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Hasrat Jaipuri

Hasrat Jaipuri, Indian poet and songwriter (died 1999)

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Born
April 15, 1922
Died
September 17, 1999
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1922

About Hasrat Jaipuri

Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain, was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist twice – in 1966 and 1972. Jaipuri wrote his first recorded song, Jiya Beqaraar Hai for the film. Ambedkar Award, for Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Payaliya, a Brajbhasha song Jaipuri was also awarded a doctorate degree from the World University Round Table.

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The world when Hasrat Jaipuri was born

Hasrat Jaipuri was born in 1922. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hasrat Jaipuri's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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