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The Sixty-Four Cultural Arts

The Kama-Sutra lists 64 arts in which all young women should be highly accomplished.

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1. dance 2327 people  
2. Sing 2131 people  
3. knit lace 4 people  
4. Learn to play a musical instrument 627 people  
5. play the guitar 608 people  
6. choose shape and color of gems  
7. solve riddles 3 people  
8. polish metal  
9. collect quotations 6 people  
10. take care of trees  
11. tell good jokes 8 people  
12. stockbreeding  
13. Learn how to bookbind 38 people  
14. Teach my bird to talk 12 people  
15. quote the classics  
16. have a better vocabulary 16 people  
17. learn basketweaving 5 people  
18. Learn how to give a good massage 205 people  
19. learn woodworking 82 people  
20. learn sign language 7695 people  
21. learn carpentry 139 people  
22. write poetry 732 people  
23. learn interior designing 1 person  
24. identify precious stones and gems 7 people  
25. learn a foreign language 1135 people  
26. make puns 1 person  
27. learn a local language 1 person  
28. learn to appreciate art and literature 4 people  
29. draw 410 people  
30. decorate the bed 1 person  
31. detail my car 13 people  
32. cheat at games 1 person  
33. stensiling 1 person  
34. recognize omens  
35. invent something new 26 people  
36. be a master of disguise 1 person  
37. Develop a better memory 20 people  
38. carpeting the floor with colored rice or flowers  
39. go gambling 2 people  
40. learn how to arrange flowers 14 people  
41. learn chess 138 people  
42. make games for children  
43. make mosaics 39 people  
44. practice good etiquette 9 people  
45. water-spewing games  
46. understand business strategy  
47. learn magic 455 people  
48. learn martial arts and self defense 5 people  
49. make flower garlands  
50. make crowns of flowers 2 people  
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Created by Carolyn on Apr 08, 2006.