Calcutta (India) was inaugurated there a few days ago by Ara Hagopian Armenian Ambassador in India, an exhibition devoted to ancient Armenian books lent mostly by the Armenian National Library. The exhibition today ending April 12. Among the works exhibited note the “Ourpatakirk” (The Book of Friday) published in Venice in 1512 which is the first Armenian printed book. Other parts are also presented such as the “Asdvadzachounch” (The Bible in Armenian) published in Amsterdam between 1666 and 1668. The first Armenian newspaper, published in Madras (India), the “Aztarar” is also exposed. During the inauguration were also present Dikran Zarkarian the Director of National Library of Armenia, many Indian officials including Radjindra Koumar the director of the National Library of India.

Krikor Amirzayan