Kalavant- Jivan aani Samasya' by Dr. Sadhana Burade and 'Tamasha Lokrangabhumi' by Rustum AchalKhamb. Tamasha in other languages The word tamasha has been used in book and plays titles, including, Jaipur Tamasha, and theatre company, Tamasha Theatre Company. In the Telugu and Kannada language, tamasha means funny. In the Kiswahili language "tamasha" means show or festival. In Malayalam language, tamasha means joke. In the Bengali language, tamasha (or in some dialects tamsha) means joke or messing around. In the Chuvash language "tamasha" means distress or curiosity, brings amazement effect into dialogue, and also means fun of silly situation in theatre or life. In the Malay language "temasya" means event or festival. See also Lavani Mangala Bansode Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar Silent Ghungroos Prakash Khandge Bashir Momin Kavathekar Notes Bibliography Further reading Kantabai Satarkar, a biography by Santosh Khedlekar of the well-known senior tamasha artist Kantabai Satarkar. Culture of Maharashtra Theatre in India Persian words and phrases Marathi music Marathi theatre Hindi words and phrases Urdu-language words and phrases Musical theatre Cultural history of India Desi culture Bengali words and phrases