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{{short description| Indian playwright and theater artist (1938–2017)}}
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* ''History of Gujarati literature''
* ''The History of Gujarati Theatre''
* ''Raino Darpanrai''
* ''Raino Darpanrai''}}
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'''Hasmukh Jamnadas Baradi''' (23 December 1938 - 4 February 2017) was a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] playwright, theater artist and theater critic from [[India]].
'''Hasmukh Jamnadas Baradi''' (23 December 1938 – 4 February 2017) was a distinguished Gujarati playwright, theater artist, theater critic, and a Russian language expert from India. Over his career, Baradi authored more than two dozen plays, with six premiering at prestigious venues such as the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi|Central Sangeet Natak Academy]] and the [[National School of Drama]] Festivals. He also penned the "History of Gujarati Theatre" which was published by the [[National Book Trust]] in New Delhi in 1996, and later translated into English by Vinod Meghani in 2003.
 
==Early life and education==
[[File:Hasmukh Baradi with his wife Jyoti in 2011.jpg|thumb|Baradi with his wife Jyoti in 2011]]
Baradi was born on 23 December 1938 in [[Rajkot]]. After completing his primary and secondary education in Rajkot, he received a diploma in theater direction from Saurashtra Sangit Natak Academy in 1961. Afterwards, he joined the [[Gujarat University]], where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 in English literature and [[Sanskrit]]. He received a Master of Arts in Theater History from [[Russian Academy of Theatre Arts|Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts]], [[Moscow]] in 1972.<ref name="Gujarati Vishwakosh">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ|trans-title=Gujarati Encyclopedia|first=Dhirubhai|last=Thaker|author-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|publisher=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh|Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust]]|location=Ahmedabad|year=2000|volume=13|pages=361–362|oclc=248968520}}</ref> From 1959 to 1964, he worked as a playwright at [[All India Radio|Aakashvani]] in [[Vadodara]] and Rajkot.<ref name="GSP">{{cite web | title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: હસમુખ બારાડી, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Hasmukh-Baradi.html | language=gu | access-date=1 July 2018 | archive-date=14 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914034215/http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Hasmukh-Baradi.html | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Works==
Baradi was born on 23 December 1938 in [[Rajkot]]. After completing his primary and secondary education in Rajkot, he received a diploma in theater direction from Saurashtra Sangit Natak Academy in 1961. Afterwards, he joined the [[Gujarat University]], where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 in English literature and [[Sanskrit]]. He received a Master of Arts in Theater History from [[Russian Academy of Theatre Arts|Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts]], [[Moscow]] in 1972.<ref name="Gujarati Vishwakosh">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ|trans-title=Gujarati Encyclopedia|first=Dhirubhai|last=Thaker|author-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|publisher=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh|Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust]]|location=Ahmedabad|year=2000|volume=13|pages=361–362|oclc=248968520}}</ref> From 1959 to 1964, he worked as a playwright at [[All India Radio|Aakashvani]] in [[Vadodara]] and Rajkot.<ref name="GSP">{{cite web | title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: હસમુખ બારાડી, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Hasmukh-Baradi.html | language=gu | access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Hasmukh baradi 1970s in Moscow.jpg|thumb|Baradi in 1970s at [[Moscow]]]]
Baradi attempted a fusion of tradition and modernity in his plays.&lt;ref name="ModiTrivedi2006"&gt;{{cite book|author1=Chinu Modi|authorlink1=Chinu Modi|author2=Darshana Trivedi|title=Two Plays: Aurangzeb, Naishadhrai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZnAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Academy]]|location=Gandhinagar|page=V|oclc=608616129}}&lt;/ref&gt; He ran the Garage Studio Theater, which performed in [[Bhavai]] theatrical style, a traditional folk theatrical form particularly common in Western India. He wrote many plays within the Bhavai form which delved on topics of social reforms.&lt;ref name="Sinha2004"&gt;{{cite book|author=Biswajit Sinha|title=Folk theatre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzEbAQAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Raj Publications|isbn=978-81-86208-35-9|page=41|access-date=2018-07-04|archive-date=2014-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704131037/http://books.google.com/books?id=UzEbAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;


