Two new postage stamps celebrate Armenian, Indian national dancesAugust 29, 2018 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two postage stamps dedicated to the theme “Armenia-India joint issue. National dances” were put into circulation on Wednesday, August 29. The two stamps with nominal values of AMD 280 each are printed in Cartor house in France with a print-run of 40 000 stamps each. The Armenian postage stamp was created by HayPost CJSC designer Vahagn Mkrtchyan, while the Indian was designed by Suresh Kumar from India. The first postage stamp depicts the Armenian dance “Hov Arek” staged on the basis of the lyrical folk song “Hov arek sarer jan” (Dear mountains, send me a breeze) from the collection of the famous Armenian musicologist, composer and priest Komitas. The dance is performed by women. The second postage stamp depicts the Indian dance “Manipuri”, which is one of the major Indian classical dance forms. It originated in Manipur, a far eastern state of India. The traditional Manipuri dance style embodies delicate, lyrical and graceful movements. The postage stamps were cancelled by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies of Armenia Armen Arzumanyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India in Armenia H.E. Yogeshvar Sangwan, Assistant Director General of Philately of India Post Shri Abhinav Pratap Singh, the Managing Director of HayPost Trust Management B.V. Juan Pablo Gechidjian, the President of the Union of Philatelists of Armenia Hovik Musayelyan. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |