Download or read book The Ascetic of Desire written by Sudhir Kakar and published by . This book was released on 2000-03-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Side by side with the unfolding of Vatsyayana's life is the story of a young man's coming of age, as the pupil finds, to his consternation, that his own life has begun to reflect and parallel the ascetic's narrative. At the point where their stories intersect, the unexpected happens."--BOOK JACKET.