Monday, March 1, 2010

Baba, you should have said no to Qatar

M F Husain is an artist who belongs to the world. I am not surprised at the Hindu Taliban hounding him out.
I AM surprised that the artistic elite have chosen NOT to speak about the other side of the painting, to force the allegory.
Why has Husain not painted the Prophet? Because it is simply not done and he knows it, being a Muslim. Because, forget Qatar, he would not be alive had he done so. By that measure, there is an argument for lack of sensitivity.
Had he done so though, India would have been his refuge.

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