Tookhar Tamasha Arts is an independent not-for profit group formed with the purpose of fundraising for Canadian charities, promoting Canadian talent in the field of multicultural arts through exchange of talent with overseas artists, social activities, and community developments in the Greater Toronto Area.
Since 2014, we have organized many cultural events to encourage local talents. In addition our events offer an opportunity to the Canadian multicultural communities to appreciate cultures of the South Asian community.
In 2020, despite the prevailing pandemic, the team from Tookhar including the volunteers came together to present 2 free virtual community events. Tookhar Tamasha Arts and Tookhar Bangla held 2 e-shows with Doctors, nurses, health care workers, singers and dance performers from Canada, India and the United Kingdom.
The first e-show was a salute to the frontline workers. Health professionals from India and Canada shared their experience and COVID related precautions with the audience. This was followed by live entertainment from different countries. The second e-show had 16 community members of Greater Toronto Area and from India come together virtually and to celebrate the Hundu annual festival – Dussherra. Each member fondly remembered how they celebrate the festival every year and how it is so different this year. This was followed by a beautiful set of songs, dances and recitations appropriately depicting both the Fall season and the festival. Both the events are available on Tookhar Tamasha Arts Youtube channel.
In 2019, our cultural event YEH RAAT YEH CHANDNI commemorating the 99th birth anniversary of the legendary Indian singer, music director Hemant Kumar was a housefull show. The show was recorded and telecast by Pardesi TV with repeat interviews on Tehlka TV for community outreach. There were over 30 performers and over 25 volunteers for organizing the event. The event was attended by over 750 people belonging to Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities. Event Brochure is attached for reference.
Also in the same year, under the Tookhar Bangla banner, our show “Epar – Opar” promoted talented Canadian youth in Bengali language. Members of both Indian and Bangladeshi communities participated in the event.
In 2018, our cultural event with renowned Mumbai playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthi was a major success. The event was inaugurated by Hon Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP (Halton), Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care) and Hon Harinder Malhi, MPP (Brampton – Springdale), Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and a city councilor from the city of Brampton. There were over 100 volunteers and partcipants.The program was recorded and telecast by Asian Television Network with exclusive coverage of notable overseas artists by different TV channels like Sanjha Punjab, Sony Canada, Hamdard TV and Rogers TV.
Also in the same year under the banner of Tookhar Bangla, our event with renowned Bengali actor and Theatre Director, Meghnad Bhattacharya and playback singer Madhuraa Bhattacharya was a big success.
In 2017, our shows were very successful when we celebrated 150th anniversary of the formation of Canada. The show was inaugurated by Hon Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP (Halton), Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care) and Hon Harinder Malhi, MPP (Brampton – Springdale), Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. The program was recorded and telecast by Asian Television Network with exclusive coverage of notable overseas artists by different TV channels like Sanjha Punjab, Sony Canada, Hamdard TV and Rogers TV.
In 2016, the 2 day event was attended by close to 1,050 people from diverse communities such as Southeast Asian, Russian, Serbian and mainstream. The s recorded and telecast by Asian Television Network.
To date, Tookhar Tamasha Arts has donated the net proceeds from our events to 7 Canadian charities. We have donated to Born To Live, Vedanta Society of Toronto, Ontario Lung Association, Candian Cancer Society, Plan Canada – I am a Girl, Sunnybrook Foundation and Toronto Calcutta Foundation. Donations have also been made this year to victims of the devastating Amphan Cyclone in West Bengal, India through relief camps.
Tookhar looks forward to your continued generous support in making our worthwhile events an even bigger success in the future years.
