In Indian film and television, there is currently a decrease in the taboo related to the depiction of sexuality. In modern India, however, there is a great taboo on sex due to a variety of reasons, many of which involve cultural values which were native to India. It may be argued that India pioneered the use of sexual education through art and literature, and it is the birthplace of the Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior. India played a significant role in the history of human sexuality, from writing the first literature that treated sexual intercourse as a science, to modern times, where the origin of the philosophical focus of new-age groups' attitudes on sex came from. Although various websites and print outlets besides exist, animated pornography in general is often referred to simply as "kirtu". Therefore, illustrated and animated pornography is an increasingly popular alternative in India to hardcore content performed by people. Hardcore pornography involving actors and models, both on film and in photographs, is much more difficult to come by, and almost impossible to produce and distribute domestically because of the ban. Pornography is illegal in India, and although it is available virtually anywhere, especially in areas where pirated material is already being sold, it is generally of the softcore variety and typically of low quality. The common noun is derived from the domain name of the popular erotic comics website, although as a proprietary eponym it is often used to refer to Indian cartoon pornography in general, much like hentai is used to denote sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation from Japan, particularly anime, manga, and computer games. Kirtu is a word that, by association, has become synonymous with sexually explicit comics or animation originating in India, which depict modern Indian sexuality. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( April 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information.