26th August , 2010

Mother Teresa's Birth Centenary in Kolkata

On 26th August 2010, celebrations began in Kolkata, India to mark the 100th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa, the lady who devoted her life to the poor and orphans of the land ....more

30th July, 2010

Inter House Quiz Competition

The first Inter – house senior quiz competition of the academic session 2010 – 2011 was held in the afternoon of July 30, 2010 in the School Auditorium. The following children represented ....more

14th July, 2010

2010 ICSE Batch

Holy Etchmiadzin’s Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (ACPA) the oldest educational institution in the Diaspora, Kolkata, India with its rich historical past has completed another....more

24th June, 2010

Remembering Monte Melkonian in India

On 23rd June, 2010 Markar Melkonian who holds a Ph.D. degree in philosophy and is currently a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at California’s State University, Northridge was....more

13th June, 2010

New Students of ACPA

On 13th  June 2010, five new students; Ejmin Khodagholian, Sevak Azaryanna, Nareg Zakarian, Norvan Zakarian and Arvin Zokani arrived in Kolkata, India from Iran to join ....more

24th April, 2010

April 24th in India

On 24th April, 2010 Armenians in India gathered at the Armenian Genocide memorial in the premises of the Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth, Kolkata to commemorate the 95th....more

12th April, 2010

The birth of ' Indian Armenians'

With the blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the bilingual (Armenian & English) yearbook ‘Indian Armenians’ was published in Kolkata, India....more

6th April, 2010

189th Anniversary of Armenian College

On 6th April, 2010 Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (ACPA) of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin celebrated its 189th Anniversary in Kolkata, India. The event commenced with....more

19th March, 2010

The Armenian Language

On 19th March 2010, a cultural programme dedicated to the Armenian Mother Tongue was organized at Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy. It was a reflection of the decision of...more

16th March, 2010

Love and Prayers for HIV/AIDS Care Center for Children

On 16th March 2010, Very Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of the Armenians in India and Manager of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy along with the chairman...more

12th March, 2010

Book Festival at Armenian College

On 12th March 2010, Very Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of the Armenians in India and the Manager of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, Kolkata, India ....more

10th March, 2010

25th Anniversary of Ashalayam

On 10th March 2010, Very Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India and Manager of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, was among the special....more

24th February, 2010

New Students of ACPA

On 24th February 2010, eight youngsters arrived in Kolkata, India, from Armenia to join Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy which is under the aegis of Mother See of Holy.... more

11th February, 2010

Visit to Delhi

On 11th February, 2010 Very Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, the Pastor of Armenians in India and the Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy; Mr. Michael Dutt...more

3rd February, 2010

Making Armenian College Proud

Tatevik Tadevosyan is a graduate of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin’s Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (ACPA) of Kolkata. Since 2008 she has been pursuing a ....more

30th January, 2010

The Feast of St. Sarkis in India

On 30th January, 2010 Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy celebrated the feast of St. Sarkis the warrior and his son, St. Mardiros in a special way. St. Sarkis is considered to be the...more

21st January, 2010

Twenty of Three Thousand Chosen, Three are Armenians

Three students of the Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy, Andranik Gevorgyan  and Karen Mkrtchyan of  Armenia, Armen Makarian of Iran are continuing their higher education....more

12th January, 2010

Dr.Lundgren visited Armenian College

On 11th  January, 2010 Svante Lundgren, a Doctor of Theology, Finland and his daughter visited Very Rev. Fr Khoren Hovhannisyan, the Pastor of Armenians in India and the Manager....more

11th January, 2010

Piligrimage to Chinsurah

On 10th January 2010, the Armenian Community of Kolkata, Armenian College students and Armenian teachers made a pilgrimage to St. John the Baptist Armenian Church....more

7th January, 2010

Armenian Christmas in India

On 6th January 2010, Indian Armenians gathered in the Holy Nazareth Mother Church of Kolkata to attend Christmas Mass. Divine Liturgy was conducted by Very Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan...more

31st December, 2009

New Year at ACPA

On the 31st of December, 2009, everyone in the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy with high partying spirit were ushering into 2010.The celebration started with the prayer ... more

30th December, 2009

New Year at the Armenian Old Age Home

On 30th December 2009, Very Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, pastor of the Armenians in India and the manager of the Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy accompanied by...more

17th December, 2009

Annual Sports Day in ACPA

On 17th December, the last day before the commencing of the winter vacation, as usually sports day was enthusiastically celebrated in the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy....more

15th December, 2009

140th Birth Anniversary of Komitas

On 15th December 2009 Indian Armenians celebrated the 140th birth anniversary of the great Armenian composer Komitas Vardapet .The event took place in the newly renovated...more

14th December, 2009

Bids Farewell to West Bengal Governor

On 13th December 2009, Sunday the honourable governor of West Bengal, Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi and his wife, Mrs Tara Gandhi organized a farewell reception at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata...more

5th December, 2009

Very Rev. Fr. Ignatios Malkhasyan

His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians issued a pontifical directive whereby Very Rev. Father Ignatios Malkhasyan has been relieved as Abbot of the Shoghakat....more

3rd December, 2009

Fond Farewell to Ter Hayr and Hasmik

On 3rd December 2009 the management, students, teachers and the  administrative staff of Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy (ACPA) came together to organize a.....more

2nd December, 2009

A Rendezvous with college students of ACPA

On 2nd December 2009 Very Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, pastor of the Armenians in India and manager of Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy organized a special meeting.....more

