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 postgraduate 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,[2] 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.[3]
Literary career
Eraly's earliest publications were poems and short stories.[4]
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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.[4] The Gem in the Lotus covered its earliest period, while The Last Spring continued the narration to the end of the Mughal Empire. Eraly's style of historical story-telling made him particularly approachable for non-historians but could also be used as a reliable source on the Mughal period in India.[5]
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
- The Age of Wrath: A History of the Delhi Sultanate, 2014, Penguin UK, Template:ISBN
- The First Spring: The Golden Age of India, 2011, Penguin Books India, Template:ISBN
- Gem In The Lotus: The Seeding Of Indian Civilisation, 2002, Penguin UK, Template:ISBN
- The Last Spring: The Lives and Times of Great Mughals, 2000, Penguin UK, Template:ISBN
- The Mughal Throne: The Saga of India's Great Emperors, 2004, Phoenix Template:ISBN
- The Mughal world : life in India's last golden age, 2007, Penguin Books, Template:ISBN
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, Template:ISBN
- Tales Once Told: Legends of Kerala, 2006, Penguin Books India, Template:ISBN
References
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pages from his story. The Hindu(17 May 2001).
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