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Created by : Kiran Kumar Reddy, Business Analyst, SAP  | 03 03 2010 08:06:45 +0000
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After a lot of controversy, lastly after many months, Artist M.F. Hussain accepted the nationality of Qatar though he says, he has no bad feelings towards India and he loves it but since India rejected him, there was no meaning in coming back

M.F.Hussain got a huge protest by Hindu population of India because of painting nude pictures of Hindu Godesses which made him leave India and stay in Dubai. Recently, the government of Qatar offered him citizenship which he accepted though he still says he loves India.

So users, do you think Indian government should still do something getting back M F Hussain back to India?

 
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Come on boys!  I do not have any religious sentiment - mine or others'.  So don't give a religious color to what I state here.  Indian gods and goddesses are so varied in hue, colour, structure  and character that they naturally are a target for a creative artist.  Do you really think Hussain's religion gives him an idol which he can creatively play with artistically?!!!

Art is art.  Nude painting is an accepted form of art.  The issue is on how artistically, nudeness is depicted.  If it is done well, we should accept it.  If it shows bad taste, naturally the painting is dumped.  No one buys a hussain painting if it does not enhance the drawing room or any where else the painting is displayed. 

If people come to Belur, Halebid etc. there are erotic sculptures around temples.  Both erotica and religion are appreciated at the same place.  They receive a grateful world's appreciation every minute for many years to come.  Indian culture is not demeaned with them.  It is enhanced. 


By SR Sham Sunder, CEO/MD/Director Technoaid  03 03 2010 12:49:17 +0000
 
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Let Hussain be in Qatar and other people like him.  Can he dare to show his creativity in prophet while being in Qatar. 


By Kirpal Bisht, Sales/BD Manager, 3M India Limited  03 04 2010 04:10:35 +0000
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He should take citizenship of HELL now.


By vallabh vitthal joshi, Network Planning Engineer, Shreeji n/w solutions  | 03 13 2010 08:27:28 +0000
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This news that Hussain is painting Indian goddesses nude is an old one.  To tell you all honestly, when I thought of a nude painting of a female - I have seen many in museums across India - I really believed that Hussain is painting an Indian goddess nude where no vulgarity is seen but artistic free expression is in ample evidence.  I assumed that it would be in that league.

After I made the above post in toostep, I clicked on the link provided in this platform where most of Hussain's nude paintings are shown.  I did not find artistic nudity.  I also felt that the paintings were in bad taste.  If I have to buy a hussain and display it in my place, I would refuse to do so.  

I have been thinking on my above post.  I have made two points :

1. Muslim gods and goddesses (they oppose idol worship) or pictures of muslim saints and deity do not offer variety and are not artistically challenging for a nude painting

2. If a piece of art does not enhance the place it is displayed in, it will not sell as a pride possession.  

I think an Indian will not feel very free to buy this painting.  

Having said this, I will stick to my post that if you don't like a painting, don't buy it.  But do not harass the artist and make him run away.

I have received a thumbs down for my above post from Kiran Nayar.  I think he is right in giving me a thumbs down.  I thank him for his frankness. 


By SR Sham Sunder, CEO/MD/Director Technoaid  | 03 04 2010 12:46:19 +0000
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MF Hussain is a great painter. He is an asset to India. By losing him, we have lost a great painter whose loss is very tough to fulfil. India should do something to get this great painter back and provide him adequate security from religious fanatics.


By Irshad Rizvi, Product Development Manager, Grasim Inds  | 03 03 2010 08:28:04 +0000
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Nudity in Hindu Temples, Artist's Freedom of Expression, and all is no diffence to him.  Will MFH dare to paint nude pics. of Idols of the Religion that is prevalant in Qutar.  If he does, his hands would be cut-off there?

Then why this hypocricy on someone who never bothered to appear before Indian Courts to explain his stand on his ‘Freedom of Expression’, and when he was made to realise that his ‘Freedom of Expression’ ends where that of others start, he simpy vanished into foreign countries.


