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The Indian <strong>Police</strong> Journal<strong>and</strong> others <strong>of</strong> similar pr<strong>of</strong>ession, who have been taught variouslanguages <strong>and</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> signals (samjna) shall, along with theirrelatives, be made use <strong>of</strong> in detecting the wicked <strong>and</strong> murdering<strong>and</strong> deluding foreign spies. 113 But in Vas’s commentary on Vats, it isclearly mentioned that only Ganika was expected to learn sixty-fourarts in the same way as the King’s daughters <strong>and</strong> the daughters <strong>of</strong> 114 The sixty-four arts were divided into elevenmain groups, that is, (1) General education; (2) Physical culture;(3) Domestic science; (4) Games; (5) Toilet; (6) Art <strong>of</strong> entertaining;(7) Dressing; (8) Pr<strong>of</strong>essional training; (9) Music <strong>and</strong> dancing;(10) Pet animals; <strong>and</strong> (11) Fine arts.Abhyaset. 115 Rupajiva had to be beautiful only. 116 <strong>and</strong> was not obligedto learn the sixty-four arts; though she had to wear jewellry, arrange abeautiful house <strong>and</strong> furnish it beautifully. 117 It indicates that rupajiva’sFor designation <strong>of</strong> all persons engaged in harlotry, Kautilya used theword ‘Vesya’ twice only. 118 From Kautilya, it is known that Vesya as Superintendent <strong>of</strong> coinage, <strong>of</strong> seals <strong>and</strong> passports, liquor, slaughters<strong>of</strong> animals, threads, oils, ghee, sugar, the State goldsmiths, thewarehouse <strong>of</strong> merch<strong>and</strong>ise, gambling, building sites, corporations <strong>of</strong>artisans <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>icraftsmen, Superintendent <strong>of</strong> divine service, taxescollected at the gates, <strong>and</strong> people known as Bahirika 119 came underforts. In another place also, Kautilya mentioned Vesya along withvigilantly the pure or impure conduct <strong>of</strong> Military men. 120Miscellaneous Types <strong>of</strong> ProstitutesOther expressions used for prostitutes denoted prostitutes <strong>of</strong> lesserimportance or status. The word ‘pumscali’ was used in Arthasastrathree times. 121 Pumascali a woman who ran after men. 122 It stood for a prostitute <strong>of</strong> a veryinferior grade. Visitors on her were also generally <strong>of</strong> suspiciouscharacter. 123 Kautilya says that she had to surrender her person as sheagreed to her paramour 124 <strong>and</strong> at the same time, she could be usedas a spy also. 125January - March, 2013197
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