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Hasmukh Baradi
Baradi in 2010
Baradi in 2010
BornHasmukh Jamnadas Baradi
(1938-12-23)December 23, 1938
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
DiedFebruary 4, 2017(2017-02-04) (aged 78)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Occupationplaywright, theater artist and theater
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Arts
Notable works
  • History of Gujarati literature
  • Raino Darpanrai
ChildrenManvita Baradi

Hasmukh Jamnadas Baradi (23 December 1938 - 4 February 2017) was a Gujarati playwright, theater artist and theater critic from India.

Biography

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. He joined the Gujarat University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 with English and Sanskrit subjects. He received a Master of Arts in Theater History from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts, Moscow in 1972.[1] During 1959 to 1964, he worked as a playwright at Aakashvani in Vadodara and Rajkot.[2]

He died on 4 February 2017 in Ahmedabad.[3] His daughter, Manvita Baradi, is a director, theater teacher, and architect in Ahmedabad.[4]

Works

Baradi attempted a fusion of tradition and modernity in his plays.[5] He ran the Garage Studio Theater which was dedicated to the Bhavai theatrical style. He also used the Bhavai form in many of his plays with the aims of social reforms.[6]

Kalo Kamlo (lit. Black Blanket), published in 1975, is a experimental psychological play, which was translated into Hindi in 1980 as Kala Kambal. Another play Raino Darpanrai is an adaptation of Raino Parvat. Baradina Be Natako (1984), Janardan Joseph (1985), Pachhi Shebaji Bolia, Jashumati Kankuvati, Eklu Aakash ane Bija Natako, Tame Aanathi Ramtata and Akhu Aikhu Farithi are his other plays. He translated Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov into Gujarati as Vanya Mama (1983).[2][7][8]

His Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar (1983) is a work of theater criticism.[2] He wrote a literary history of Gujarati theater as Gujarati Theaterno Itihas, which was translated by Vinod Meghani into English as The History of Gujarati Theater in 2004.[9]

Awards

He received the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1987-1991) for his work Raino Darpanrai (1986). He received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1981 for his contribution in Gujarati theater.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Thaker, Dhirubhai (2000). ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ [Gujarati Encyclopedia]. Vol. 13. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. pp. 361–362.
  2. ^ a b c "સવિશેષ પરિચય: હસમુખ બારાડી, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ". Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Playwright Hasmukh Baradi passes away". The Times of India. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  4. ^ "Theatre Training Institute - Ahmedabad". Theatre Media Centre. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  5. ^ Chinu Modi; Darshana Trivedi (2006). Two Plays: Aurangzeb, Naishadhrai. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Academy. p. V.
  6. ^ Biswajit Sinha (2004). Folk theatre. Raj Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-81-86208-35-9.
  7. ^ Thaker, Dhirubhai P. (1999). Glimpses of Gujarati literature. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademy. pp. 38, 93. ISBN 81-7227-061-5.
  8. ^ Bimal Mukherjee; Sunil Kothari; Ananda Lal (1995). Rasa: Theatre and inema. Kolkata: Anamika Kala Sangam. p. 131.
  9. ^ Rita Kothari (20 December 2005). Translating India: The Cultural Politics of English. New Delhi: Foundation Books. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-7596-305-4.