In Kamasutra, Vatsayana has written this part VI on courtesans from the discourse of Dattaka, which he prepared for the woman of Pataliputra about two thousand years ago. This write up is very informative and tells about everything about the life style of the courtesans.

The social and domestic life of Hindus would not be complete without the courtesans and part VI of Kamasutra successfully described the importance of them. In the earlier days well-educated and amusing Hindu dancing girls and courtesans were far more acceptable as companions than the normal married or unmarried women. These courtesans being very serious in their profession always tries to be the best and make herself pleasurable or satisfying to the male.

The following composition is the concerted quintessence of the work of many writers in every quarter of the globe. The pages mainly show the intricacy of the women, their magnificent discerning powers, awareness, and their innate admiration of men and things.

The Part VI consists of six chapters. These are as follows:
Chapter I: Of the Causes of a Courtesan Resorting to Men

Chapter II:Of a Courtesan Living With a Man as His Wife

Chapter III:Of the Means of getting Money...

Chapter IV:About a Reunion with a Former Lover

Chapter V:Of Different Kinds of Gain

Chapter VI:Of Gains and Losses, Attendant Gains and Losses, and Doubts; and Lastly, the Different Kinds of Courtesans