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Writing about sex…

Venky Vembu …is, well, like “dancing about architecture” (to borrow a phrase from the superb scriptwriter of the romatic comedy Playing By Heart: you can watch the opening sequence from the film, where a bewitchingly beautiful Angelina Jolie, tossing her … Continue reading

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Politics of ‘going solo’

(This column was published in DNA edition dated October 16, 2010.) Venky Vembu A US comedian once famously jested that American presidents do to the country what they ought to be doing to their wives. In recent times, however, a … Continue reading

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The sexual revolution in small-town India

(This column was published in DNA edition dated March 3, 2010.) Venky Vembu I don’t normally consider letters I receive in response to my fortnightly editorial exertions here as a barometer of anything other than the momentary agitated state of … Continue reading

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SOS: Save Our Savita (Bhabhi)

(This column, about an Indian cartoon-porn site that was blocked by the Indian government, was published in DNA edition dated July 3, 2009.) Venky Vembu In a recent episode from the enormously popular Savita Bhabhi cartoon porn series, the services … Continue reading

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Khana Sutra: Food-for-sex recipes

(This article, about an Indian chef in Hong Kong who was offering lessons in ‘Khana Sutra’ – the art of aphrodisiac cooking – and rustling up steamy food-for-sex recipes, was published in DNA edition dated February 6, 2008, a week … Continue reading

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