Perhaps the concept of shame applies to only women but not men. Maybe because she was a ‘prostitute’ she was able to write crude depictions of sex wi… - Bengaluru Nagarathnamma

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Perhaps the concept of shame applies to only women but not men. Maybe because she was a ‘prostitute’ she was able to write crude depictions of sex without shame. In that case, it surely must not suit the supposed learned men to depict conjugal pleasures in the same way?. (as a sarcastic retort to criticism of the original work and her 1910 edition containing sexual/erotic passages, believed to being unsuitable for women)

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About Bengaluru Nagarathnamma

Bangalore Nagarathnamma (3 November 1878 – 19 May 1952) Indian Carnatic singer, cultural activist, scholar, and courtesan

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Alternative Names: Nagarathnamma Nagaratnamma Bengaluru Nagaratnamma Bangalore Nagarathnamma
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