It is not such a mystery as to why the Indian culture became obsessed with sculptured erotica.
The Indians and the Greeks were both fans of the depiction of the body beautiful, which the Renaissance would later dive into. Fat-shaming did not exist in the Indian mind. In fact, fatness was prized as an embodiment of wealth, health and good living.
Temperatures across the Indian subcontinent de-emphasised the need for clothing on the working man. Nudity was not considered particularly vulgar. Minimalism was the order of the day, and unstitched garments were de rigeur across the social classes until the advent of Islam brought stitching to India.
The problem arrived, as did most others that India faces today, with the English and their Christian schools. (Strangely, such problems were rarely encountered with the Syrian Christian schools, although they were frequently encountered with the Portuguese Christian schools.)
Read Namvar Singh’s “Decolonising the Indian Mind” to understand the rest. It’s a majorly interesting read, even if it goes over many heads.
Michael Thorton almost 6 years ago
It is not such a mystery as to why the Indian culture became obsessed with sculptured erotica.
The Indians and the Greeks were both fans of the depiction of the body beautiful, which the Renaissance would later dive into. Fat-shaming did not exist in the Indian mind. In fact, fatness was prized as an embodiment of wealth, health and good living.
Temperatures across the Indian subcontinent de-emphasised the need for clothing on the working man. Nudity was not considered particularly vulgar. Minimalism was the order of the day, and unstitched garments were de rigeur across the social classes until the advent of Islam brought stitching to India.
The problem arrived, as did most others that India faces today, with the English and their Christian schools. (Strangely, such problems were rarely encountered with the Syrian Christian schools, although they were frequently encountered with the Portuguese Christian schools.)
Read Namvar Singh’s “Decolonising the Indian Mind” to understand the rest. It’s a majorly interesting read, even if it goes over many heads.