About ICAC

Founded in 2014, ICAC is a federally registered not for profit organization under Canada Corporations and is a non-government, non-partisan, and non-religious Organization.

Starting 2017, ICAC recognizes the partial funding support from the Celebrate Ontario funding program by the Government of Ontario and Canadian Heritage funding program of Building Communities through Arts & Heritage By the government of Canada for Canada Diwali RazzMatazz Festivals.

ICAC is governed by a volunteer board of directors and guided by an advisory board comprising community members who have vast experience and varied interests with their knowledge, skills, and influence within their professional work and social circles. These individuals excel in their fields, be it volunteer work, arts, finance, media & marketing, education, technology, or social work.

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About Canada Diwali RazzMatazz

DRZMZ brings together arts, culture, food & heritage in a holistic presentation of community celebrations. DRZMZ also hosts the largest and only open air Dandiya in Canada.

Diwali RazzMatazz Balle Balle – Brampton: Introduced in 2016 for the largest Hindu community in the city of Brampton partnering with Hindu Sabha and several other like minded organizations in Peel region and GTA. ICAC founders & directors had been supporting Hindu Sabha Temple for over decade for their annual Diwali & Dushera festivities.

Diwali RazzMatazz Fireworks – Niagara Falls: The only official and recognized Diwali Fireworks in association and partnership with Niagara Parks commission and city of Niagara Falls were introduced in 2017. In 2018 a full fledged festival was conducted with cultural performances including musical concerts and dance performances.

Diwali RazzMatazz Celebrity Experience: 2019 was witnessed by the biggest ever line up of headliners and performers including Bollywood Actress Nargis Fakhri, singing sensation Shaan, legendary singer Nitin Mukesh, folk & Punjabi singer Jassi Jasbir and dandiya dhadkan Nilesh Parmar.

Canada Diwali RazzMatazz: Is now a household name for Diwali celebrations across Canada being annually held at Mississauga, Brampton, Niagara Falls with annual festivals. DRZMZ has also made appearances in Markham, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, St Catharines with associate programming and musical concerts.

2020 has made Canada Diwali RazzMatazz, a global celebration without any boundaries, The virtual programming was viewed worldwide and got patrons and followers across the globe.

Know About Our Team

Ajaay Modi

Chair & Founder - Director

Nimmi Bhatia

Director - Seniors Affair

DR. AZAD KAUSHIK

Immediate Past Chair

VINAY GUPTA

Director - Secretary

RATIKA MODI

Founder & Artistic Director

SHIVANI PARSHAD

Director - Community Outreach

Canada Diwali RazzMatazz

Committee

  • Sudhir Anand – Festival Chair
  • Amar Bhatia – Chair Finance & Funding
  • Bharatindu Goyal – Chair Logistics
  • Rajesh Parshad – Chair Vendors & Booths
  • Tripta Goyal – Chair Volunteers & Training
  • Sumit Narula – Chair Artists & Stage
  • Deepak Shamnani – Chair Artist Travel & Stay
  • Sharad Goyal – Chair Security
  • Dr Azad Kaushik – Past Festive Chair

Canada Diwali RazzMatazz

Committee

  • Dr. Lucky Lakshmanan
  • Dr. Sadhna Joshi
  • Mr. Ajit Jain
  • Mr. Amar Bhatia
  • Mr. Amit Goyal
  • Mr. Balraj Deol
  • Mr. Bhavin Shah
  • Mr. Chanchal Chakrabarty
  • Mr. Hemant Panwar
  • Mr. Kuldeep Sharma
  • Mr. Naresh Chavda
  • Mr. Parvesh Sangwan
  • Mr. Rajesh Khurana
  • Mr. Ray Gupta
  • Mr. Sanjeev Malik
  • Mr. Sudhir Anand
  • Mrs. Kanan Bhatt
  • Mrs. Manisha Madan
  • Mrs. Neelam Pandiputra
  • Mrs. Vaishali Panwar ​

Coordinators & Volunteers

  • Mr. Ajay Sharma
  • Mr. Amit Sharma
  • Mr. Ashish Mathur
  • Mr. Bharatindu Goyal
  • Mr. Deepak Pandey
  • Mr. Rajesh Parshad
  • Mr. Sanjiv Aggarwal
  • Mr. Sharad Goyal
  • Mr. Sumit Narula
  • Ms. Anvika Narula
  • Ms. Deeksha Sharma
  • Ms. Rashmi Mathur
  • Ms. Shivani Sharma
  • Ms. Simrin Getlekar
  • Ms. Supriya Modi
  • Ms. Tripta Goyal

OUR Volunteers

Volunteers are those who work selflessly and become the unsung heroes of a success story. ICAC recognizes the contributions of the hundreds of volunteers who have been part of ICAC’s culturally rich and artistically empowered contributions. We are grateful to the numerous volunteers who help us manage the festival. ICAC is committed to educating and motivating youth to volunteer and embrace the importance of giving back to the community. ICAC develops leadership qualities with professional training and motivation through its various events and festivals.

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OUR Proud Supporters

ICAC has the pleasure to work with various community members and organizations who believe in similar vision and values to promote and support arts and culture. Without their initial support, commitment, and encouragement, ICAC would not have been able to cast an impact in the community in such a short time.

ICAC thanks all the affiliates and partners who have made our endeavors turn into a reality and encourage active participation and contributions.

  • Asian Connections
  • CMR 101.3 FM
  • Hindu Cultural Society of Manitoba
  • Hindu Heritage Centre – Mississauga
  • Hindu Mandir – Montreal
  • Hindu Sabha – Brampton
  • Indo-Canada Cultural Association – Saskatoon
  • ISCKON – Brampton
  • Jadoo Entertainment Dance Company
  • Metroland Media
  • Mississauga Arts Council
  • Mississauga Celebration Square
  • Mississauga Ram Mandir
  • Orillia District Arts Council
  • Panwar Music & Dance Academy
  • Shiamak Dance Institute – Toronto
  • Shilompoli Dance Shethra
  • Siva Foundation – Chennai, India
  • South Asian Weekender
  • Streets Alive Productions
  • SVBF – Canada
  • The Weekly Voice
  • Veenalayam Temple of Music
  • World Brahman Samaj
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About ICAC

Indo-Canada Arts Council is an organization working towards the promotion and development of bilateral exchange of Arts & Culture between India & Canada.

Want to get involved?

If you want to join our team as a contributor, send us an email at the link below and let’s chat!

info@icacouncil.com

Call Us!

General Enquiries: +1.289.668.7800
Sponsors/Vendors: +1.416.735.4400
Artists/Performers: +1.647.669.1000

Address

79 Bramsteele Rd,
Brampton,
ON L6W 3K6,
Canada