Ep 161: The History of Desire in India
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Love Story of Bigham Jahn and Her Maid
The story is about a this woman, begam john, and her maid, rabo. The assumption is that they never have sex, never consumate their relationship. And the story goes on about how bigham jahn is wilting with each passing day. So what are you going to say? Razai is obscene. Leha obscene. Itch is obscene. What do you say? But you put all these together, and you have a clear story about the lack of sexual satisfaction and then the consummation of sexual desire in sobatteis brilliance.
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