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Abraham Eraly
Abraham Eraly
	; Abraham Eraly;
Native name	അബ്രഹാം എരളി
Born	; (1934-08-15)15 August 1934; Ayyampalli, Kerala;
Died	8 April 2015(2015-04-08) (aged 80); Pondicherry;
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	; Madras Christian College
Genres	History, Fiction
Subject	Indian history
Notable works	The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors
Spouse	Sita Eraly
Children	Satish Eraly
Website
	Penguin India

Abraham Eraly (15 August 1934—8 April 2015) was an Indian writer of history, a teacher, and the founder of Chennai-based magazine Aside.

Early life

Abraham Eraly was born in the village of Ayyampalli in Ernakulam district, Kerala on 15 August 1934.^[1] He studied History at a college in Ernakulam and followed it up with a post-graduate degree in the same subject at Madras Christian College in Chennai.^[1] He became a Professor of History at MCC in 1971.^[1]

Bored with the monotony of teaching,^[3] Eraly resigned his professorship in 1977 and founded the Chennai-based magazine Aside, India's first English-language city magazine. Following financial difficulties, it closed in 1997.^[4]

Literary career

Eraly's earliest publications were poems and short stories.^[5] His historical writing career started while at Madras Christian College.^[1] Dissatisfied with the material he used to teach history, he began to write a series of books on Indian history.^[5] The Gem in the Lotus covered its earliest period, while The Last Spring continued the narration to the end of the Mughal Empire.

In 2014, he published a book on the Delhi Sultanate, The Age of Wrath.

Later life

In 2011, Eraly moved to Pondicherry, where he lived in Sarathambal Nagar.^[1]

Abraham Eraly died at the JIPMER hospital on 8 April 2015, following a paralytic attack.^[1]

Bibliography

Non-fiction

Gem In The Lotus: The Seeding Of Indian Civilisation, 2002, Penguin UK, .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
ISBN 935118014X

The First Spring: The Golden Age of India, 2011, Penguin Books India,
ISBN 0670084786

The Last Spring: The Lives and Times of Great Mughals, 2000, Penguin UK,
ISBN 9351181286

The Age of Wrath: A History of the Delhi Sultanate, 2014, Penguin UK,
ISBN 935118658X

The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors, 2004, Phoenix
ISBN 9780753817582

Many of his books were divided and re-published under different names leading to multiple titles. The Last Spring: The Lives and Times of Great Mughals was re-published in two parts: The Last Spring Part I (alternatively known as The Mughal Throne and Emperors Of The Peacock Throne) and The Last Spring Part II (alternatively known as The Mughal World).

Fiction

Night of the Dark Tree: A Novel, 2006, Penguin Books India,
ISBN 0143061836

Tales Once Told: Legends of Kerala, 2006, Penguin Books India,
ISBN 014309968X

References

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g S., Ramanathan (14 April 2015). "An Incomplete Spring: The Life and Death of Abraham Eraly". The News Minute.

^ ^a^b^c "Abraham Eraly dead". The Hindu. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

^ Muthiah, S. (20 April 2015). "An author who deserved better". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

^ Venkatraman, Janaki (1 January 2004). "A Voice from Aside". In Lakshmi, C. S. The Unhurried City: Writings on Chennai. Penguin Books India. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-14-303026-3.

^ ^a^b Varma, Shreekumar (17 May 2001). "Pages from his story". The Hindu.

External links

Abraham Eraly's articles for Outlook India

[newsminute-1] S., Ramanathan (14 April 2015). "An Incomplete Spring: The Life and Death of Abraham Eraly". The News Minute.

[hinduobit-2] "Abraham Eraly dead". The Hindu. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[muthiah-3] Muthiah, S. (20 April 2015). "An author who deserved better". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[Lakshmi2004-4] Venkatraman, Janaki (1 January 2004). "A Voice from Aside". In Lakshmi, C. S. The Unhurried City: Writings on Chennai. Penguin Books India. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-14-303026-3.

[hindu2001-5] Varma, Shreekumar (17 May 2001). "Pages from his story". The Hindu.

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