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Gulzar Dehlvi

Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi, Urdu poet (died 2020)

Born
July 7, 1926
Died
June 12, 2020
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1926

About Gulzar Dehlvi

Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi (Urdu: آنند موہن زتشی گلزار دہلوی; Hindi: आनन्द मोहन ज़ुत्शी गुलज़ार देहलवी) (7 July 1926 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian Urdu poet, scholar, and journalist. Born in Old Delhi's Gali Kashmirian. He was honored by the Vice President of India on his 91st birthday for his contribution to Urdu poetry. He devoted his life to the service of Urdu, for which he was honoured by various personalities. He edited the first Urdu science magazine, Science Ki Dunya, which was launched in 1975. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru recited his poetry 'Zarurat Hai Un Naujawano Ki' on 15 August 1947 in Red Fort. His book 'Kulliyat-E-Gulzar' was launched by former Vice President Hamid Ansari.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Gulzar Dehlvi was born

Gulzar Dehlvi was born in 1926. 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 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

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

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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