On Oct 13, 2012, the 500th Anniversary of Armenian Typography was celebrated in Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy of Kolkata, India.
In collaboration with Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd., the school organized, an exhibition and sale of books, where, among other books, some very old books in Armenian and English languages from the famous 184 year old Araratian Library were on display. The exhibition remained open for two days.
Very Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India and Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy invited Dr. Sushanta Banerjee, Director of The American Library, Kolkata to grace the occasion as a Special Guest. Dr. Banerjee delivered a speech on “The Importance of Reading Books”, tracing the origin of typography with special emphasis on Armenian typography and how the invention of typography has revolutionized the cognitive and intellectual world.
The talk ended in a Q&A session. The audience comprised students, teachers of ACPA, students from other prestigious schools and colleges and members of the Armenian community.
