MF Husain conferred Qatar nationality!

Good arguments by author.

Fair play to qatar for offering the guy citizenship.

The thing about people getting their knickers in a twist over the work of one person, is that they are the ones who end up looking like fools in the eyes of the rest of the world.

The best strategy is to take it on the chin, laugh it off and ignore it. By kicking up a fuss India has focused the eyes of the world on it, and they will be judged by their actions.

Nic dear...can we ask MF to paint your sister nude and make it public...as "ART is ART".

You are culture less butt

..otherwise there are atleast 30 Million others on this planet who are worth more this old Indian psycho and who deserve your coveted citizenship. One of them is me.

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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

"Resident Attention Seeker"

If he walks barefoot in Qatar during the summers then he will have his footprints allover on the blacktop.

Just met him in a roadside tea shop.. He was still walking around barefooted, interesting to see how long this lasts in the heat of Qatar.

"Live with passion, Die with style"

OIE U 1ST CLASS DABBEY KI 3RD CLASS PASSENGER...

U SHUDDUP.. LOOKS LIKE U LOVE HUSSAIN... HAHA... LOL...

Shut up hottest_metal madame Dixit has big genitals like an elephant(that is what Rishimba said). Husain's can never stand up to her.

MR.MADHURI DIXIT LOVER... U SHOULD HAVE GONE TO STATES AND STAYED WITH MADHURI NOT HERE BETWEEN ARABS IN QATAR...

Salil Tripathi* wrote:

“It is hypocritical to place curbs on Husain's artistic freedom. What's more shameful is that a government that claims to be the secular alternative to Hindu nationalists is threatening to prosecute Husain. This does not do India proud; it adds to India's disgrace.”

See more of the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/opinion/29iht-edtripathi.1842228.html?_r=1

* Internationally acclaimed Indian writer and journalist (http://www.saliltripathi.com/About%20Salil.html)

Let the old man do what he wants.

This was the way he could make himself seen/heard.

rishimba...its according to Vatsayana..the Sex guru...

the writer of Kama Sutra and the various types of "congress"....

More on Vatsayana's KS ;)

http://www.bharatadesam.com/literature/vatsyayana_kamasutras/vatsyayana_kamasutra_index.php

Hussein may now focus all his energy on painting Post boxes!

My dear you are caliming you are the Master of all positions (child artist), likewise your gods and goddesses are already nude then what made you to raise an objection of MF Hussain paitings. You gazing sprit wakeup!!!!!

By the way what happend my thread Linga/and Yoni who hijacked you did!!!

The best part is the only place where MF Hussain can truly paint what he wants is in India. So I doubt if he will give up his Indian citizenship anyway. I agree that art is art and he should be free to paint what he wants, its just that some Indians are not very tolerant when it comes to messing with religion.

I cant believe that the moderators have not removed that semi-naked pic off this post yet!!! What happened to the family website qatarliving???!!!

"Ali Baba and 40 thieves" are now "Ali Baba and 30 thieves" ; 10 were laid off.

Edifis...lol

Elephant Walk and Madhuri Dixit...lol

And Edifis you are so right...he will have to paint according to the guidelines....its going to get interesting....

Just hope he doesn't become an embarrassment for the Govt of Qatar.

in our hindu mythology, women are catagorised in 4 catagories based on their size and shape...especially the sexual organs..

the catagories, if i translate in english, are: rabbit, deer, cow and elephant.

a full blown buxom women is termed as 'hasthini' which means a female elephant..

probably, hussain meant that when he described madhuri..

He comares the gait of Madhuri Dixit with that of an Elephant!

Strange...Why elephant?

The cow Elephant would be so flattered if it understood!

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Thanks Rishimba

this note is with the media... if you watch ndtv, you would see his hand-written note with his signature.

Which note are you referring to? Where is it? Can you provide the source?

husain was never chased out of india... he chose to leave the country. he said in his note that he was let down by india...which is incorrect.

