Rati, the Hindu goddess of carnal desire, on a composite horse

"When we think of desire, we often think of Kama. But he is nothing without Rati. In fact, Rati insisted that Kama have a form since she believed that a formless husband is pointless," states Arundhuti Dasgupta, as she refers to the clarity of thought that the Hindu goddess of carnal desire is said to have had. This weekend, the author, mythologist and co-founder of Talking Myths Project, an online archive of traditional tales from the Indian subcontinent, will present a talk titled Rati, Psyche And The Anatomy Of Desire at a Lower Parel library.