Saturday, June 11, 2011

The death of a painter

Eminent painter M.F. Hussein died in London two days ago. I am a student of Political Science and the subject of freedom of expression is one of the basic tenants of Indian Constitution. However M.F.Hussein was severely critiseed and moreover had to face violent agitations for some of his work.Hussein has won acclodes all over the world for his bold disclosure of artwork. Be it Hindu Goddess or the lustrious Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit Hussein's work has manier times irked questions about the intolerance of extrimists groups at the works of art. I remember similar situation was faced by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin when she had face the anger of a certain group of intellengensia of West Bengal.

Hussein however seldom compromised with his work . He has been a significant contirbuter to art. After winning acclodes from all over the world it is really sad that he had to live his last days outside his motherland. Hussein is no more but has definately raised a question that how long are we going to tolarate the troublemakers of democracy which they turn into mobocracy? Only future can give the answer.