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Poetry of India 54/100: Kunchan Nambiar and the Satirical Energy of Malayalam Thullal

Part 54 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Kunchan Nambiar is remembered for developing and popularising Ottan Thullal, a Malayalam performance tradition that combines verse, music, movement and satire. His work made literary performance lively and accessible, using humour to expose vanity, hypocrisy and social pretension. The poems are best understood as performance te…

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Poetry of India 25/100: Kumaran Asan’s ‘Chandalabhikshuki’ and Human Dignity

Part 25 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Kumaran Asan, one of the major modern Malayalam poets, used literature to examine compassion, caste and the moral contradictions of society. His narrative poem Chandalabhikshuki draws on a Buddhist story and places a socially marginalised woman at the centre of a profound encounter. This discussion focuses on the poem’s central…

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