Seema Anand wears many hats; she is an author, a sex educator, and an authority on the erotic texts of ancient India. All of her skills come together in her new book, Speak Easy: A Field Guide to Love, Longing and Intimacy, in which she answers questions about relationships, kinks, intimacy, self-love and more from her readers and followers. The book, written in a question-and-answer format, draws not only on Anand’s own considerable experience but the expertise of several leading figures in the world of sexual health, medicine and even adult content.
Scroll spoke to Anand about the book in a wide-ranging interview. Excerpts from the conversation.
What gave you the idea for the book?
When these questions just kept coming in more and more, and over the years, became really nuanced and detailed, I realised that one cannot respond to them on a 60-second reel on social media. It needs more advice. It needs more context. And it was also important that people could have the answers as a reference for longer. It was also about wanting to tell people that, okay, you’re not the only one asking these questions, because if I’ve published one question, there are a million other people who’ve actually written the same…
Source: ‘The Indian youth needs to know there is no shame in setting boundaries’: Sex educator Seema Anand
