by Ira Trivedi
broker, 220-223
child, 225
criteria for breakdown of traditional marriage, 178
differentiated between Hindus and Muslims, 275
Facebook and, 246-247
free-for-all, 279
history of, 223-226
Indian culture and, 175-176
marital practices of Hindus, 225
matrimonial advertisements, 222, 228-231
matrimonial sites (e-matrimony), 232–233
Mughal, 176
occupation of matchmaking by ghataks, 223
social reforms on, 227-228
successful matchmaking, 234–243
trouble in traditional marriages, 246–253
during the Vedic age, 223-224
wealth and marriage market, 253–256
massage parlours and prostitution, 118–124
mass wedding, 279-288
Masterji, Rajender, 264-265
masturbation, 24, 68
Matsya Purana, 107
McConnachie, James, 29, 31
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act in 1971, 159
megamalls, 149
Miss Lovely (movie), 48
Mittal, Lakshmi, 271
modern Indian woman, 25
modern love, 349
Monger, George, 224
monogamy, 344
Motihar, Renuka, 161, 163
mujras, 103
Mukherjee, K. K., 117
Mukherjee, Sutapa, 117
multiple sex partners, 380
Muralidhar, Justice S., 82
mutual consent divorce, 294
Nadvi, Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali, 313
Nagaswami, Dr Vijay, 293, 344
Narasimhadeva I, King, 45
Nathwani, Suman, 61
National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), 80
National Population Education Project, 162
Naz Foundation, 73, 82-83, 88
neurotic sexual behaviour, 70
Nilekani, Nandan, 183
Nirodh, 59
non-vaginal sex, 75-76
nymphomania, 70
Ogas, Dr Ogi, 54
Oldenburg, Veena, 109, 273-274
online dating sites, 345
online pornography, 47
online sexual behaviour, 54-55
open marriage, 337-348
Pakeezah, 111
panchatattva, 46
Pat, Kong, 363-368
Patel, Bashir, 164
Pattanaik, Devdutt, 76
personal behaviour, 180-181
Pillai, Dr Meena, 49-50
Playboy magazine, 54
pornography
in India, 47-50
influence on sexual relationships, 52-53
internet and mobile phones, impact of, 54
nicotine-patch porn, 48-49
online, 47
pioneers of porn, 49
proportion of watching porn, 47-48
of sex-hungry Indian housewife, 51-52
shooting of porn, 50
Western, 60
women proportion of watching porn, 47
Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal
Diagnostic Techniques Act (PCPNDT Act), 153
premarital romantic partnership, 25, 34-35, 43-44
premarital sex, 35-36, 151
prenatal diagnostic technology, 153
prostitution
in ancient texts, 108
British soldiers and, 109
during colonial period, 109-110
courtesans and prostitutes of Lucknow, 109
cult of prostitute, ancient times, 106-107
Devadasi, or temple prostitute culture, 107
ganika, 108
hookers, 137-144
in India, 114
legislation regarding, 114-115
massage parlours and, 118-124
during Maurya dynasty, 108
during Navratri festivities, 111
nightclubs, 144-146
organization of sex workers, 116
pimp and prostitute, 111-117, 124-126
racket, 128-132, 139-141
during the reign of Emperor Akbar, 109
sex trade, 132-137
as a soft crime, 134
in South India, 108
tawaifs of Mughal courts, 109–110
trend, 127-128
woman as pimp and flesh trade, 132–134
Pushkin's murder, 71-72
Qaziat, 312–313
Queer Pride Parade, 99
queer revolution in India, 79-80, 91-97
Raanjhanaa, 43
Radha-Krishna love story, 17, 19-21
Raghuvamsa, 28
Ram, Lord, story of, 17-19
rape, 154
Delhi rape case, 147-148, 166
gang, 169-170
Ravana, 18
're-virginization' techniques for women, 42
Roy, Raja Rammohan, 32-33, 227
runaway couples, 194-199
sacrifice, rules of, 13
Samanwaya, Durbar Mahila, 116
Sandhya, Shaifali, 294-295
semen, 28
Seth, Vikram, 82
sex
history of, 11-16
Shiva–Parvati, story of, 11-12
sex clinics, 61-65
sex determination, 153
sex doctor, 65-69
sex education, 161-167, 369
sex ratio in India, 153
and marriage patterns in India, 155-156
sex-selective fertilization, 153
sex talk, 168
sex toys, 55-58
sex trade, 132-137
sexual and marriage revolutions, 1–2
commercial aspect of, 59
of middle class, 2–3
urban vs rural youth, 3
sexual behaviour and violence, 151
sexual creatures, 150
sexual culture
Mughal period (1526-1857), 30
in Tantric shastras, 29-30
Victorian influence on Indian, 30–32
sexual expectations, 66-67
sexual experimentation, 67
sexual harassment in India, 154-155
sexually transmitted diseases, 156
sexual performance, 67
sexual problems, 67-68
sexual risk-taking, 167
sexy lingerie, 61
Shah, Justice Ajit Prakash, 82
Shakti peeths, 12
Shikhandi, Princess, 75
Shillong, 361-363
Shiva lingam, 16-17
Singh, Satyapal, 166
Sita, 18-19
as role model, 25-26
social lives of IT professionals, 209-215
sodomy, 76
soft-core films, 50
Special Marriage Act (1954), 228
Standard Business Conduct (SBC), 209
Sun Temple of Konark, 45-47
Suppression of Immoral Trafficking Act (SITA), 114-115
Suri, Manil, 78
swingers' clubs, 348-359
Tango, 359-360
Tantras, 12, 29-30
Tantric rituals, 15
Taratarini, 12
Thomas, Kuruppasserry Varkey, 268
transgenders (hijras), 76
Uberoi, Patricia, 52
Umrao Jaan, 111
unsafe sex, 160-161
Upanishads, 16
USHA, 116
vaginal beautification, 59-60
Vanita, Ruth, 76
Vatsyayana, 26, 65
Vedic age, 1
violence, unmarried men and, 155–156
Vishnu Samhita, 107
Vivekananda, Swami, 32
wedding. see also marriage
Brahminic customs, 177, 273
bridal shopping, 275–278
budget, 271
celebrity appearance at, 265
ceremonies, 263-265
cost of, 278-279
designer dresses, 277
dowry, 271-27
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firecrackers, 269, 286
fresh flowers, use of, 270
Hindu, 281-283
mass, 279-288
package deal, 283-284
wedding planners, 276
wedding set, 267
Widow Remarriage Act in 1856, 227
women, categories of, 23-25, 39, 40
women's sexual conduct, 182
Yogini Kaula, 12
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