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- 1. Keeping the Painting on the Easel
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Asbarez June 4, 2026 Massis June 5, 2026 Armenian Weekly June 8, 2026
Keeping the Painting on the Easel
Reflections on Life, Career, and the Art of Continually BecomingBy Hratch Tchilingirian
Life is not a finished painting hung upon the wall to be admired as a static artifact of who we are. It is not something we frame and declare, “Here it is; this is my life."
2026-06-07 - 2. Keeping the Painting on the Easel
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Keeping the Painting on the Easel
Reflections on Life, Career, and the Art of Continually BecomingHratch Tchilingirian | Oxbridgepartners.com | 25 May 2026Life is not a finished painting hung upon the wall to be admired as a static artifact of who we are. It is not something we frame and declare, “Here it is; this is my life.” To view life this way is to deny its very essence. Life is fluid, dynamic, and ever-changing—a living work of art that evolves with every passing moment. This is also true for professional life.
Imagine instead that your life is a painting that remains on the easel, perpetually unfinished. Each day, you approach it with fresh eyes, a brush in hand, ready to add new strokes of color, refine its details, or sometimes paint over entire sections to create something entirely new. This metaphor has helped me see life as a process—a canvas upon which we continuously create and recreate ourselves.
2026-05-26 - 3. Western Diocese’s Public Lecture Series
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Western Diocese's Public Lecture Series Explore Christian Faith and Armenian Heritage
Massis Post, March 30, 20267, March 30, 20267
...“The lecture series are designed to engage both timeless questions of faith and urgent modern concerns,” explained Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation, adding that “the program accords the public meaningful conversations on Armenian Christian tradition, theology, spirituality, culture, and contemporary realities.”
2026-03-31 - 4. New Tools and Strategies for the Future of Western Armenian
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Colloquium Explores New Tools and Strategies for the Future of Western Armenian
BURBANK (March 3, 2026) — A colloquium examining the future of Western Armenian and innovative approaches to language education brought together scholars, teachers, educators, and community leaders for a discussion on language vitality, pedagogy, and institutional collaboration. ...Moderator Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese...
2026-03-10 - 5. Syria’s forgotten Armenian community
- ... to play a broader role than mere spiritual leadership. They function as pillars of community governance, organizers of humanitarian assistance, and intermediaries with the state. During the years of war, ...
- 6. Transformation Rooted in Legacy
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Interview: Transformation Rooted in Legacy
Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian on Charting the Roadmap for the Western Diocese’s Next Century
By Sergey Arustamyan | MassisPost, October 15, 2025
... In this conversation, Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, director of the Institutional Innovation initiative, reflects on why change is essential, how it is taking shape, and what has been done since his appointment a year ago....
2025-10-20 - 7. Language: The Condition of Mrs. Arev Mudian
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Western Armenian: The Condition of Mrs. Arev Mudian
By Dr. HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN | MassisPost, Ocotober 15, 2025
In the last decade or so, the challenges surrounding the preservation and vitality of Western Armenian have grown increasingly urgent. Concerned community leader
2025-10-19 - 8. Azerbaijan’s International Image-Making Strategies and Challenges
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Azerbaijan's International Image-Making Strategies and Challenges
EVN Report, 14 January 2025 [Armenian version]
The Azerbaijani state has embarked on a concerted effort to enhance its international image following the Second Karabakh War in 2020 and especially since the subsequent ethnic cleansing of Armenians orchestrated by
2025-01-24 - 9. Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian Appointed Director of Institutional Innovation
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Western Diocese Appoints Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian as Director of Institutional Innovation to Lead Major Initiative
Massis Post, 24 October 2024 | Asbsarez, 24 October 2024
2024-12-02 - 10. Being Armenian is a package
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Hratch Tchilingirian, “’Being Armenian is a package.’ Some critical issues facing Diaspora organizations today,” in H. Oshagan and Kh. Tölölyan (eds.), The Diaspora at 100. (Boston: The Armenian Weekly), June 2024: 60-61.
2024-07-18 - 11. Ethnic Cleansing: Does International Law Still Matter?
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Human Rights Violations and Aggression subject of Bishop Grigoris Balakian Annual Lecture
Diocesan Newsletter. London, 20 March 2024— Critical issues of ethnic cleansing and international law was the subject of the inaugural Bishop Grigoris Balakian Annual Lecture, a new initiative of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Two distinguished speakers, Lord Alton of Liverpool and Dr Arman Tatoyan delivered compelling lectures on the topic of “Ethnic Cleansing: Does International Law Still Matter?” at St. Yeghiche Armenian Church in London on March 19th.
In setting the larger context of the annual lecture, Dr Hratch Tchilingirian, in his opening remarks as chair of the proceedings, said: “We are here tonight because “‘Never Again’ is again, and again, and again… We are gathered because crimes against humanity and human rights abuses are being committed before our very eyes from the Middle East to the Caucasus, to Eastern Europe, Asia, Central America and many parts of the world.”
