama Sutra?
KamaSutra is an ancient Hindu text on sexuality, eroticism, and emotionalfulfilment in life. Kama Sutra is not a sex manual but it is believed to be a guideon the art of living well.
Theoriginal composition of the Kamasutra is unknown. However, Vatsyayana Mallanagis the widely accepted author of this book. In the Kama Sutra, there are 1250verses and it is distributed over 36 chapters in 64 sections and is organisedinto 7 books. The Kama Sutra is a mixture of prose and poetry. Apart from this,there are also various characters in this book.