Literature and archaeology amply indicate that the period between 200 BC and 300 AD was one of urban prosperity all over the subcontinent. Indeed it can be said to represent the apogee of early historic urbanism. Cities that arose in the sixth century BC primarily in the Gangetic valley and the Malwa region now flourished. Moreover, new towns came into being and city life spread to new regions as well, such as Kashmir, Sindh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Orissa, Andhra, Karnataka and the deep south. sourceses: Vatsyayana’s Kamasutra which is an urban treatise par excellence and dedicated to enhancing the pleasures of leisure and refinement. t he nagaraka or man-about-town , t he nagaraka or man-about-town , the cultured connoisseur of the good life in general, of pleasure in particular, and of sex even more particularly. His daily routine included beautifying himself, engaging in various arts and games, music and dancing, dressing up and going to salons, drinking parties and pi...
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