Abraham Eraly
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Abraham Eraly
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| Native name | അബ്രഹാം എരളി |
| Born | August 15, 1934[1] Ayyampalli, Kerala |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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.
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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
- Gem In The Lotus: The Seeding Of Indian Civilisation, 2002, Penguin UK, 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
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
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