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Non-free / fair use media rationale for History of sex in India
Description	The image is the cover of a 1980 translation of Kama Sutra. This was the first new English translation to be published in the West for a century, following the 1883 translation of Burton and Arbuthnot. This is how it appeared for the first time to a 20th century audience.
Source	The image is licensed by the book's author under Creative Commons 3.0 attribution for free non-commercial and no-derivative works. See http://www.indrasinha.com/kamasutra.html
Article	History of sex in India
Portion used	The whole of the front cover is reproduced in the image.
Low resolution?	72dpi, low res
Purpose of use	The image is used to illustrate the specific portion of the article that reviews the history of the Kama Sutra in translation. As the first 20th century English translation, it is an appropriate image, which is why the author's consent was sought for its licensing under Creative Commons.
Replaceable?	This is a free image, under a Creative Commons license. The confirmation can be found at: http://www.indrasinha.com/kamasutra.html

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:14, 5 April 2007	325×475 (175 KB)	Bhola chutiya (Talk \| contribs)	(I made the image myself. It is an image of a book. I have the author's permission to release it freely into the public domain. The author may be contacted for confirmation at indra@indrasinha.com.)
	04:59, 27 November 2005	325×475 (56 KB)	Ewok Slayer (Talk \| contribs)	(U:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0892811382/104-0529089-8880755?v=glance&n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance T:The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra (Hardcover) )