Dear Amitava,
This is an interesting topic to discuss. One simple question has many answers and people are discussing about this from the day Adam and Eve ate an Apple.
Nudity can be classified as below.
Personal
Art
Pornography
Law
Culture
Personal :
For example if a nude picture hanged in your bed room is not a mistake, it is your personal belonging. If a school boy hangs in his room is a mistake by law and it is pornography and parents have to correct the boy.
Art :
Definitely, it is an art to draw the body and parts to show the artistic skills of a person. If you see in Indian temples, it is present. It is definitely accepted in the society and even a family goes with elder to children to pray there and it is not a mistake.
Pornography :
It is basically nude pictures/video of human body in full. It is for Adults only and should be kept as their personal belonging. But still the question is how to teach sex education to children without showing such things. Probably the pictures should have limited visibility to show only necessary things to explain. Unfortunately i did not have such luck when i was student in the school. Recently I have read sex education is banned in a state. Definitely children should be aware about body parts/sex to safe guard themselves from HIV and other dangerous deceases to live healthy.
Law :
It depends on country by country Pornography Law differs. In some countries any of the private body part shown is considered as pornography and banned. In some other countries they can show everything except certain area. It depends. For example Pornographic videos are sold in some European countries and US etc, in their law it legal to see by an adult. In India kissing in public is punishable (I hope Gere & Shilpa will not go to jail 🙂 ).
Culture :
Every culture allow them to discuss about sex with limitations. In some western countries 6 years boy learn about body parts from his mother. In India it is never thought or discussed at home. We have highest HIV rate in the world next to South Africa. Definitely our next generation should be educated and saved from this danger.
The most searched words in the internet is 'God' and 'Sex'.
eBay India rules says :
Under Indian law it may be a criminal offense for you to buy or sell certain types of films, publications and computer games.
Items that are intended for use in a sexual setting (including "bondage" and "fetish" items,) display sexual activity or portray human genitalia in a "life-like" or realistic fashion are not allowed and will be ended by eBay. An example of such an item not normally permitted would be a vibrator intended for use in sexual activity (massagers are OK.) Please also be aware that titles with graphic adult language are inappropriate, regardless of the item contained in the listing itself.
Under Indian law it may be a criminal offense for you to buy or sell certain types of films, publications and computer games.
Items that are intended for use in a sexual setting (including "bondage" and "fetish" items,) display sexual activity or portray human genitalia in a "life-like" or realistic fashion are not allowed and will be ended by eBay. An example of such an item not normally permitted would be a vibrator intended for use in sexual activity (massagers are OK.) Please also be aware that titles with graphic adult language are inappropriate, regardless of the item contained in the listing itself.
For more details :
http://pages.ebay.in/help/policies/items-ov.html
