page_title: Mushaira
hierarchical_section_title: Mushaira
caption_attribution_description: English: The unknown courtesans singing Ghazals in a Mushaira, Hyderabad, India.
context_page_description: Mushaira is a poetic symposium. It is an event where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the Hyderabadi Muslims, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.
context_section_description: Mushaira (Urdu: مشاعرہ‎, mus̱ẖāʿirah) is a poetic symposium. It is an event (called mehfil, MUSHAIRI) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the Hyderabadi Muslims, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.
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