Syed Mubin Zehra
India
Ananga Ranga: The ancient roots of #MeToo rage
The pursuit of pleasure, in the Ananga Ranga, involves the subjugation of women for the pleasure of men.
India
Female desire in the Mughal dynasty: Daughters broke chastity norms, but had limited agency
Little is written about the Mughal daughters' sexuality in texts representative of that period, but foreigners' travelogues and contemporary literature tell us about their affairs and the fate of their lovers
India
Ananga-Ranga in the #MeToo era: Subjugation of women who seek pleasure has been the norm since medieval times
Women have no right to either seek or express their pleasure; that renders them, like the woman in the Ananga-Ranga, a shrew to be tamed