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Kama & Karma

Alka Pande 3 Episodes Oct 3, 2026

Kama & Karma is a podcast exploring desire, art, and the Kama Sutra, hosted by Dr Alka Pande, an author, curator, and art historian. The episodes bring a scholarly yet accessible perspective on themes of love, eroticism, and philosophy as depicted in visual culture. Listeners are invited to journey through Indian aesthetic traditions with a nuanced historical lens.

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#4 Pleasure, Gender & The Science of Desire Oct 3, 2026 3109 What happens when a reproductive biologist reads the Kama Sutra? In Episode 4 of The Kama & Karma Podcast, Alka Pande and Prof. Anand Kumar discuss pleasure, restraint, the 64 arts, gender and same-sex love, and how ancient ideas compare with modern science.Follow Kama & Karma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamaandkarma/Hosted by Dr. Alka PandeProduced by Attic 77: https:

#3 Aphrodisiacs - A recipe for attraction Sep 5, 2026 2724 In Episode 3 of Kama & Karma, Dr. Alka Pande explores aphrodisiacs, perfumery and the rituals of attraction. Sensuality has been understood, cultivated and represented across time, what changes when the intimate becomes increasingly visible in contemporary culture?Follow Kama & Karma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamaandkarma/ Hosted by Dr. Alka PandeProduced by Attic 77

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Kama & Karma Episode. 1 | The Mother of all Erotic Texts Aug 18, 2026 2419 The “mother of all erotic texts” has spent centuries behind locked doors, shut by colonial translations, or simply deemed far too taboo.Dr Alka Pande, curator, author, art historian and one of the leading voices on the Kama Sutra today, unlocks the doors to the pleasure palace of the Indic Civilisation.What’s far less known: it’s actually an anthology of 7 books, covering the art of court

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