Shant and Nigol: Zarougian's “Unlike Twins" remembered

"Հակադիր Երկուորեակներ"

"Unlike Twins - Հակադիր Երկուորեակներ": Nigol Aghpalian and Levon Shant

The chapter is titled “Unlike Twins” (Հակադիր Երկուորեակներ) where Antranig Zarougian paints a fascinating tale of a student’s - his -impression and a grown-up man’s appreciation of these two famed educators, Nigol Aghpalian and Levon Shant, who toiled side by side in the famed Jermaran of Beirut. The narration also gives a glimpse of the norms and values prevailing when these two educators pooled their knowhow and efforts in educating a cadre of Armenian students, naturally including Antranig Zarougian as one of their rebellious students. 

Levon Shant's, a Western Armenian, actual name is Levon Seghpossian (Nahashbedian), was born in Constantinople, in 1869, and passed away on November 29, 1951. While Nigol Aghpalian, an Eastern Armenian, was born in Tbilisi in 1875  died also in Beirut, on August 15, 1947. 

 Students are the best judge of the characters of their teachers. Zarougian reminisces episodes that reflect the characters of these two great educators, their pedagogical methods, their ideology and their devotion to education.

Vahe H. Apelian, July 15, 2021.

Segment 1: Levon Shant and Nigol Aghbalian: Contrasting Twins

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2019/12/levon-shant-and-nigol-aghpalian-no-1.html

Segment 2: Levon Shant and Nigol Aghpalian: Contrasting Twins

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2020/02/levon-shant-and-nigol-aghpalian-no-2.html

Segment 3: Levon Shant as an Educator

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2020/02/levon-shant-and-nigol-aghpalian-no-3.html

Segment 4: Levon Shant and Nigol Aghpalian: Anectordes

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2020/02/levon-shant-and-nigol-aghpalian.html

Segment 5: Levon Shant and Nigol Agphalian: Ideology

http://vhapelian.blogspot.com/2020/03/levon-shant-and-nigol-aghpalian-ideolgy.html