Genesis, the Hindus are not one entity. Don't bunch them please. And it's not about Hindus. It's a shame that you of all should bring religion into this matter. I had much higher opinions about you (from your posts).

It's about nationality. I as an Indian, am annoyed with the fact that a famous person like him would choose to relinquish his nationality of 95 years just because of a few foolish threats by some crazy radicals.

You have to consider this that when he was an Indian he had the full freedom of expression, which he used. The government had nothing against him. Corollary - A few Hindu fundamentalists have also their rights to express their dissatisfaction and voice their opinions against him.

Now that he has accepted Qatari citizenship, he has lost his right to "freedom of expression". He will now have to supress his artistic aptitude, and will have to paint things only which will be liked by the government.

genesis ...honestly you dont know what you are welcoming...

He has even got into trouble with Muslim Organisations in India....

Then he was chasing a much married Madhuri Dixit on the pretext to do portrait and then finally did a movie with her...Gajgamini..lol:

That guy is trouble....he is childish...he would do anything...Believe me he can do anything...to raise controversy...to sell his stuff.

The press would love him...he generates NEWS...lol

More on him

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._F._Husain

if this thread proves anything, it shows how intolerant the Hindus bunch can be ;)

Haven't you guys heard anything about freedom of expression.

I'm a Qatari and i say MF Husain is most welcomed. although, there was no Qatari official confirming this yet

then that would be his one way speed ticket to the high heavens...lol....

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What will he draw in Qatar....Naked camels? They don't have any Godesses here!

But It will be wonderful if he falls for some local abaya beauty and draw her in the nude!

pajeroman...those temples are about Tantric Sex

What is Tantric Sex?...well forget it!

Looks like they never did a background check on him....

He is of the Salman Rushdie mould...can kick up a storm...lol

...if he keeps up with his antics he could get kicked out of Qatar pretty soon....

Ice Maiden...."Wonder how he managed in Dubai"...he is wheel chair bound...doesnt walk....and has a buxom lady to push it...lol...Saw him at the Airport in January 2010...and the 1st reaction I had was break into spontaneous laughter....

A lot of people in Mumbai consider him a clown...

I was born inside one of those temples you know. I spent my childhood gazing at those scriptures and learned all the 'positions' by the time I was 12. So wht is your point anyways??!!

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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

"Resident Attention Seeker"

i've no more words :(

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I think everything is ok about it. his freedom, some people's displeasure, his leaving country, Qatar's offer of citizenship to him. Is he hurt? well, I don't think so. where on earth he will get such a peaceful place to paint his thoughts? If India lost something then blame those who are intolerant. Otherwise take it easy...

Dot.coma.. he is half there man :).. 5 short of a century.

its up to u.

better u throw him in deep Indian ocean ;)

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True let them have the darn perverted old man :P

Does anyone in India actually care :-/

He became famous only because of his obsession with Madhuri Dixit, I don't think the masses even heard of him before that.

"Live with passion, Die with style"

Ok dot.com fine we'll agree with you - A person who spent 95 years of his life in India will now be called a local Qatari.

/end sarcasm.

sorry dude

i'm not agree with you.

last year an indian born American won the nobel prize, and he's called american. :P

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Its not the threat what made him flee.. There are numerous complaints lodged in various courts. Let him come and face the trials..

The Indian Govt. imposed no bans or conditions WHATSOEVER on M.F.Hussain,seems like a lot of people here have the wrong idea/info. on that...we're the world's largest democracy with complete freedom of expression which means M.F.Hussain is free to paint what he wants just like the RSS or any other Hindu fundamentalist organization is free to express it's displeasure at those paintings...He can live in India but would need security all the time,something that a creative person like a painter would find very stifling,so he chose to live in exile...As for Qatari nationality,it's simple really,be it Kenyan long distance runners,Indian painters,whoever that has talent but has issues with their home country or wants more money,give them nationality,it's like announcing to the world,"we have no talent whatsoever so we buy the talent from other countries,like we buy everything else." but the fact remains that on the world stage,that runner will always be known as "the Kenyan guy Qatar bought to win medals for themselves" & similarly,M.F Hussain will remain,"the Indian painter that Qatar bought" NOT "local Qatari painter M.F Hussain",as much as these guys would wish it were that way or as much as they tell themselves that's how it'll be...sorry guys,it won't...

