Karthik walked in, loosening his tie, looking exhausted. He paused at the door, seeing the book in her hands. "What are you reading, Anita?"

In Tamil literature, specifically the and Sangam poetry , love is categorized into two main elements: Katal (mental and emotional attachment) and Kamam (physical passion).

The Tamil approach to the Kama Sutra is a rejection of pornographic mechanics. It insists that .