M F Husain

IFFI defers screening of MF Hussain documentary amid Hindu rights protests

The organizers of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) today deferred the screening of a documentary on painter M F Husain amid protests by a Hindu rights group.

Bhushan attack the latest example of intolerant India

What is worrying is that the attack on Bhushan is the latest in a string of events that show the rise of an increasingly intolerant fringe of society who resort to violence as a first reaction and not as a last resort.

Husain's painting fetches $4.2 million at Christie's auction

The 13 paintings were sold for a total of $ 4.2 million, a clear sign that the works of the late artist continue to be a collector's item and will command high prices.

The landscape of an artist: Remembering Jehangir Sabavala

Jehangir Sabavala and his beautiful landscapes were sometimes dismissed as too romantic, too removed from India's turbulent reality. But he was just as much a part of the "real India" as his contemporary MF Husain.

Thackeray says MF Husain 'slipped'; Raj begs to differ

Thackeray, who is often eulogised as Hindu Hriday Samrat in Sena posters, maintained that Husain "slipped" while drawing paintings of Hindu deities. His nephew Raj Thackeray of MNS said that Husain's death should end all controversies

Husain revolutionised modern art: Deora

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Omar Abdullah were among a host of leaders who also condoled the death of artist M F Husain, describing him as a 'legend' and a 'national loss.'

'We are sorry' - Twitterati apologise for Husain's exile

A collection of Twitter responses to Husain's death.

MF Husain, India's exiled Picasso, dies in London

MF Husain, India's celebrated painter, died in London at the Royal Brompton hospital. His body may not be brought to India for burial and his last rites may be conducted in London.