[2] The Lesson, released on International Women's Day 2015, began as a blogpost and sarcastically discusses gender-based violence, discrimination and the institution of marriage.
Mayil, the protagonist of the series, lives in Chennai and opines about the events that happen around her, including gender discrimination, domestic violence, identity politics, sexual harassment and caste conflict.
This story was chosen for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Class VI textbook.
Further, this book's version of Cinderella has the largest feet in the kingdom and does not immediately agree to prince's marriage proposal and instead invites him for dinner.
[1] As a child, Rajendran enjoyed reading Enid Blyton, Alfred Hitchcock, Premchand, RK Narayan, Agatha Christie and children's magazines like Tinkle, Chandamama, Gokulam and Champak.