Hasmukh Baradi

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

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. He received Critics' Award of 1988 for Raino Darpanrai.

In 1983, Baradi wrote Natak Sarikho Nadar Hunnar (1983), a work of theater criticism. 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.

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).

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

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. From 1959 to 1964, he worked as a playwright at Aakashvani in Vadodara and Rajkot.