What is "azdarar"

Azdarar (pronounced Aztarar in Western Armenian) was the first Armenian language newspaper ever published. It was established on October 16, 1794 in the city of Madras (now Chennai) in India by Father Harutyun Shmavonyan.It is also first non English newspaper to be published in India.The monthly covered mainly cultural and historical issues.

"Azdarar" continued for a year and a half until March 1796. During that period, Father Shmavonian published 18 issues, 965 pages in total.