Celebration marks 300th anniversary of St. Nazareth Armenian Church
Celebration marks 300th anniversary of St. Nazareth Armenian Church By Paul Chaderjian Armenian Reporter Published: Friday November 07, 2008 RAJDANI EXPRESS TRAIN FROM NEW DELHI TO KOLKATA, India, Nov. 7 - After jetting across the Pacific and Atlantic, boarding planes in Australia and Austria, enduring layovers in Hong Kong and Dubai, hundreds of Armenians from all over the world are gathering this week in Kolkata, the historic former seat of the Mogul and British rulers of these regions and home and focal point of the once-thriving Armenian communities in Northeast India. On this Thursday into a Friday morning, one group participating in this multinational pilgrimage is on a 16-hour, cramped train ride into Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta. The group's mission it to join others from around the world in celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the St. Nazareth Armenian Church of Kolkata. Joining the pilgrims to Kolkata will be Karekin II...