I don't believe the thread is about Taslima. I for one, have not even heard about her. If there was a threat she might have been provided security. In M.F Hussain's case the threats were not very serious, yet he was provided with security. He just felt the security was not enough, and left the country, instead of asking for more.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/all-that-matters/Husain-knows-his-Ramayana-better-than-many-pundits/articleshow/5626282.cms

s-isale why not , he will also be taken care if he has a threat.

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Why was she even invitied to India in the first place?

Did Taslima ask for security?

What papers isale? He never asked for more security, hence he wasn't provided it. Could you link a news article which says otherwise?

read the papers Arien...

was he given the same treatment as given to Taslima?

s_isale who told you the givernment is not ready to give him security? It was his choice to stay abroad.

What double standards isnt it?

They provided special security to Taslima Nasreen, some Bangladeshi writer whose only claim to fame was insulting Muslims, the Indian govt could not do the same for Husain..

Talk about freedom!!!

Doublepost Mr Pajerolingam.

FriedUnicorn what is nude you are talking about hindu gods and goddess are already nude, if you visit khajuraho temples you will witness X rated pictures. Khajuraho in India has over 20 temples abounding in erotic sculptures. ... Erotica abounds here with over 20 temples devoted to sexuality and sex. ...Better you visit these temples to worship I am sure you will learn erotic new sex positions. I should say the people who oppose are hypocrites.

FriedUnicorn what is nude you are talking about hindu gods and goddess are already nude, if you visit khajuraho temples you will witness X rated pictures. Khajuraho in India has over 20 temples abounding in erotic sculptures. ... Erotica abounds here with over 20 temples devoted to sexuality and sex. ...Better you visit these temples to worship I am sure you will learn erotic new sex positions. I should say the people who oppose are hypocrites.

Required ##URGENT## at the Kings stud Farm!

I liked his Meenaxi! very vivid & lots of striking colors!

And I wonder if Madame Dixit posed in the buff for him, or was it MF's imagination?

I am Sure you are real RSS man, Due to you idiot people only, we are in problem.

Still in India you can see so many temples where nude gods are there and people are worshiping. Than what happened if e put them on paper.

It happened only due to Hindu extrmists in the country, otherwise India is Great Secular country.

This is simply how the artist interprets society around him. His point of view. His paintings are not to my taste, but he certainly is a good artist.

Can't se anything wrong with what he does.

But then again my culture is differnt from his.

What comes around, goes around....

I remember seeing MF Hussain when I was a kid. My parents took me to Sheraton where MF was exhibiting his work on Arabian Horses. I remember the paintings vividly because they were just beautiful. Great artist.

I remember, my cousin who was in my Uncle's arms, actually grabbing a handful of MF's white flowing beard. LOL.

I wish I had gotten a souvineir drawing from MF at that time. Would have been a great asset!

hyrcania you said it right, India has a longway to go. and it needs time too.. you are talkin about the 1/6th of the world population!!

Countries who has wealth and lac manpower , should be looking at adopting professionals like, specialist doctors, scientists, engineers, analysts..etc who will support and help the growth of the country , thats what US, Canada , Aussies..etc do ... instead of bringing in 95 year old useless antiques.

His Work is Good but... not worth the Hype!

And No SRK talk please; an Adv driven Bad Actor

Take away his TAG Heur watch, Hyundai Car,Airtel Mobile Phone, ICICI Bank Account,Enami skin lightener, Cinthol Soap and Bagpiper Club Soda.... he is totally Blank.

