''Aside'' was an English-language

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that used to be published from

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. It was founded in November 1977 by

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''. Early life Abraham Eraly was born in the village of Ayyampalli in Ernakulam district, Kerala on 15 ...

and ceased publication in 1997 because of financial difficulties. It was the first city magazine in India and was modeled on American city magazines, especially ''

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''. It carried columns by Theodore Baskaran, Randor Guy and S. Muthiah. The magazine's subtitle was 'The Magazine of Madras'. In 1986 facing market pressures the magazine turned into a fortnightly news magazine.

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