Mehta is considered as the pioneer of the modern
Gujarati theatre. He, along with his friends, wrote and produced several realistic plays such as
Akho (1927),
Agagadi (1933, translated as
Iron Road in 1970),
Narmad (1937) and
Dhara Gurjari (Land of Gujarat, 1944, published 1968). His other published plays include
Mungi Stree (1927),
Akho, Varvahu ane Bija Natako (1933),
Ramakadani Dukan (1934),
Nagabava (1937),
Premnu Moti Ane Bija Natako (1937),
Sita (1943),
Mazamrat (Dark Mindnight, 1955),
Hololika (1956, published 1957) and
Savitri- a dramatization of
Sri Aurobindo's
Savitri.
Hololika, written in format of
Bhavai, a traditional Gujarati theatre form, is a satire on the corrupt judicial system. He also published following plays:
Shikharini (1946),
Panjarapol (1947),
Mena Popat Athva Hathighoda (1951),
Rangbhandar (1953),
Sonavatakdi (1955),
Madira (Media) (1955),
Kishor Natako Part 1-2 (1956),
Kapoorno Deevo (1960),
Param Maheshwar (1960),
Sati (1960),
Karoliyanu Jalu (1961),
Shakuntala Athva Kanyaviday (1966),
Andar Andar (1969),
Abola Rani (1972),
Santakukadi (1972),
Chandravadan Mehtana Pratinidhi Ekankio (1974),
Antar-Bahir Ane Bija Natako (1975). He translated
Cervantes's
Don Quixote into Gujarati. ==Legacy==