Cheers

AKG

Biju Abraham

dear dear so many preconceived judgments.

just chill, its only art*

;)

* - one individual's unique creation, beauty for some, not a must to all.

i suggest you see 'The Raincoat' then....it's a good watch if you're interested in serious cinema.oh and 'Shabd' too....it's kinda quirky but definitely worth a dekko.'Satya' is another movie i truly appreciated.

Even the non-musical movie Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara.

I believe in Anupam Kher.

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

i've never been a fan of the typical run-off-the-mill type commercial indian movies and SRK/Big B movies.....umm,NO.i have always loved movies that were turned down by the rest of the country on popularity ratings.and from where i come from in india,we take cinema very seriously and see it as an art more than entertainment.

talking of more serious indian cinema,have you seen 'The Raincoat'?or 'Monsoon Wedding'?or better still 'Black'?

I know the issue of the movie as told by a friend. This may still be a breakthrough in Indian artistic cinema, and I just accidentally found curiosity buying one DVD around a corner store here in Doha.

You can't stay SRK/Big B forever in Indian cinema if you're so used to it and wanna explore more, like The Blue Umbrella or going back to classic Kaagas Ke Phool, are we?

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

oh....i don't know.but wasn't it a dud at the BO?

See?

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

the only good things about Meenaxi were Rahman's music,Tabu's height and Kunal Kapoor's eyes ;-)

Nic suppose not to attach this picture it hurts a lot of belivers, may be not in Spain, majority is just a name saking Christians not real belivers of God. Believe depeds on how deep you are and attached with your faith.

MEENAXI starring Tabu was quite good a movie. He 'paints' the background works in the movie.

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

Nic,

I like these pics, honestly. blushh blushh

wish this is not flaggd & banned!!

hi Nic..do u have the full copy of the magazine ..wouldnt mind to have a read through it

ss

Thanks for your post referring to me.

Let me also apologise if you ever felt my post was insult etc.....which it wasn't meant to be at all.

As I mentioned this is open forum and as we write here, things could be misread altogether, and hence misunderstood.

what the........!!!!when i see the green light flickering,i suddenly transform into Schumacher and my little Honda changes into a Ferrari :-S i'm not going to be visiting the MOI website for a loooooooooong time! :-S :-S

btw one of his eccentricities is his "barefoot" approach. So might have a little difficulty during the summer months here :)

Wonder how he managed in Dubai

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"We live life forward, but understand it backward"

Saggy the signal radars do catch u for speeding...dont believe the rumors just fly by your nearest neighborhood signal and see. For best results try going over 100kmph :D

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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Publicity OK. But get the "right" kind of publicity.

As for him going 6 feet under, well some do live long...lol

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good that you brought in the speeding fine thingy here.....a little birdie told me that the signal radars check for speeding too.....how true is that?i told her that it's just a rumour....but i must admit i was not sure of it myself :-S

Simple answer to your question Ice Maiden - Publicity. Why do you think they are bidding for the World Cup? Why do you think they are trying to get silly world records? Publicity. They want to let the rest of the world know about the tiny country that not many people have heard about.

iCE You should know that Qatar Govt always makes wise decisions...how long would a 95 yr old man live anyways? Even leasing contracts are for 99yrs only i'm sure they thought by the time he's actually been made a citizen he'd be 6 feet under.

Another example of bright ideas is to have speeding at the signals Qr. 500 and breaking the red light Qr.6000 fine :P

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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Can't under why the Qatar govt granted citizenship to a 95 year old whose lost his marbles. There must be others more deserving than him. This guy's brain has been "fossilised".

