“Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to help out, we’d want to get involved,” said Bill Gates.
The earthquake that shook Nepal six weeks ago equally shook the entire world. It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal that killed thousands of people and rendered even more number of people homeless. To help Nepal earthquake victims, aid has arrived from all corners of the world through govt. as well as non-govt. organisations, relief organisations, online relief initiatives and fund-raising & donations.
In this time of distress, THINKERZ & SMMARDS (Sanman Mahila Multipurpose and Rural Development Society) came together to extend their support for the earthquake victims by means of ROOH KAMBDI, the fund raising concert by singer par excellence TOCHI RAINA.
The concert which took place on 11 June at St. Andrews Auditorium, Bandra, Mumbai was the debut performance by Tochi Raina’s Band Of Bandagi in the city.
The dignitaries present at the event included ​actor Ali Faza​L who is an active member & youth icon of SMMARDS, Model & actor Ishika Sarkar, actor ​Kushal Punjabi, Singer Anup Jalota, ​Singer Ram G. Gulathi, Mla Abu Azmi, Mla Waris Pathan among others.
The evening was a treat to music lovers as Tochi enthralled the audience with his own Sufi compositions as well as his Bollywood chartbusters. Tochi Raina, known for a number of Bollywood chartbusters including Kabira (Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani), Saibo (Shor In The City), O Pardesi (Dev D), Iktara (Wake Up Sid), Aali Re (No One Killed Jessica), Gal Mitthi Mitthi Bol (Aisha), Bulle Shah (A Wednesday) and many more, originally belongs to Patiala in Punjab but did his education in Nepal where his father was posted. He could closely relate with the earthquake victims as his friends and relatives still stay in Nepal. To pay tribute to all souls and survivors of Nepal Earthquake, Tochi had made a video called “Rooh Kambdi” which was then brought down as a concert.
All funds collected from the concert will be sent to Nepal under the supervision Ms. Babita Verma, President – SMMARDS (NGO) to make sure the aid reaches the needy.
The concert would not have been possible without the support of partners including Max Fashion who contributed more than 3000 clothes for the earthquake victims, CRPIM – Philanthropy Partner, INSYNC Channel – Promotion Partner, Bright Advertising – Ohh Partner, Beyond Pr – Pr Consultant, Book My Show – Ticketing Partner, Anand Kumar & Karma Junction – Video Production and Monochrome – Event Support.