He died on 4 February 2017 in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name="The Times of India 2017">{{cite web | title=Playwright Hasmukh Baradi passes away | website=The Times of India | date=2017-02-05 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/playwright-hasmukh-baradi-passes-away/articleshow/56977548.cms | access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref> His daughter, Manvita Baradi, is a director, theater teacher, and architect in Ahmedabad.<ref name="Theatre Media Centre">{{cite web | title=Theatre Training Institute - Ahmedabad | website=Theatre Media Centre | url=https://www.theatremediacentre.com/trustees | access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>
Baradi wrote ''Kalo Kamlo'' ({{abbr|lit.|literally}} Black Blanket), an experimental psychological play which he had published in 1975, and was translated into [[Hindi]] in 1980 as ''Kala Kambal''. He also wrote ''Raino Darpanrai,'' an adaptation of ''[[Raino Parvat]]'', as well as ''Baradina Be Natako'' (1984), ''Janardan Joseph'' (1985), ''Pachhi Shebaji Bolia'', ''Jashumati Kankuvati'', ''Eklu Aakash ane Bija Natako'', ''Tame Aanathi Ramtata'' and ''Akhu Aikhu Farithi''. In addition, Baradi translated ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' by [[Anton Chekhov]] into Gujarati as ''Vanya Mama'' (1983).&lt;ref name="GSP"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Thakar1999"&gt;{{cite book|last=Thaker|first=Dhirubhai P.|authorlink=Dhirubhai Thaker|title=Glimpses of Gujarati literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3NjAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademy|location=Gandhinagar|isbn=81-7227-061-5|pages=38, 93|access-date=2018-07-25|archive-date=2020-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214193308/https://books.google.com/books?id=H3NjAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="MukherjeeKothari1995"&gt;{{cite book|author1=Bimal Mukherjee|author2=Sunil Kothari|author3=Ananda Lal|title=Rasa: Theatre and Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfsLAQAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Anamika Kala Sangam|location=Kolkata|page=131|oclc=35263244|access-date=2018-07-25|archive-date=2016-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221201433/https://books.google.com/books?id=dfsLAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Works==
In 1983, Baradi wrote ''Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar'' (1983), a work of theater criticism.&lt;ref name="GSP"/&gt; He also wrote ''Gujarati Theaterno Itihas'', a literary history of Gujarati theater, which was translated into English by Vinod Meghani as ''The History of Gujarati Theatre'' in 2004.&lt;ref name="Kothari2005"&gt;{{cite book|author=Rita Kothari|authorlink=Rita Kothari|title=Translating India: The Cultural Politics of English|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_Ceg7sfYIoC&amp;pg=PA91|date=20 December 2005|publisher=Foundation Books|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7596-305-4|page=91|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726141441/https://books.google.com/books?id=I_Ceg7sfYIoC&amp;pg=PA91|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Baradi attempted a fusion of tradition and modernity in his plays.<ref name="ModiTrivedi2006">{{cite book|author1=Chinu Modi|authorlink1=Chinu Modi|author2=Darshana Trivedi|title=Two Plays: Aurangzeb, Naishadhrai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZnAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Academy]]|location=Gandhinagar|page=V|oclc=608616129}}</ref> He ran the Garage Studio Theater, which performed in [[Bhavai]] theatrical style, a traditional folk theatrical form particularly common in Western India. He wrote many plays within the Bhavai form which delved on topics of social reforms.<ref name="Sinha2004">{{cite book|author=Biswajit Sinha|title=Folk theatre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzEbAQAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Raj Publications|isbn=978-81-86208-35-9|page=41}}</ref>


