Tuesday, 8 May 2007

Indian Artist Obscene?

M.F. Husain - Painting and ArtistIndian Police have started legal proceedings to seize the property of M.F. Husain, due to his failure to appear in court on an obscenity charge. Looking at this painting, one feels that the Aesthetics Police should have collared the old duffer a long time ago. But obscenity? Apparently he enraged Hindus by painting a picture of Bharatmata - Mother India - in the nuddy. Come off it, Hindus. Your ancient temples are covered with statues of naked couples doing unspeakable things to each other. (Unspeakable, but fun if you're lithe enough to get your foot behind your ear while performing.) What BBC News missed in this story is that Husain is a Muslim who depicts Hindu gods in the nuddy! This is the crux (CLICK).

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