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The exhibition was attended by Mr. Vishal Sharma, Chairman of the World Heritage Committee, Permanent Delegate of Armenia to UNESCO, Mr. Aram Hakobyan, Ambassador of Georgia to India and Permanent Representative of Georgia to ESCAP. His Excellency Vakhtang Jaoshvili, Chairman of the Antiquities Conservation and Documentation Department of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Dr. Hisham Elleithy and several other distinguished guests from Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Switzerland. Dr. Chookaszian and the author of this article took the opportunity to inform the visitors about the life and legacy of the great Armenian artist Sarkis Kachadourian, who played a major role in preserving the heritage of India.
WHC President Mr. Sharma mentioned in his speech that India’s relationship with Armenia is very strong and has a long history, but most people are not aware of it. “It is very important to make people aware of the relationship between India and Armenia using multiple international forums.” Mr. Sharma mentioned that Armenians migrated to India when Queen Semiramis invaded India (for the convenience of readers, we know about Semiramis, the legendary queen of Assyria and founder of Babylon, from Greek, Armenian and Jewish sources; according to the Greek writer Ctesias Nidos, she invaded India).
Besides the Armenian migration to India during the Semiramis period, Mr. Sharma mentioned the early Indian settlements in Armenia, which were established by two princes from Kannauj, Krishna and Ganesha. He also mentioned some other links between the two ancient civilizations transformed into nation states, and the welfare work done by India in Armenia. After Mr. Sharma’s speech, both Mr. Hakobyan and Ambassador Mr. Afyan mentioned the importance of the exhibition.
Sarkis Katchadourian
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