“Kama: The Story Of The Kama Sutra” Book Launched
Om Books International along with JLWA, Mumbai hosted the launch of the lates novella namely “Kama: The story Of The Kama Sutra” written by renowned TV & Web Series writer & documentary director, Jaya Misra today, 7th May 2018. The book was launched by Bollywood stalwarts like actor Arshad Warsi, film producer Ekta Kapoor & film director Kabir Khan.
The event was hosted by Mini Mathur and the event was graced by Bollywood celebrities like Sandya Mridul, Mandira Bedi, Gul Panag, Roshan Abbas, Maria Goretti and award winning writer Manu Joseph.
“Kama: The Story Of The Kama Sutra” is the 1st ever fictionalized biography of Vatsayana, the compiler of Kama. A contemporary novella depicting the life & the times of a man who lived 2000 years ago, who compiled ancient erotic texts with his witty aphorisms to create the sensational Kama Sutra.
On the face of it Kama Sutra, is a manual for the hedonist, but within the story, lays another, written with blood. A tale of broken hearts, lyrical violence, ageless love & pure lust!
Set in 273 AD in a land fraught with war & unrest, Kama is the story of a catastrophic day in a writer & artist’s life that sets him off on a journey unto himself, beyond the boundaries of love, family & betrayal.
This fast-paced story of tragedy & triumph beguiles & captivates as it flits seamlessly between an agonizing past, an erotic present & also a cataclysmic future. The book marks Jaya Misra’s debut as an author.
Commenting on the book launch the debutante novelist Jaya Misra averred, “Kama Sutra as a concept is presumed to be or depicted as a synonym for creative sexual positions; in reality, only part of the Kama Sutra is about sexual positions. My book “Kama: The story Of The Kama Sutra has a very different take on the entire concept; it is about the philosophy & theory of love. It’s about what motivated Vatsyayana to write this grand treatise! I actually feel that Vatsyayana was possibly India’s 1st ever feminist, with his pulse on female desire. Kama is erotic, its contemporary & it’s exciting. I’m so overwhelmed by the response of the early readers! They have not been able to put down the book and have finished it over night! My friend Roshan Abbas finished it in 7 hours straight! I’m very happy about my book getting published and also very anxious to know the response from the readers”.
Ajay Mago, Publisher, Om Books International avers, “While the Kama Sutra remains an unparalleled treatise on love-making, the life of its compiler, Vatsyayana, shrouded in mystery, has always been heatedly debated by scholars. Kama is a very credible yet fictionalised biography of Vatsyayana, based on an amalgamation of intense research & great imagination. The book is so evocative that I felt I was watching everything unfold right in front of me. Simply mersmerising in its erotic & tragic charge.”
Priyank Sukhija-Owner-JLWA avers, “We at JLWA are thrilled to host the launch of Jaya Misra’s book that throws further light on the chronicles of Vatsyayana. JLWA is known to host such unique genres of events and we look forward to celebrating contemporary literature in future too.”
The book is published by Om Books International which is one of the largest English language trade publishers in the Indian subcontinent; Om Books International has been a name to reckon with for over 5 decades in the Indian publishing & retail industry.”
