[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c9.7 # The World of Courtesans c9.7 The World of Courtesans c9.7 - **Language:** English ### [c9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.7) In the \*Ritusamhara\* Kalidasa draws a picture of a joyous state of existence. He depicts the moods of the varying seasons and the costumes, ornaments and cosmetics used by women in different seasons. The women of the \*Ritusamhara\* are not ordinary housewives weighed down under the care of household duties, they are coquettish courtesans who earn huge incomes, are able to afford undreamed of luxuries and enjoy them in the company of their lovers. - [Previous: c9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.6) - [Next: c9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.8) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛtusaṃhāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.khanda.varnana.rtusamhara) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.7) · Pramāṇa