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> Most of koku's galipkalu are short and less than a printed (Yuva
> monthly size) page. One of my favorites, uddharimpu, is only about ten short
> lines long. Almost all of them are satirical in nature (one may argue that some
> of them are allegorical). All of them use exaggeration as a common device.
> I think it is these qualities of exaggeration and brevity that led koku to
> call them as galpikalu.
>
While I agree with Sree Jampala, I am not sure whether the term galpika
was coined by koku or some one else. By the way, are we starting a new
topic called "How long should a galpika be?"
Regards,
pANini