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ARMENIAN MAGAZINE IN INDIA RESUMED AFTER TWO CENTURY HALT
ARMENPRESS
April 18, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS: Chairman of the Union of Armenian
Writers, Levon Ananyan, lavished praise today on Martin Sarkisian,
a man who played a key role in resumption of an Armenian language
publication in India that was halted for almost two centuries.
As part of the Armenian Library Week Levon Ananyan presented today a
copy of Azdarar (Herald) magazine that was resumed in 2007, December
24 in Calcutta, India. He described Martin Sarkisian as a' a hero.'
"Armenians in Diaspora are losing their language.
Every Armenian wherever he goes should take with himself his school,
his church and his newspaper, which are of key importance for Armenian
communities scattered around the globe," Martin Sarkisian said.
Azdarar was first published in 1784 in Madras. The current issue is
in the Armenian and English languages. The print run is 1000 copies.
ARMENPRESS
April 18, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS: Chairman of the Union of Armenian
Writers, Levon Ananyan, lavished praise today on Martin Sarkisian,
a man who played a key role in resumption of an Armenian language
publication in India that was halted for almost two centuries.
As part of the Armenian Library Week Levon Ananyan presented today a
copy of Azdarar (Herald) magazine that was resumed in 2007, December
24 in Calcutta, India. He described Martin Sarkisian as a' a hero.'
"Armenians in Diaspora are losing their language.
Every Armenian wherever he goes should take with himself his school,
his church and his newspaper, which are of key importance for Armenian
communities scattered around the globe," Martin Sarkisian said.
Azdarar was first published in 1784 in Madras. The current issue is
in the Armenian and English languages. The print run is 1000 copies.