Baradi wrote ''Kalo Kamlo'' ({{abbr|lit.|literally}} Black Blanket), an experimental psychological play which he had published in 1975, and was translated into [[Hindi]] in 1980 as ''Kala Kambal''. He also wrote ''Raino Darpanrai,'' an adaptation of ''[[Raino Parvat]]'', as well as ''Baradina Be Natako'' (1984), ''Janardan Joseph'' (1985), ''Pachhi Shebaji Bolia'', ''Jashumati Kankuvati'', ''Eklu Aakash ane Bija Natako'', ''Tame Aanathi Ramtata'' and ''Akhu Aikhu Farithi''. In addition, Baradi translated ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' by [[Anton Chekhov]] into Gujarati as ''Vanya Mama'' (1983).<ref name="GSP"/><ref name="Thakar1999">{{cite book|last=Thaker|first=Dhirubhai P.|authorlink=Dhirubhai Thaker|title=Glimpses of Gujarati literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3NjAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademy|location=Gandhinagar|isbn=81-7227-061-5|pages=38, 93}}</ref><ref name="MukherjeeKothari1995">{{cite book|author1=Bimal Mukherjee|author2=Sunil Kothari|author3=Ananda Lal|title=Rasa: Theatre and Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfsLAQAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Anamika Kala Sangam|location=Kolkata|page=131|oclc=35263244}}</ref>
== List of Published Work ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Publication Title
! Author/Writer Name
! ISBN NO.
|-
|2015
|Gandhari Ane 100 Kundo
|Hasmukh Baradi
|978-93-82679-40-0
|-
|2015
|Natyarshi Jashwant Thaker
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2014
|Telephone: Aekanki
|Hasmukh Baradi
|978-93-8392-31-1
|-
|2014
|"Suyodhan":Beanki
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2014
|Rang Parivrajak Goverdhan Panchal, Jivanrekha
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2014
|Karmashil Vidhvan Goverdhan Panchal
|Hasmukh Baradi
|978-81-922546-2-3
|-
|2014
|Film Madhyam Ane Nirman Kala  
|Hasmukh Baradi
|978-93-81265-84-0
|-
|2014
|Bengali Theatre
|&lt;nowiki&gt;Kiranmay Raha | Translation: Hasmukh Baradi&lt;/nowiki&gt;
|978-81-237-7083-3
|-
|2011
|Televishan Karyakarm - Nirman Ane Madhyam Parichay (Reprint)
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2010
|"Jashumati Kankuvati"-Beanki Padyanatak
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2010
|"Sahu Ne Aek Ganika Joye, Urfe…Shakar Mahaavtar, Aparampara…'(Beanki)
|Hasmukh Baradi
|978-81-8440-396-1
|-
|2010
|Augosto Boal
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2010
|Triji Disha (Varta Sangrah)
|Hasmukh Baradi
|978-93-80294-53-7
|-
|2009
|"Baradi Na Tran Natako"
|Hasmukh Baradi
|978-93-80294-46-9
|-
|2009
|Two Plays In English -('Shakar' and Jashumati Kankuvati')
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2009
|"Rangbhoomi Parva"
|Hamukh Baradi
|978-81-8480-247-4
|-
|2005
|Theare Name Dhatana
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2003
|"History Of Gujarati Theatre"
|Hamukh Baradi, Translation: Vinod Meghani
|81-237-4032-8
|-
|2002
|"Natak Deshvideshman"
|Dr.Dhirubhai Thaker &amp; Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|2000
|"Abhinaykala" - Jasvant Thakar
|Sampadan/Edited by Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1998
|"Flash Back"
|Rasiklal Vakil &amp; Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1998
|Chehaf Na Faras Natako
|&lt;nowiki&gt;Anton  Chekhov | Translation: Hasmukh Baradi&lt;/nowiki&gt;
|81-7227-036-4
|-
|1997
|Gujarati Theatre no Itihas
|Hasmukh Baradi
|81-237-1995-7
|-
|1997
|Gujarat Na Jyotidharo: Jasvant Thakar
|Editor : Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1997
|Cross Fade (Stories)
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1997
|Film Nirman Ane Kala
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1997
|TV-Radio-Samuh Madhyam
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1997
|Aengal Camera No Ane Jivanno
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1997
|Madhyam Saksharta
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1995
|"Baradi Nan Be Natako"  ("Pachhi Robajee Bolya" - Trianki, Ane "Jasumati Kankuvati"-Beanki)
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1995
|Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar
(Natyalekho) (Reprint)
|Hasmukh Baradi
|
|-
|1995
|"Janardhan Joseph" Beanki
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1995
|"Teer-no-Sannanat"-Aekanki Sangrah
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1994
|Bertolt Brecht -  a monogram
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1994
|Gandhari (Ladhunval)
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1993
|Televishan Karyakarm - Nirman Ane Madhyam Parichay
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1993
|Antral
|Jean Genet - Hasmukh Baradi Digdarshan : Janak Rawal
| -
|-
|1989
|"Rai No Darpan Rai" Beanki
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1988
|Sachukalo Manas
|Hasmukh Baradi, Bela Trivedi
|5-25-001796-3
|-
|1987
|"Akelo Aakash" (Sindhi)
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1986
|Sinduria Sadh
|Hasmukh Baradi
|5-05-000135-8
|-
|1986
|Lukomorya
|Hasmukh Baradi
|5-05-000756-9
|-
|1985
|"Eklun Akash And Bijan Natako"  
Beanki
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1985
|Mara Viswavidhyalayo
|Hasmukh Baradi
|5-05-000134-x
|-
|1983
|Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar (Natyalekho)
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1983
|Vanyamama
|Anton Chekhov, Translation: Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|-
|1974
|"Kalo Kamlo" Beanki
|Hasmukh Baradi
| -
|}


