The author says that even texts like Kama Sutra, as depicted in Khajuraho, gave a nod to the traditionalist sentiment

The God of pleasure was never meant to die. There were many an attempt to kill him, and classic Indian traditionalist writers did their best to get rid of him in their stories. But, the same writers nonetheless resurrected him, as if to say, though a nuisance, the erotic should be allowed to flourish, says Goa-based writer and clinical psychologist Amrita Narayanan. She is discussing kama or sexual desire in her new erotic collection, The Parrots of Desire (Aleph Book Company).