Paying Homage to Rita Chilingaryan


    On June 13, 2015 the guest of the YCCL was “Chilingaryan – Mamikonyan Dynasty” historical ethnological NGO, who was honoring Ethnographic and Cultural Cooperation Committee Chairperson, member of Liberation War Veterans Union of Armenian Republic, President of the “Getashen Patriotic Union” NGO Rita Chilingaryan. Rita Chilingaryan was born in 1932 in Getashen. After graduating from the Philological Faculty of YSU, in 1954 she started to work at the university's Scientific Library. Later she worked as a coordinator of the inter-university methodological chamber attached to the university library, Methodical Council President of the University Libraries, Coordinator of the Republic's Scientific-Methodical Department, Director of the Yerevan State Medical University Library. Rita Chilingaryn has received a number of certificates and diplomas from the USSR and ASSR during her 48 years of work. She is the author of 16 books and booklets, various researches, inventions and articles. In 2004 she started her work on historical- cultural book “Getashen” which was complited in 2007. The evening was started by the anthem of the “Chilingaryan – Mamikonyan Dynasty” historical ethnological NGO. During this moving occasion speeches were addressed to Mrs Chilingaryan by President of Organization Mels Chilingaryan, Ministry of Defence worker, Rita Chilingaryan's grandson Artak Voskanyan, Deputy President of the “Getashen Patriotic Union” NGO Jora Avagyan, Women Councile President of the “Chilingaryan – Mamikonyan Dynasty” NGO Larisa Chilingaryan, Armenian Writers' Association member, the YSMU professor, Rita Chilingaryan's Daughter Armenuhi Sisyan, Head of the Armenian “Narek” cultural Center in RF, “Getashen Patriotic Union” NGO member Arevik Safaryan, Director of the YCCL CNCO Hasmik Karapetyan, Rita Chilingaryan's coworker Mary Halajyan and others. Beautiful musical numbers were performed by pianist Levon Harutyunyan, reedpipe player Karen Grigoryan, national instruments class students of musical school after Anahit Tsitsikyan, solo singer of National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet after A. Spendiarian, laureate of Avetik Isahakyan Republic competitions Poghos Beyazbekyan, the host of the evening, student of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory vocal department Anna Sahakyan. The guests were exited to listen to some poems recited by actress Gayane' Samvelyan and Rita Chilingaryan's grand-daughter Tatevik Eloyan. The last speech of the evening was made by Rita Chilingaryan herself, who thanked everyone for giving her such a wonderful day full of surprises and positive emotions.

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