By M. Prabhakar Rao, Author of "Mayhem Of The Miserables!", http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075  | 03 05 2010 13:12:39 +0000
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It’s not about religion...its about how much is too much. MF Can do any kind of painting and keep it in his house. When he paints to sell them with a commercial motive, then he must respect sentiments of others in the society. If I come onto this forum and use abusive language then everyone will ask me to shut up...because it’s not my home and you guys are not my personal friends.

Simple rule is no one can stop you from painting damn thing…....but when you want to display your art to the Public galleries be responsible.


By Ravi , IT PMO, Cricket Communications  | 03 05 2010 01:55:02 +0000
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Mr.Sham Sunder, in the name of Art, if someone paints a nude picture of mother, won't the son feel offended? Then how you expect us to stay mime when someone paints a nude pics of our deity? The temple architechture you are talking about has nothing to do with any God or Godesses. Go and see them, they are carvings of royal dancers whose pics were carved to stop the increasing number of people becoming hermitage in those days. Please read History.


By Subhendu Roy, Construction-Heavy, DLF  | 03 04 2010 15:03:56 +0000
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who cares,let him live were he wants to live. he is not kashmir


By kushal khandeliya, Head/VP/GM -Manufacturing, M.P. Steel Febrication  | 03 04 2010 11:16:48 +0000
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anyway what he has painted is all trash ... not at all creative ..

by walking without chappals and support of parmeshwar godrej has made him/her(them) famous ..

rajat CTO TOOSTEP is better than hussain .. look at the way he is promoting TOOSTEP ( i like it )


By Ajay Ziz, Dy. Registrar,, University of Jammu  | 03 04 2010 05:19:52 +0000
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 As  Mr.M F Hussain is in  Qatar nowaday , it is better he stop painting . If he starts painting nude pictures of the King & queen there , he may face  hell lot of problems than while he was painting in India. As Democracy may not be  exercised there !!!

Adding on  , Indian Government  has more than enough to deal with  , so it may be rubbish  to go to MF Hussian &  ask him to return back.

 


By Raghunath C B, Logistics Executive, AYOKI FABRICON PVT LTD  | 03 04 2010 05:04:33 +0000
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bisht you were sleeping earlier ... keep it up django..


By Ajay Ziz, Dy. Registrar,, University of Jammu  | 03 04 2010 04:14:18 +0000
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He has lots of cases pending against him.Just a coward who has run away.


By Arunangshu Choudhury, Agent, L.I.C  | 03 03 2010 15:51:48 +0000
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Absolutely Mr. Ajay, I am also a Creative Person but I am also a Responsible Citizen.

 

I do not Design something, which hurts Religious Sentiments of Anybody.

 

I invite you to my Online Portfolio http://www.coroflot.com/billalkashif


By Kashif Billal, Training & Induction Manager, H&M Hennes & Mauritz  | 03 03 2010 10:24:06 +0000
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mr. billal you are nobody to judge a creative artist ..

creative artists are 99.9999% insane...( exceptions if any )

but why hussain doesnot say anything against moslems .....that is someting fishy..


By Ajay Ziz, Dy. Registrar,, University of Jammu  | 03 03 2010 10:19:00 +0000
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Noways! Anybody, who hurts Religious Sentiments Time & Again should not be brought back to India.


By Kashif Billal, Training & Induction Manager, H&M Hennes & Mauritz  | 03 03 2010 10:08:59 +0000
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a person is born nude and our mothers are the first photographers ..

our body is all hug saag ....i.e eat saag and emit hagg...

heighten perception rather than judging hussains perception .

as gilbert preur says on TOOSTEP :: always try to understand and seldom judge


By Ajay Ziz, Dy. Registrar,, University of Jammu  | 03 03 2010 09:04:32 +0000
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No need. This man has already created a lot of problems in India through his paintings. He has hurted the sentiments of millions of Hindu people in India. Because of him, India faced a violent reaction 2 years ago. If he still comes back, there, again is another possibility of violent protest against him. We didn't tell him to leave his "Indianness". If he willingly wants to leave India, we needn't beg him to come back.Let him be happy where he is now.


By Kiran Kumar Reddy, Business Analyst, SAP  | 03 03 2010 08:06:45 +0000
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