In 1983, Baradi wrote ''Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar'' (1983), a work of theater criticism.<ref name="GSP"/> He also wrote ''Gujarati Theaterno Itihas'', a literary history of Gujarati theater, which was translated into English by Vinod Meghani as ''The History of Gujarati Theatre'' in 2004.<ref name="Kothari2005">{{cite book|author=Rita Kothari|authorlink=Rita Kothari|title=Translating India: The Cultural Politics of English|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I_Ceg7sfYIoC&pg=PA91|date=20 December 2005|publisher=Foundation Books|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7596-305-4|page=91}}</ref>
==Death==
He died on 4 February 2017 in [[Ahmedabad]].&lt;ref name="The Times of India 2017"&gt;{{cite web | title=Playwright Hasmukh Baradi passes away | website=The Times of India | date=2017-02-05 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/playwright-hasmukh-baradi-passes-away/articleshow/56977548.cms | access-date=2018-06-02 | archive-date=2018-08-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813183655/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/playwright-hasmukh-baradi-passes-away/articleshow/56977548.cms | url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt; His daughter, Manvita Baradi, is a director, theater teacher, and architect in Ahmedabad.&lt;ref name="Theatre Media Centre"&gt;{{cite web | title=Theatre Training Institute - Ahmedabad | website=Theatre Media Centre | url=https://www.theatremediacentre.com/trustees | access-date=2018-06-02 | archive-date=2021-07-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726141543/https://www.theatremediacentre.com/trustees | url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Awards==
==Awards==
Baradi received the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1987 for writing ''Raino Darpanrai'' (1986), and received [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1981 for his overall contributions to Gujarati theater.<ref name="Gujarati Vishwakosh"/> He received Critics' Award of 1988 for ''Raino Darpanrai''.<ref name="Thaker1989">{{cite journal|last=Thaker|first=Dhirubhai|author-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|title=Gujarati Scene: Less rewarding, least relenting|date=November–December 1989|journal=[[Indian Literature (journal)|Indian Literature]]|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|volume=32|issue=6|page=52|jstor=23331306}} {{closed access}}</ref>
Baradi received the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1987 for writing ''Raino Darpanrai'' (1986), and received [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1981 for his overall contributions to Gujarati theater.&lt;ref name="Gujarati Vishwakosh"/&gt; He received Critics' Award of 1988 for ''Raino Darpanrai''.&lt;ref name="Thaker1989"&gt;{{cite journal|last=Thaker|first=Dhirubhai|author-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|title=Gujarati Scene: Less rewarding, least relenting|date=November–December 1989|journal=[[Indian Literature (journal)|Indian Literature]]|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|volume=32|issue=6|page=52|jstor=23331306}} {{closed access}}&lt;/ref&gt; He was also awarded Chandravadan Mehta Award-2000, for lifetime achievement.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=M |first=Chinmay |title=Hasmukh Baradi - UNESCO - Intangible Heritage |url=https://ich.unesco.org/doc/person_doc/00129.doc |website=ich.unesco.org/}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==References==
==References==
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Hasmukh Baradi
Baradi in 2010
Baradi in 2010
BornHasmukh Jamnadas Baradi
(1938-12-23)23 December 1938
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Died4 February 2017(2017-02-04) (aged 78)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Occupation
LanguageGujarati
EducationMaster of Arts (M.A)
Notable works
  • The History of Gujarati Theatre
  • Raino Darpanrai
SpouseJyoti
Children1
Signature

Hasmukh Jamnadas Baradi (23 December 1938 – 4 February 2017) was a distinguished Gujarati playwright, theater artist, theater critic, and a Russian language expert from India. Over his career, Baradi authored more than two dozen plays, with six premiering at prestigious venues such as the Central Sangeet Natak Academy and the National School of Drama Festivals. He also penned the "History of Gujarati Theatre" which was published by the National Book Trust in New Delhi in 1996, and later translated into English by Vinod Meghani in 2003.

