Kama & Karma

Alka Pande
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Kama & Karma is a podcast on desire, art and the Kama Sutra. Hosted by author, curator and art historian Dr Alka Pande.

Episodes

  1. Oct 3

    #4 Pleasure, Gender & The Science of Desire

    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 Pande Produced by Attic 77: https://attic77.com

  2. Sep 5

    #3 Aphrodisiacs - A recipe for attraction

    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 Pande Produced by Attic 77 — https://www.instagram.com/attic.77/

  3. Aug 22

    The Courtesan

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  4. Aug 18

    Kama & Karma Episode. 1 | The Mother of all Erotic Texts

    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 courtly living. Remedies for waning libido. Aphrodisiacs for men and women. Even instructions on seducing the wives of others. And beneath it all, a surprising question, what does desire have to do with liberation?

  • 4 Episodes

About

Kama & Karma is a podcast on desire, art and the Kama Sutra. Hosted by author, curator and art historian Dr Alka Pande.

Information

  • Creator
    Alka Pande
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Alka Pande