Could not make out head or tail of that movie...what was it.. Gaja Gamini

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i guess i'll take your advice,Nic.....some people are best left ignored.thank you.

hyrcania...everyone is entitled to their thoughts...be they right or wrong.you are to yours and i am to mine.if any of my comments has offended you,please accept my apology.i come from a nation that has people with patriotism running in their veins.my words were just an automatic reaction to a comment that i felt is derogatory to my motherland that i consider equivalent to my own mother.if it was not intended to be so,i'd like to offer my apology again.thank you for taking time to reply to my comments,however.wish you a good day!

svelte_saggi,

With all respect, I don’t see hyrcania attempting to bash any country here. I think you misread him. His line of thoughts is similar to others'.

Just an advice, in case of someone is bashing something, the best we can do is to ignore otherwise we would be feeding the bash.

Just a thought!

ss

Is it my English?...we seem to have abit of problem here!!

As you said quite rightly it is just your feeling, however it doesn't mean you are right!.....

Nobody here having a go at Indians, Indian govenment etc etc....

I don't understand the bit refeing to me having problem against you? like many others??!!...what are you talking about?...who are you?...I don't know you, and vice versa. This is forum open to all, for discussion, as long as there is no insult etc etc.

The insult you are refering to, well I am sorry if it came across that way, but really it seems to me you just imagining things and making things up as you go along!....

hahaha! :-D you just made me picture him that way,smoke!a skinny santa?LOL :-D

I have nothing intelligent to say about M.F Hussain, though i could come up with various full forms of M.F. But on a lighter note this guy could stand in for Santa Clause. I'm sure he'd get citizenship at the North Pole :D

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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deepb,

Well said, this is what some of us are trying to say, with no intentions of bashing any nation. it just happens everywhere where conditions allow!

it was just a humble attempt NOT to turn this thread into yet another bashing/stoning/mud slinging thread,my friend.i did not mean offence to anyone.people tend to take the topic completely off-topic and before you know it,it's turned into something else.i've seen it happen time and again.

svelte_saggi,

Sorry to interfere but I don’t think you are being fare to Hyrcania.

I think you are misreading him and therefore misunderstood his objective and partial comment.

This is a public forum, why be so emotional on unsubstantiated assumptions?

We are debating and it's very interesting to see how different people think about one same issue.

Please let the talk flow freely with respect.

;)

thanks Winn.... :-)

I agree with you on that hyrcania. Although education does not solve it completely, it at the very least reduces it. These people are misused by playing to their emotions by some political parties usually to fulfill their own agendas. After all, religion seems to be the easiest way of manipulating the uneducated.

Winn,

I agree with you, as often!

;)

why do i get a feeling (just a feeling) that you are oh-so anti-India?you seem to criticise it for seemingly no reason at all.this thread had no business with india.it had more to do with Qatar conferring citizenship on M.F.Hussain.why do you have to try to take it on a tangent course?

or is it that you have a problem against me like many others?could you please clarify?so that i can understand what exactly you are trying to say when you post comments.

thank you very much.

Hyrcania,

It is about education (not restricted to academics)!

One cannot make others see where they have not yet arrived ;)

Like a couple of people said before, the Indian govt hasnt imposed any bans on him. He is free on that count, but he has definitely angered quite a few people and hence suffered the same fate as Rushdie or Taslima. But I am not sure whether anybody has issued a fatwa on his head.

Coupla months back I had recieved a fwd from a friend of mine which kind of classified Hussain's paintings. It was kind of amusing to note that he had used nudity or degrading caricatures only while depicting gods/characters from one particular religion. It ended with a comment saying that he had once portrayed hitler in the nude coz his intention was to literally 'strip'(as in insult) Hitler. now, that was just a fwd and I did not have the time to do a research and confirm the facts. But it did contain some of the famous paintings by this guy and quite a lot of them were authentic.

TnP: this is a forum for debate and I do not see why saggi, or anyone else for that matter , cant post a topic that might be interesting to every one. topics posted here, doesnt necessarily need to be of SERVICE to anyone, as far as I know.

deepb

Exactly..... That is why I am refering to education, which is for people. Those elements (or groups) which can't tolerate any other way of thinking / ideas.

ss

Insult??!!....what are you talking about?!!

