Abraham Eraly

Abraham Eraly (15 August 1934—8 April 2015) was an Indian writer of history, a teacher, and the founder of Chennai-based magazine Aside. Eraly's earliest publications were poems and short stories. His historical writing career started while at Madras Christian College. Dissatisfied with the material he used to teach history, he began to write a series of books on Indian history. 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