Dr C Rajendran is a literary critic. His works include Vyaktiviveka: A Critical Study, Studies in Comparative Poetics, Eco Aesthetic Studies in Kalidasa, Excursions in Indian Aesthetics, and Sisupalavadha (English translation, 2019). He has received many awards, including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for literary criticism for his book, Pathavum Porulum.
The Glimmer of the Past: Indian Philisophy and Aesthetics