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'''Attupurathu Mathew Abraham''' (11 June 1924 – 1 December 2002), pen name ''Abu'', was an Indian [[cartoonist]], journalist, and author. In a career spanning 40 years, Abu Abraham worked for various national and international newspapers including ''[[The Bombay Chronicle]]'', ''[[Shankar's Weekly]]'', ''[[Blitz (newspaper)|Blitz]]'', ''Tribune'', ''[[The Observer]]'' (1956–1966), ''[[The Guardian]]'' (1966–1969), and ''[[The Indian Express]]'' (1969–1981).
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==Return to India==
He returned to [[India]] with his first wife (Sarojini, from [[Tamil Nadu]], who he later divorced) and two daughters,
In 1975 [[Indian Emergency (1975 - 77)|Indian Emergency]] was declared and the freedom of the press was suspended, and Abu fell out of favour with [[Indira Gandhi]]. The direct result of this was the publication of the book ''Games of the Emergency'' in 1977, which contained the political articles and cartoons that he could not print during the Emergency. As well as illustrating other books, other collections of his cartoons were ''Abu on Bangladesh'' (1972), ''Private View'' (1974), and ''Arrivals and Departures'' (1983). He also edited the ''Penguin Book of Indian Cartoons'' (1988).<ref name="Bryant" />
From 1981, Abu worked as a freelancer, syndicating his work to several newspapers and commencing a new strip cartoon, ''Salt and Pepper''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Qureishi|first=Humra|title=Cartoonist who provokes you to think|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031102/spectrum/main4.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Tribune|date=2 November 2003}}</ref> The crow and the elephant in this philosophical strip begin to take over from the political cartoons, according to his daughter Ayisha Abraham. In 1988 Abu moved back to Kerala.<ref name="Bryant" /> He died on 1 December 2002 and was survived by his British-born wife Psyche. His death was marked by a two-minute silence in the Rajya Sabha and he was cremated with full state honours.<ref name="Bryant" />
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