1. ARE THERE ANY OTHER STRONG (extensive) EXAMPLES?

--- http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org/volume-v-17.html :

Three Satires

by Nilakantha, Kshemendra and Bhallata

Bhallata is an addition to the discussion here:

Intro says: Bhállata the disgruntled court poet speaks of a setting sun (his former king and patron Avánti·varma) being replaced by a flickering firefly (the new king Shánkara·deva, who did not continue his predecessor’s patronage).

2. Satire in Indian literature? WHAT is usually criticized?

Even gods are subjects of satire:

Example:

kiM vAsasA ityatra vichAraNIyaM
vAsaH pradhAnaM khalu yogyatAyai |
pItAmbaraM vIkShya dadau svakanyAM
digambaraM vIkShya viShaM samudraH ||

kamale brahmA shete haraH shete himAlaye |
kshIrabdhau cha hariH shete manye matkuNashankaya ||

This is from

http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/jokes-humor/3592-samskrta-hasyam-sanskrit-humour.html

3. Satire in Indian philosophy? Criticism of WHAT?

There are satires on different schools of Vedic and non-Vedic philosophy on different schools of Vedanta.

Gajam mithyaa Palaayanam mithyaa is an example. There is a Satire on Advaita and a counter-satire to it here.

Prof.Nagaraj Paturi

Hyderabad-500044