Armenian diaspora turns world into global village

18 June, 2017

YEREVAN: As the melancholic notes of duduk — a pipe instrument integral to Armenian music — caress the air in Vernissage, the country's biggest flea market, a woman in her late 60s waves an exquisite wall hanging made of jute and ceramic, exhorting customers: "Five hundred Armenian drams only!"

The French word vernissage means a private showing or preview of an art exhibition. The lines of desperation on the woman's face --- 500 Armenian Drams for that converts to a measly amount of Rs 70 --- hint at the ravages of history, of what went wrong with the country that's the cradle of a rich ancient civilisation. It produces the most exquisite brandy, wines and carpets and is believed to be the resting place of Noah's Ark. Read more:

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