Early life and education

Baradi with his wife Jyoti in 2011

Baradi was born on 23 December 1938 in Rajkot. After completing his primary and secondary education in Rajkot, he received a diploma in theater direction from Saurashtra Sangit Natak Academy in 1961. Afterwards, he joined the Gujarat University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 in English literature and Sanskrit. He received a Master of Arts in Theater History from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts, Moscow in 1972.<ref name="Gujarati Vishwakosh">Thaker, Dhirubhai (2000). ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ [Gujarati Encyclopedia]. Vol. 13. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. pp. 361–362. OCLC 248968520.</ref> From 1959 to 1964, he worked as a playwright at Aakashvani in Vadodara and Rajkot.<ref name="GSP">"સવિશેષ પરિચય: હસમુખ બારાડી, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ". Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in ગુજરાતી). Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.</ref>

Works

Baradi in 1970s at Moscow

Baradi attempted a fusion of tradition and modernity in his plays.<ref name="ModiTrivedi2006">Chinu Modi; Darshana Trivedi (2006). Two Plays: Aurangzeb, Naishadhrai. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Academy. p. V. OCLC 608616129.</ref> He ran the Garage Studio Theater, which performed in Bhavai theatrical style, a traditional folk theatrical form particularly common in Western India. He wrote many plays within the Bhavai form which delved on topics of social reforms.<ref name="Sinha2004">Biswajit Sinha (2004). Folk theatre. Raj Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-81-86208-35-9. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2018.</ref>

Baradi wrote Kalo Kamlo (lit. Black Blanket), an experimental psychological play which he had published in 1975, and was translated into Hindi in 1980 as Kala Kambal. He also wrote Raino Darpanrai, an adaptation of Raino Parvat, as well as Baradina Be Natako (1984), Janardan Joseph (1985), Pachhi Shebaji Bolia, Jashumati Kankuvati, Eklu Aakash ane Bija Natako, Tame Aanathi Ramtata and Akhu Aikhu Farithi. In addition, Baradi translated Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov into Gujarati as Vanya Mama (1983).<ref name="GSP"/><ref name="Thakar1999">Thaker, Dhirubhai P. (1999). Glimpses of Gujarati literature. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademy. pp. 38, 93. ISBN 81-7227-061-5. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2018.</ref><ref name="MukherjeeKothari1995">Bimal Mukherjee; Sunil Kothari; Ananda Lal (1995). Rasa: Theatre and Cinema. Kolkata: Anamika Kala Sangam. p. 131. OCLC 35263244. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.</ref>

In 1983, Baradi wrote Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar (1983), a work of theater criticism.<ref name="GSP"/> He also wrote Gujarati Theaterno Itihas, a literary history of Gujarati theater, which was translated into English by Vinod Meghani as The History of Gujarati Theatre in 2004.<ref name="Kothari2005">Rita Kothari (20 December 2005). Translating India: The Cultural Politics of English. New Delhi: Foundation Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-7596-305-4. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2018.</ref>

