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    Dr.Omar Khalidi to lecture-Armenian Heritage in India.June 4th 2009.

    Belmont, Mass. - Dr. Omar Khalidi of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic
    Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will give an
    illustrated lecture titled, `Three Centuries of Armenian Heritage in
    India,' on Thursday, June 4, at 8:00 p.m., at the National Association
    for Armenian Studies and Research Center, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont,
    Mass.
    This lecture is the second talk given in memory of Arshag Merguerian
    (1926-2005), architect and active member and friend of NAASR for
    nearly
    50 years. The expenses for the lecture will be covered by funds
    contributed to NAASR in Mr. Merguerian's memory.
    Though Armenians were in India from early times, the Armenian presence
    in India is well-documented from the 16th century, after the
    establishment of the important mercantile community in New Julfa in
    Persia. The community grew in size and importance in the 17th and 18th
    centuries, with many Armenians rising to positions of prominence, and
    publishing and the arts thrived.
    Dr. Khalidi's lecture will give an overview of India's Armenian
    diaspora, its churches, cemeteries, and related art, in such locations
    as Kolkata (Calcutta), Bombay, Delhi, Agra, Surat, Hyderabad, Madras,
    and Dhaka (in modern Bangladesh).
    Dr. Khalidi has a Ph.D. in Islamic studies from the University of
    Wales. Born and raised in Hyderabad, he is the author of several books
    and articles
    on art and architecture and Indian politics and history, including
    "Approaches to Mosque Design in North America" and Muslims in Indian
    Economy. He was invited by the Armenian Church in Calcutta for its
    300th anniversary celebration in November 2008.
    Admission to the event is free. The NAASR Center is located in Belmont
    opposite the First Armenian Church and next to the U.S. Post
    Office. Parking is available around the building and in adjacent
    areas. The lecture will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m.

    connect:
    1-617-489-1610
    naasr.org
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