2024-04-19 - 12. Tölölyan Honored as Preeminent Scholar of Diaspora Studies
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Tölölyan Honored as Preeminent Scholar of Diaspora StudiesCynthia Rockwel l The Wesleyan Connection, November 12, 2019... Director of the ADS, Hratch Tchilingirian, associate of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University, thanked Tölölyan for his service on the project, noting “In addition to his brilliant scholarship and numerous academic accolades, Khachig Tölölyan is a wonderful human being. He shares his enormous, accumulated wisdom with intellectual humility; engages with everyone with grace and empathy; and empowers others with generous and sincere acknowledgment and encouragement.”2024-03-07 - 13. New hope for Turkey-Armenia to heal old wounds
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New hope for Turkey-Armenia to heal old wounds
Two historical adversaries edge towards rapprochement with an eye on opening trade routes to Central Asia and beyond
"...Now though, “We’ve come 180 degrees,” Hratch Tchilingirian, from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University, told Asia Times, “and there’s a completely different context.”
2022-01-13 - 14. Why It Matters
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Why It Matters: Armenia defiant against Turkey, Azerbaijan despite shrinking borders
By Peter Aitken | Fox News November 15, 2021
... "I think we’re back to square one in the sense that what started as a conflict between self-determination of the Karabakh Armenians and the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan…30 years later, this conflict has not been resolved, even despite the war, even despite Azerbaijan saying there is no longer Karabakh conflict," Hratch Tchilingirian, a scholar and activist, told Fox News...
2021-11-20 - 15. La diaspora passée au crible
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Nouvelles d’Arménie Magazine N°285, juin 2021
Sociologie: La diaspora passée au crible
Depuis 2018, le projet Armenian Diaspora Survey (ADS) prend le pouls de la diaspora. Cette vaste enquête d’opinion publique panarménienne s’intéresse désormais à l’Ile-de-France. L’initiative censée démarrer en octobre 2020 avait été retardée en raison de la guerre. Rencontre avec le professeur Hratch Tchilingirian, arménologue, professeur à la faculté d’études orientales de l’Université d’Oxford et directeur de l’ADS.
2021-06-28 - 16. Biden drops a genocide bomb on Erdogan
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Biden drops a genocide bomb on Erdogan
Biden's curiously timed statement on WWI atrocity against Ottoman Armenians drives US-Turkey relations to a new low. . .“there was no additional strategic risk for the US in doing this,” Hratch Tchilingirian, from Oxford University’s Faculty of Oriental Studies, told Asia Times...
2021-04-27 - 17. Diaspora Humanitarian Assistance to Armenia in the Last Decade
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"Diaspora Humanitarian Assistance to Armenia in the Last Decade"
Hratch Tchilingirian
Report prepared for the Armenia Diaspora Conference
Yerevan, 22-23 September 1999.
2020-07-21 - 18. The Church in Russia and relations with the Diaspora
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"У нас украли веру": как Армянская апостольская церковь оказалась на грани раскола
. . . "Главным инструментом централизации стало введение унифицированных уставов для Армянской церкви по всему миру", - говорит в интервью Би-би-си профессор Института Востока Оксфордского университета Грач Чилингирян
["The main instrument of centralization of administrative authority has been through the imposition of a unified bylaws for the Armenian Church globally," said Hratch Tchilingirian] ....
... «Կենտրոնացման գլխավոր գործիքը դարձավ Հայկական եկեղեցու միասնական կանոնադրությունների ներմուծումը ամբողջ աշխարհում»,- ասում է Օքսֆորդի համալսարանի Արևելքի ինստիտուտի պրոֆեսոր Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանը։ (CivilNet.am 14 սեպտեմբեր, 2019)
2019-09-29 - 19. Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian Appointed Director of Armenian Diaspora Survey
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Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian Appointed Director of Armenian Diaspora Survey
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 23 May 2019
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in partnership with the Armenian Institute of London, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian as the Director of the Armenian Diaspora Survey (ADS) project.
2019-06-12 - 20. Yarıda kalmış bir yolculuğun ardından on yıl süren bir veda
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‘Yarıda kalmış bir yolculuğun ardından on yıl süren bir veda’
Hratch Tchilingirian Patrik Mutafyan’ın vefatı üzerine geniş bir makale kaleme aldı. Bu makaleden bölümler sunuyoruz.
Patrik Mesrob Mutafyan, Ermeni Kilisesi’nin yakın tarihindeki en cesur, en ilkeli ve en ileri görüşlü liderlerdendi. Gençliği, karizması, güçlü dinî ve idari önderliği, patrik seçildiği dönemde Türkiye’deki Ermeni toplumunun ihtiyaç duyduğu vasıflardı. Ancak on yıl süren hastalığı, cemaat yaşamında yeni bir dönemin
2019-03-18
