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Peace and disquiet in Armenia

Hindustan Times | ByMadhu Jain
Dec 08, 2018 09:14 PM IST

It was brutally repressed and subjected to one of the worst genocides in history, yet this small country radiates deep spirituality and calm

The first time Armenia entered my consciousness was when I watched The Promise (1979), a love story set in Armenia during the final throes of the Ottoman Empire just before World War I. The film opened my eyes to the horrific genocide of Armenians by the Ottomans. India used to be home to a large Armenian population, and I’d always wondered what had led to this diaspora – another reason the film impacted me so deeply.

Aerial view of the Unesco World Heritage Site of The Geghard Monastery, which is partially carved out of a mountain(Ajit Pal Singh)
Aerial view of the Unesco World Heritage Site of The Geghard Monastery, which is partially carved out of a mountain(Ajit Pal Singh)
The Tatev Monastery Complex is also a Unesco World Heritage Site (Dhruv Jain)
The Tatev Monastery Complex is also a Unesco World Heritage Site (Dhruv Jain)
Churches and monasteries in Armenia were simplicity personified: unadorned, pristine, signifying a religion of the masses
The fourth century Etchmiadzin Cathedral at Vagharshapat (Dhruv Jain)
The fourth century Etchmiadzin Cathedral at Vagharshapat (Dhruv Jain)
The author in Khor Virap monastery in the Ararat Plains near the border with Turkey (Dhruv Jain)
The author in Khor Virap monastery in the Ararat Plains near the border with Turkey (Dhruv Jain)
The Genocide Memorial in Yerevan (Dhruv Jain)
The Genocide Memorial in Yerevan (Dhruv Jain)
A Soviet Era cruise boat on Lake Sevan (Dhruv Jain)
A Soviet Era cruise boat on Lake Sevan (Dhruv Jain)
Built in 1967 in Yerevan, the genocide museum complex is the country’s memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide
An ancient church inside Geghard Monastery (Dhruv Jain)
An ancient church inside Geghard Monastery (Dhruv Jain)
The Tatev Monastery, among the most remote monasteries in Armenia, radiates a spirituality that draws one in
Local bread being made at a bakery near the Temple of Garni (Ajit Pal Singh)
Local bread being made at a bakery near the Temple of Garni (Ajit Pal Singh)
Local fruit-based produce being sold at a roadside market outside Geghard Monastery (Dhruv Jain)
Local fruit-based produce being sold at a roadside market outside Geghard Monastery (Dhruv Jain)
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