I read both the KAMASUTRA and ARTHASHASTRA from this site which I will mention later. I cant express the feeling that I am struck with on reading these masterpeices.
So little of human behaviour changes.
Just replace the "Kings" of Artha shastra with "Prime/Cheif Minister" or replace the words "Public Women" in Kamasutra with that of "Glam Girls" and its eerily familiar territory.
It seems nothing changes over centuries.
This is the gist of Artha shastra
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Book I, "Concerning Discipline"
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Book II,"The Duties of Government Superintendents"
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Book III, "Concerning Law"
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Book IV, "The Removal of Thorns"
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Book V, "The Conduct of Courtiers"
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Book VI, "The Source of Sovereign States"
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Book VII, "The End of the Six-Fold Policy"
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Book VIII, "Concerning Vices and Calamities"
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Book IX, "The Work of an Invader"
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Book X, "Relating to War"
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Book XI, "The Conduct of Corporations"
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Book XII, "Concerning a Powerful Enemy"
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Book XIII, "Strategic Means to Capture a Fortress"
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Book XIV, "Secret Means"
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Book XV, "The Plan of a Treatise"
And this is the link to the site
http://www.bharatadesam.com/literature/kautilya_arthashastra/arthashastra.php
The reading on KAMASUTRA is after this post...
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