The Perfumed Garden: Arabic book of great erotica

The perfumed garden was written in Arabic. The book is credited to Sheik Nefzaouj and was compiled in the 16th century. Not much is known of the Sheik. It has no pious intentions like the Kama Sutra but is plainly written with the idea of arousing sensual pleasure. However, both books were translated by Richard Burton an English man and we must remain forever indebted to him for his painstaking effort. The western world has not produced any ancient erotic manuals, perhaps because of the straight jacket approach to Christianity and the earlier puritan approach. But the eastern manuals recognized the sexual side of man and the result is two great masterpieces of erotic literature.

The perfumed garden is more like a storybook with nearly 22 stories as part of the text. These are erotic stories and the effort of the sheik is to integrate them into the main text and bring out the essence of the sexual nature of man. They also serve as a guide for attaining extreme bliss- for one cannot deny the fact that the sex act by itself is the most potent form of pleasure in the world.

The Perfumed Garden is pure erotica and reads more like a fairy tale book. It engrosses the readers with its stories. Interspersed with the stories is good advise on all matters relating to sex. Over the centuries this book has been read and reread any number of times and are a source of intense gratification to most readers. It is a moot point that most works on the sexual side of mans relationship with a woman have emerged from the orient. I will recommend reading this book -nothing can be better than that.

Crocodile meat is eaten in America *. 67

 I recently received a letter from an American friend who informed me that crocodile meat is eaten in Louisiana State of the United States. This really surprised me as I am unable to digest the fact that people eat crocodile meat. In fact it beats my imagination. I am told that Crocodile meat is a delicacy and the tail meat is costlier. People in some eating joints are served ‘Gator burger’ or ‘Alligator Smoked Sausage’. These are available more in ‘French Market’ area along Mississippi river in New Orleans city.

It stands to reason that alligator farms where the crocodiles are bred and reared only for commercial purpose (human consumption) are also around. Alligator heads (after the taxidermy) are also available for sale and their price may vary from $ 15-50 depending on the size of the head. Some people have bizarre tastes

Can Brittiania rule the waves

BRITAIN TO TRY AND RULE THE WAVES AGAIN WITH 2 POWERFUL NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

The Royal navy will flex its muscles as two new carriers join by 2020 which will make the British a force like old when Britania ruled the oceans

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For close to 200 years the Royal Navy ruled theoceans and it was entirely due to British naval power that the adage 'the sun never sets on the British empire' was coined. The Second World War and a pyrrhic victory over Hitler's Germany coupled with the loss of colonies reduced the UK to a fifth rate power, content to ride piggyback on uncle Sam. Six decades down the line, with an uncertain future with the EU and having far-flung possessions like St. Helena, Gibraltar and Falklands  the British think-tank hase decided to commission two of the biggest aircraft carriers in the Royal Navy.

The new carriers.

Two extra large Queen Elizabeth class carriers will be commissioned by 2020. These carriers will displace nearly 65,000 tons DWT and will have state of art technology and aircraft. Though considered large they will not be as big as the Nimitz class of aircraft carriers in service with the US navy which displaces 100,000 tons DWT.  A significant change from other modern carriers is that these will not use nuclear propulsion. In place of nuclear power, the carriers will use giant electrical motors which will be powered by Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines with 4 diesel generators that will give the carriers an operating range of 10,000 miles. Doing away with nuclear power is the real revolutionary step and will make the carriers safer to operate. The carriers will give an edge to aerial combat as it will be able to launch 24 first line fighters within 15 minutes.

Can Britain get back its lost glory?

The carriers will certainly add to British naval power, but one cannot visualize the Royal Navy matching the erstwhile British navy that ruled the 7 seas. One reason for this is that Britain no longer has bases outside the UK and operation of these aircraft carriers far away from home is fraught with risk. In any case, they will  only be able to operate at great distances from the homeland as an adjunct to the US Navy. One cannot visualize the UK fighting a war, say, in the Indian ocean or South Atlantic on its own. In that case, this heavy expenditure on these behemoths may not be in the best interest of the economy of a small nation like the United Kingdom. This concept is also under threat as many in Scotland, despite the referendum, still want to secede from the union.

Can a woman love her abductor? *. 72

One of the forms of marriage recognized in Hinduism is Asura Vivah or marriage by abduction. Perhaps the ancient Hindu saints recognized that a man may desire a woman so much that he could abduct her. So they sanctified it and accepted it as a form of marriage. This is a piquant situation and I wonder from the woman’s point of view of how she would feel if she was abducted and married by any man. Would she accept him? My thinking is positive on this issue, though I am aware as per the modern law; it is a crime to abduct a woman. Marriage is out of question.
Throughout history there are examples of women being kidnapped andabducted for marriage. the emperor Jahangir loved Noor Jahan so much that he got her husband killed and married her. History tells us that Noor Jahan became a favorite of Jahangir and advised him on all state matters as well as bearing his children. How did she forget her killed husband?

Perhaps it has something to do with psychology, mental makeup and sex. When all these add up, then a woman is likely to accept the man who may be her abductor. There was a peculiar case before the Madras High Court, where a woman who had accused a man of rape wanted to withdraw the charge as the man wanted to marry her. The court obviously did not accept her plea.

Women by nature are soft and whether in America or India the psychology is same. There are so many cases of women loving their abductors even in the west. The famous books on Angelique Series by Sergeanne Golan lucidly elucidate this point, where Angelique starts loving her abductors.

I feel if abduction is dictated by love, and then there is every chance that a woman will love back, but violence and force can leave a woman scarred for life. Islam in particular has a lot of abductions, but nothing is done about them