Online Firm Set to Crack Sex Talk Taboo

June 29, 2001 9:04 am EST

CALCUTTA, India (Reuters) - An Indian online bookstore aims to offer sex education on the Internet next month to crack myths in a country where sex is still a taboo subject.

From Sunday, oxfordbookstore.com, India's equivalent of amazon.com, will impart tips for two weeks on its Web site www.oxfordbookstore.com on how to practice safe sex, and will also have experts discuss sexual problems with people.

"Sex is taboo in India and no one wants to discuss it openly. The result is more and more teenagers are turning to sleazy sites to know about sex and getting a warped impression of this most beautiful act," Sanjeev Mehra, the firm's chief operating officer, said.

Most Indian schools do not conduct sex education.

"We'd like to bring sex out of the closet. It's not dirty and that's what we would tell youngsters. From aphrodisiacs to exploration of sexual positions in the Kama Sutra, to sex with responsibility, we'll discuss it all on our site," Mehra told Reuters.

The Kama Sutra is an ancient Sanskrit text on sexual love written by sage Vatsyayana about 1,600 years ago.

-- Anonymous, July 01, 2001

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What is the population over there???? guess it just comes naturally, hey???? like riding a bike!

-- Anonymous, July 01, 2001