“Indian civilisation has always been sharply divided between ‘kama optimists’ and ‘kama pessimists'”
The polymathic Gurcharan Das on the demonisation of desire, and why a weight lifted from his heart when Section 377 was lifted
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His professional and literary canvas could not be more different – but he has served up spectacular accomplishment in both.
After two fascinating books that explored the ideas of “artha” – material well-being – and “dharma” – moral well-being – the polymathic corporate guru and author Gurcharan Das now turns his attention to the third and arguably most contentious impulse of them all: “kama” or desire.
And in Kama Chameleon, Gurcharan spoke of the fascinating story of desire in India, how it has shaped ideas of the self across cultures and time, and why he calls himself a “kama optimist”.