24th November, 2009

ACPA Choir at the International Festival

On 24th November 2009, Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy of Kolkata participated in the CONFLUENCE OF CULTURE IN ONE WORLD in celebration of The Year of Youth. The....more

22nd November, 2009

Reopening of The Armenian Club

On 22nd November 2009 the Indian Armenian community celebrated the reopening of the Armenian Club. After Sunday church service the members of the community went over to the ....more

15th November, 2009

The New Church Committee of Holy Nazareth

On 15th November 2009, the quadrennial election of the Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth was held at the Vestry office of Holy Nazareth Mother Church.Very Reverend Father Khoren.....more

14th November, 2009

Children's Day

On 14th November 2009 the Management of Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy made very special arrangement for its students on the occasion of Children’s Day. The kids were....more

11th November, 2009

New Students of ACPA

This year three new children joined the ever-growing Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy family from Iraq. Murad Henry Ardash, Jan Fahi Hrant , and Sarkees Irshag ..... more

6th November, 2009

A Friend of ACPA

Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Management of Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy and the students especially the Rugby Team would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to....more

1st November, 2009

Enthronement Anniversary of of His Holiness Karekin II

On 1st November, 2009, the Indian Armenian community celebrated the 10th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians.... more

31st October, 2009

Musk Party at Armenian College

On October 31, Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy celebrated Halloween. The school children had started planning for the fun event weeks in advance to make the party memorable.... more

25th October, 2009

A two day visit to Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

On 25th August, 2009 Very Rev. Fr. Khoren Hovhannisyan the Pastor of the Armenians in India and the Manager of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, along with the ....more

25th October, 2009

Ecumenic Conference

From October 19 to 29, an Ecumenical Leadership Formation Programme is being held in Kolkata, India, organized by the Christian Conference of Asia. The theme of the.... more

20th October, 2009

Pilgrimage to Madras

On 20th October 2009, Reverend Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, pastor of the Armenians in India and the manager of the Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy along with the chairman....more

18th October, 2009

Rugby duo bring home titles

The Annual West Bengal Rugby Tournament held at the CC&FC grounds drew to a close with the distribution of awards and trophies. The Armenian College Rugby Team had participated....more

4th October, 2009

A visit to St. Peter's Church, Mumbai

The Armenian College Rugby Team has been living in Mumbai from 26th September 2009 to 4th October 2009 to take part in the All India Rugby Tournament. On 1st October....more

21st September, 2009

Independence Day of Armenia

On 20th September, the Eve of Armenian Independence, the management of Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy organized a grand party for the children in the school premises of ACPA...more

14th September, 2009

Carrying the Legacy Forward

Tatevik Tadevosyan completed her secondary education here at the Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy in 2006.  She went on to do.... more

13th September, 2009

Remembering Mother Teresa

On 13th September 2009 an inter-faith prayer service for PEACE was held at Mother House in honour of the 12th Death Anniversary of Mother Teresa......more

28th August, 2009

Making Armenian College proud

Vahe Shirinyan came to India from Armenia in the year 2002. He successfully completed the ICSE Board Examinations from the ACPA and joined Calcutta International School in the....more

24th August, 2009

Fr. Khoren meets the Governor of West Bengal

On 24th August 2009 Fr. Khoren Hovhannisyan,  the pastor of the Armenians in India and the manager of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy met the....more

21st August, 2009

On His Holiness' Birthday

On the 21st of August, 2009 Very Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, the Pastor of Armenians in India and the Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, the Chairman of the .....more

16th August, 2009

Pilgrimage to Saint Mary's Church, Saidabad

On 16th August 2009, the Armenian community and the teachers and students of the ACPA celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Holy Mother of God......more

15th August, 2009

ACPA Celebrates Independence Day of India

On 15th August 2009 Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy celebrated the 63rd Anniversary of India’s Independence Day.The programme commenced with a prayer..... more

25th July, 2009

The Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia visits ACPA

On 25th July 2009 His Excellency Ashot Kocharyan, the ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to India visited Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy.  He met Fr. Khoren Hovhannisyan.... more

19th July, 2009

The Feast of Holy Transfiguration (Vartavar)

On Sunday 19th July 2009 after church service the management of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy arranged a lunch party for the kids of the school....more

18th July, 2009

Victorious at Rugby

On 18th July 2009 the Armenian College boys defeated Kolkata Police 22-5 in the division- I match of the Calcutta Cup Rugby Tournament, held at the CC&FC grounds. It was a day of great .....more

14 July, 2009

Eight students obtain school leaving certificates

The Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy of Kolkata has a rich historical past and is one of the oldest educational institutions in the Armenian Diaspora.....more

13th July, 2009

Pastor's Meeting with Catholic Archbishop

The Most Rev. Lucas Sirkar, the Catholic Archbishop of Kolkata met Fr. Khoren Hovhannisyan, the pastor of Armenians in India and the manager of the Armenian College and Philanthropic ... more

 

15 June, 2009

Reopening of ACPA after Summer Vacation

The doors of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy were re-opened on the 15 th June 2009 for the 2009-2010 academic year. ....more

18th May, 2009

Summer Vacation

On 18th May, 2009, Fr. Khoren Hovhannisyan, Manager of the Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy and pastor of Armenians in India organized a school excursion....more

2 May, 2009

The New Pastor of Armenians in India and the Manager of ACPA

By the Pontifical Directive of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Very Rev. Fr. Khoren Hovhannisyan, a member of the Brotherhood of Holy....more