Genre: Satire

Beastly Tales From Here & There - Vikram Seth — Beastly Tales from Here & There , written by Vikram Seth, is a collection of 10 stories presented in verse form. Eight of the stories are ancient folk tales from various countries. As expected from the cleverly chosen title, all the stories are centered around animal characters and usually explore […]

Beastly Tales From Here & There – Vikram Seth

Must-Read Humour Poetry Retelling Satire by Kanika G

The Lesson - Sowmya Rajendran — The Lesson written by Sowmya Rajendran is a chilling depiction of the society that we live in. The society that we live in? Yes, you heard that right. All the symbolic characters and institutions in the book are not in some dystopian world; they exist very much as a part […]

The Lesson – Sowmya Rajendran

Must-Read Satire Social commentary by OO

The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein — Shel Silverstein, known to most of us as a children’s writer, through his most popular book, “The Giving Tree”, was a very versatile creator – a poet, a singer, a songwriter, a cartoonist and a screenwriter. In the recent past, I have been getting addicted to his writing. I want […]

Discover Shel Silverstein

Must-Read Worth a read Chapter book Children Philosphy Picture Book Satire Verse by Menaka S

Nirmala & Normala - Sowmya Rajendran & Niveditha Subramaniam — Do works of art (literature, cinema, music etc) reflect contemporary culture? or is contemporary culture influenced by art? Popular art (particularly formulaic mainstream cinema) has been instrumental in reinforcing traditional stereotypes on gender roles and relationships. Some cinematic stereotypes that have been reinforced in the public mind are, “the-never-say-die-resilient-lover”, “the-funloving-intelligent-modest-girl”. […]

Nirmala & Normala – Sowmya Rajendran & Niveditha Subramaniam

Worth a read Humour Satire Spoof by OO