In exhorting the women of India to stop settling for, what she calls “boring dal-chawal sex when life can offer spicy, finger-licking chicken chili fry”, best-selling author and columnist Shobhaa Dé is upending sexual shibboleths in her latest book. ‘The Sensuous Self: Explorations of Love, Sex & Romance’, her 28th book, is her prescription to get over the humdrum notions of intimacy and romance. From invoking Kalidas, arguably India’s greatest playwright, about erotica to offering her own insights accumulated over decades as an astute observer of urban India, Dé’s book has been well received. She spoke to MCR from Mumbai.

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