Mushaira
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Mushaira is a term in Urdu used to describe an event (called mehfil) where poets gather to speak their poetical work. A mushaira is a beloved part of the Indo-Pak culture; it is what distinguishes us from others, and this is what it is admired for: the self-expression, and the freedom for it.
It has many types. Tarahi Mushaira is where a misra is given and the poets have to write whole ghazal using that misra and the behar ( rhythmic meter) of the misra.