List of Published Work

Year Publication Title Author/Writer Name ISBN NO.
2015 Gandhari Ane 100 Kundo Hasmukh Baradi 978-93-82679-40-0
2015 Natyarshi Jashwant Thaker Hasmukh Baradi -
2014 Telephone: Aekanki Hasmukh Baradi 978-93-8392-31-1
2014 "Suyodhan":Beanki Hasmukh Baradi -
2014 Rang Parivrajak Goverdhan Panchal, Jivanrekha Hasmukh Baradi -
2014 Karmashil Vidhvan Goverdhan Panchal Hasmukh Baradi 978-81-922546-2-3
2014 Film Madhyam Ane Nirman Kala Hasmukh Baradi 978-93-81265-84-0
2014 Bengali Theatre Translation: Hasmukh Baradi</nowiki> 978-81-237-7083-3
2011 Televishan Karyakarm - Nirman Ane Madhyam Parichay (Reprint) Hasmukh Baradi -
2010 "Jashumati Kankuvati"-Beanki Padyanatak Hasmukh Baradi -
2010 "Sahu Ne Aek Ganika Joye, Urfe…Shakar Mahaavtar, Aparampara…'(Beanki) Hasmukh Baradi 978-81-8440-396-1
2010 Augosto Boal Hasmukh Baradi -
2010 Triji Disha (Varta Sangrah) Hasmukh Baradi 978-93-80294-53-7
2009 "Baradi Na Tran Natako" Hasmukh Baradi 978-93-80294-46-9
2009 Two Plays In English -('Shakar' and Jashumati Kankuvati') Hasmukh Baradi -
2009 "Rangbhoomi Parva" Hamukh Baradi 978-81-8480-247-4
2005 Theare Name Dhatana Hasmukh Baradi -
2003 "History Of Gujarati Theatre" Hamukh Baradi, Translation: Vinod Meghani 81-237-4032-8
2002 "Natak Deshvideshman" Dr.Dhirubhai Thaker & Hasmukh Baradi -
2000 "Abhinaykala" - Jasvant Thakar Sampadan/Edited by Hasmukh Baradi -
1998 "Flash Back" Rasiklal Vakil & Hasmukh Baradi -
1998 Chehaf Na Faras Natako Translation: Hasmukh Baradi</nowiki> 81-7227-036-4
1997 Gujarati Theatre no Itihas Hasmukh Baradi 81-237-1995-7
1997 Gujarat Na Jyotidharo: Jasvant Thakar Editor : Hasmukh Baradi -
1997 Cross Fade (Stories) Hasmukh Baradi -
1997 Film Nirman Ane Kala Hasmukh Baradi -
1997 TV-Radio-Samuh Madhyam Hasmukh Baradi -
1997 Aengal Camera No Ane Jivanno Hasmukh Baradi -
1997 Madhyam Saksharta Hasmukh Baradi -
1995 "Baradi Nan Be Natako"  ("Pachhi Robajee Bolya" - Trianki, Ane "Jasumati Kankuvati"-Beanki) Hasmukh Baradi -
1995 Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar

(Natyalekho) (Reprint)

Hasmukh Baradi
1995 "Janardhan Joseph" Beanki Hasmukh Baradi -
1995 "Teer-no-Sannanat"-Aekanki Sangrah Hasmukh Baradi -
1994 Bertolt Brecht -  a monogram Hasmukh Baradi -
1994 Gandhari (Ladhunval) Hasmukh Baradi -
1993 Televishan Karyakarm - Nirman Ane Madhyam Parichay Hasmukh Baradi -
1993 Antral Jean Genet - Hasmukh Baradi Digdarshan : Janak Rawal -
1989 "Rai No Darpan Rai" Beanki Hasmukh Baradi -
1988 Sachukalo Manas Hasmukh Baradi, Bela Trivedi 5-25-001796-3
1987 "Akelo Aakash" (Sindhi) Hasmukh Baradi -
1986 Sinduria Sadh Hasmukh Baradi 5-05-000135-8
1986 Lukomorya Hasmukh Baradi 5-05-000756-9
1985 "Eklun Akash And Bijan Natako"

Beanki

Hasmukh Baradi -
1985 Mara Viswavidhyalayo Hasmukh Baradi 5-05-000134-x
1983 Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar (Natyalekho) Hasmukh Baradi -
1983 Vanyamama Anton Chekhov, Translation: Hasmukh Baradi -
1974 "Kalo Kamlo" Beanki Hasmukh Baradi -

Death

He died on 4 February 2017 in Ahmedabad.<ref name="The Times of India 2017">"Playwright Hasmukh Baradi passes away". The Times of India. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.</ref> His daughter, Manvita Baradi, is a director, theater teacher, and architect in Ahmedabad.<ref name="Theatre Media Centre">"Theatre Training Institute - Ahmedabad". Theatre Media Centre. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2018.</ref>

Awards

Baradi received the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1987 for writing Raino Darpanrai (1986), and received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1981 for his overall contributions to Gujarati theater.<ref name="Gujarati Vishwakosh"/> He received Critics' Award of 1988 for Raino Darpanrai.<ref name="Thaker1989">Thaker, Dhirubhai (November–December 1989). "Gujarati Scene: Less rewarding, least relenting". Indian Literature. 32 (6). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi: 52. JSTOR 23331306. closed access</ref> He was also awarded Chandravadan Mehta Award-2000, for lifetime achievement.<ref>M, Chinmay. "Hasmukh Baradi - UNESCO - Intangible Heritage". ich.unesco.org/.</ref>

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