Abraham Eraly

Abraham Eraly

Abraham Eraly
Native name അബ്രഹാം എരളി
Born (1934-08-15)August 15, 1934[1]
Ayyampalli, Kerala
Died April 8, 2015(2015-04-08) (aged 80)
Pondicherry
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Madras Christian College[2]
Genres History, Fiction
Subject Indian history
Notable works The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors
Spouse Sita Eraly[2]
Children Satish Eraly[2]
Website
Penguin India

Abraham Eraly (August 15, 1934—April 8, 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 August 15, 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 April 8, 2015, following a paralytic attack.[1]

Bibliography

Non-fiction

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S., Ramanathan (April 14, 2015). "An Incomplete Spring: The Life and Death of Abraham Eraly". The News Minute.
  2. 1 2 3 "Abraham Eraly dead". The Hindu. April 14, 2015.
  3. Muthiah, S. (20 April 2015). "An author who deserved better". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. Venkatraman, Janaki (January 1, 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.
  5. 1 2 Varma, Shreekumar (May 17, 2001). "Pages from his story". The Hindu.

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