Mushaira
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Mushaira is a poetic symposium. Its a term in Urdu
used to describe an event (called mehfil
) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the culture of Pakistan and North India, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.
is the specific poetic form employed, either recited or sung, but other forms of poetry, recitation and song may be allowed also. The poetry is often humorous in nature. Invited guest poets will usually be seated behind a long table at the front of the room, with often the most admired of them seated in the centre. One person will host the mushaira, inviting each poet to come and perform. However, the form is relatively free, and anyone can come forward and ask to perform. The host usually lets the most admired poet present be the last to perform.
The audience often interacts with the poets, most often with encouraging calls of wah wah at the end of appreciated couplet
s. If a couplet is particularly appreciated, there may be calls for the poet to repeat it, or the audience might spontaneously repeat it themselves. The latter is done when a poet's first couplet is appreciated. Sometimes a mushaira is more competitive. The Tarahi Mushaira is a particular form where a misra is given, and poets compose their ghazal
s using that misra and the behar
(rhythmic metre) of the misra. i like Mushaira for luckhnow. Manauwer Khan is like Nushaira(Bihar)
Ranks Name of the poet City
1 Tahir Faraz Rampur/Mumbai
2 Munawwar Rana Kolkata
3 Rahat Indori Indore/Mumbai
4 Wasim Bareilvi Bareilly
5 Johar Kanpuri Kanpur
6 M.Z Manzur Ahmed Lucknow
7 Shabeena Adeeb Kanpur
8 Manzar Bhopali Bhopal
9 Naseem Nikhat Lucknow
10 Bekal Utsahi NewDelhi
Tahir faraz is the Most famous poet of the World.His Nazms "MAAI"and "BOHOT KHOOBSURAT HO TUM" are so so famous that every person who is found of Urdu ghazals and nazams like it from bottom of their hearts.Tahir is also famous for Keeping A tradition of saying ghazal in a said manner,and he does not believe in Breaking the rules Which are laid by our Seniors.Tahir has visited almost Every country of the World and has got Applause both from Normal people to Ministers and Other VVIP people too.His famous Ghazals are AAp hamare saath nahi,Khud ko padta hoon,Phool ke aas paas rehte hain,jab kabhi bolna,goshe badal badal ke,aankho mai aansuo ki jagah,jo shajar belibaas rehte hain ETC....Tahir has also published His Award winnig Book Titled "KASHKOL".We all wish our number one poet alway remain number one and keep serving his fans with classical ghazals for which he is known in the whole world.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
used to describe an event (called mehfil
Mehfil
A mehfil is a gathering or evening of courtly entertainment of poetry or concert of Indian classical music and dance, performed for a small audience in an intimate setting....
) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is a beloved part of the culture of Pakistan and North India, and it is greatly admired by participants as a forum for free self-expression.
Forms
A mushaira can take a number of forms. Traditionally, the ghazalGhazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
is the specific poetic form employed, either recited or sung, but other forms of poetry, recitation and song may be allowed also. The poetry is often humorous in nature. Invited guest poets will usually be seated behind a long table at the front of the room, with often the most admired of them seated in the centre. One person will host the mushaira, inviting each poet to come and perform. However, the form is relatively free, and anyone can come forward and ask to perform. The host usually lets the most admired poet present be the last to perform.
The audience often interacts with the poets, most often with encouraging calls of wah wah at the end of appreciated couplet
Couplet
A couplet is a pair of lines of meter in poetry. It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter.While traditionally couplets rhyme, not all do. A poem may use white space to mark out couplets if they do not rhyme. Couplets with a meter of iambic pentameter are called heroic...
s. If a couplet is particularly appreciated, there may be calls for the poet to repeat it, or the audience might spontaneously repeat it themselves. The latter is done when a poet's first couplet is appreciated. Sometimes a mushaira is more competitive. The Tarahi Mushaira is a particular form where a misra is given, and poets compose their ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
s using that misra and the behar
Behar
Behar, BeHar, Be-har, or B’har is the 32nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the book of Leviticus...
(rhythmic metre) of the misra. i like Mushaira for luckhnow. Manauwer Khan is like Nushaira(Bihar)
Famous Shayars of Mushaira
If we talk about the Top Ten International Poets of India,On the basis of the Quality of Ghazals,Nazms and Geets and on the basis of the fan following this is how the list is.....Ranks Name of the poet City
1 Tahir Faraz Rampur/Mumbai
2 Munawwar Rana Kolkata
3 Rahat Indori Indore/Mumbai
4 Wasim Bareilvi Bareilly
5 Johar Kanpuri Kanpur
6 M.Z Manzur Ahmed Lucknow
7 Shabeena Adeeb Kanpur
8 Manzar Bhopali Bhopal
9 Naseem Nikhat Lucknow
10 Bekal Utsahi NewDelhi
Tahir faraz is the Most famous poet of the World.His Nazms "MAAI"and "BOHOT KHOOBSURAT HO TUM" are so so famous that every person who is found of Urdu ghazals and nazams like it from bottom of their hearts.Tahir is also famous for Keeping A tradition of saying ghazal in a said manner,and he does not believe in Breaking the rules Which are laid by our Seniors.Tahir has visited almost Every country of the World and has got Applause both from Normal people to Ministers and Other VVIP people too.His famous Ghazals are AAp hamare saath nahi,Khud ko padta hoon,Phool ke aas paas rehte hain,jab kabhi bolna,goshe badal badal ke,aankho mai aansuo ki jagah,jo shajar belibaas rehte hain ETC....Tahir has also published His Award winnig Book Titled "KASHKOL".We all wish our number one poet alway remain number one and keep serving his fans with classical ghazals for which he is known in the whole world.