![]() ![]() This is supported by historical evidence, which shows that men in many parts of ancient India mostly dressed only the lower half of their bodies with clothes and upper part of the body was covered by gold and precious stones, jewellery, while women used to wear traditional sarees made of silk and expensive clothes as a symbol of their wealth. It is likely that as in most countries with tropical climates, Indians from some regions did not need to wear clothes, and other than for fashion, there was no practical need to cover the upper half of the body. Nudity in art was considered acceptable in southern India, as shown by the paintings at Ajanta and the sculptures of the time. It is common in many cultures for a ruling class to practice both polyandry and polygamy as a way of preserving dynastic succession. In practice, this seems to have only been practiced by rulers, with common people maintaining a monogamous marriage. It seems that polygamy was allowed during ancient times. These most ancient texts, the Vedas, reveal moral perspectives on sexuality, marriage and fertility prayers. The first evidence of attitudes towards sex comes from the ancient texts of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, the first of which are perhaps the oldest surviving literature in the world. Sexuality is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, practices, roles and relationships. The definition of sexuality has been evolving along with our understanding of it. Sexuality encompasses many ideas and has many facets. For some people, it could mean the act of sex and sexual practices, for others it could mean sexual orientation or identity and/or preference and yet for others it could mean desire and eroticism. Sexuality means different things to different people. In a nation as religiously and ethnically diverse as India-the nation is commonly described as “a jumble of possibilities” -the people follow a wide variety of customs, and have varied beliefs that ultimately mold their lifestyles and sexuality. India is a multiethnic and multilingual society with wide variations in demographic situations and socioeconomic conditions. As in all societies, there was a difference in sexual practices in India between common people and powerful rulers, with people in power often indulging in hedonistic lifestyles that were not representative of common moral attitudes. It may be argued that India pioneered the use of sexual education through art and literature. India played a significant role in the history of sex, from writing the first literature that treated sexual intercourse as a science, to in modern times being the origin of the philosophical focus of new-age groups’ attitudes on sex. The seeming contradictions of Indian attitudes towards sex can be best explained through the context of history. India's cultural history includes prehistoric mountain cave paintings in Ajanta, the exquisite beauty of the Taj Mahal in Agra, the rare sensitivity and warm emotions of the erotic Hindu temple sculptures of the 9 th-century Chandella rulers, and the Kutab Minar in Delhi. Excavations in the Indus Valley trace civilization there back for at least 5,000 years. The current generation is also guilty as our misrepresented ancestors.Modern India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Discrimination is part of life in the whole world. Thus, caste is a bribing misdeed and the whole society is responsible for accepting it. Just studying physics people think that we have fully understood the world. Sp, Ambedkar without doing any research and just reading misinterpreted text has failed to understand the original ordering. Thus, caste were introduced by some misguided people to gain power. Thus, there is no untouchability in GODs – black Vishnu, while Laxmi, black Parvathi, Ash colored Siva etc., are all non-Brahmins – Shaktrias. The same thing happened with Sanskrit texts. This can be seen even in Muslim Kuron and a recent discovery of a handwritten note on the margin of one of the Koran makes note that Friday prayer is not mandated but could be practiced if one wants. They were repeated, learned by heart and thus because they were learned via Ear(Karna), later versions were modified slowly and when written down very very late, the text have undergone changes. ![]() The sad thing about interpretation of any text Roman, Sanskrit, Maya etc., forgets that they were not written down by any one at the time of their creation. ![]()
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