Any country has educated / uneducated people, however one has to think in terms of relative....This doesn't spelling out!...Does it?! or perhaps you think 1/6 of the population of the world which live in India are all educated!!...

I like the bit "won't really work in this case" in your post.....you seem to be the judge and the jury!!

I was responding to NIC's comments about the Indian government.

And a few extremist groups does not equal the country hyrcania.

very good...this guys doesnt deserve to be in india...i hope one by one all traitors will leave india...

this old psycho..dont know to respect other religion..

i congratulate those people u have made this happen..good job guys..so whos next? please throw them out of country as soon as possible..

chill

Your statement "India might be the greatest democracy, but so far as people there are concerned, they are YEARS behind the western world. People need to be educated and that takes time.As was mentioned things like that happen quite alot in west, but they don't shut the newspaper, imprison the painter, journalist and furthermore the painter or......doesn't need to leave his/her country because he/she receives death threat..... Education, education, education..." is sufficiently explicit to show that you are pointing accusing fingers againt an entire nation,sir.and a disclaimer like (Hope this is no offense to our indian community here) won't really work in this case.

and i was not posting an argument.it was just a request to kindly refrain from any more insulting.

deepb

Who said it was indian govenment?

Education refers to people not the govenment.

ss

Your arguement has no basis. why do you think that way?

India bashing?!.......Grrrrrrr

please...this is not a thread for india-bashing.thank you.

It wasn't the government of India that expelled him. He angered a lot of people with his works. Some of them are of the extremist type. He got scared of their response and fled the country. Nothing to do with the government really, just a few anti-social elements. And I believe those are everywhere, not just in one particular country.

Well....India might be the greatest democracy, but so far as people there are concerned, they are YEARS behind the western world. People need to be educated and that takes time (Hope this is no offense to our indian community here)

As was mentioned things like that happen quite alot in west, but they don't shut the newspaper, imprison the painter, journalist and furthermore the painter or......doesn't need to leave his/her country because he/she receives death threat..... Education, education, education...

Dot,

Don’t you worry about me my friend! You’ll never see me endorsing any violence against human beings.

Do worry about yourself, when you think about wishing death to someone. You know Allah may punish you and that is why I am advising you to never ever wish death to anyone, not even to our enemies.

God is the one who will reward and punish accordingly, isn't it?

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hmmm

Dot,

Then go to hell and don’t complain after that I didn’t warn you ;)

For your info, I am against all forms of war, violence, terror and abuse!

i can't follow those well-wishers who brutally support killers.

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No Dot, they will go to hell together with those who wish death to others.

If you are a man of principles and morals, you should never wish death to any other human being!

Please remember this for the rest of your life!

But there are many other dangerous idiots in India who always challange the Indian democracy and good relation between community. Why we still need them.. why we still keep them... why not expelled?

Wrong is always Wrong and it is dangerous regardless who...

to paradise, who are helping their dady for killing another humans on routine base ?

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a decision to leave QL and stay on QL within the same comment....you definitely are one 'unconfused' soul yourself,my friend!

and are you a MOD?coz i was under the impression that only MODS have the authority to warn members :-/

like i said,you seem to be very irritated by my ignorance/innocence and apparently there are many others who are not.i request you to kindly leave the thread to my worthy "friends" to answer.

i repeat an earlier statement.if you don't like a thread/comment/member,you can always ignore it.but if your intent is to specifically attack,then there's nothing much we can do about it,no? :-)

guess i'll go back to ignoring you :-)

No one who wishes another human being death will enter paradise!

Only God can judge!

i've doubt about this offer to MF Husain for Qatari Nationality.

In most cases, these kind of ppl got European or American offers.

Jump on Man :P

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Dot.com,

there you go...sad man!

promote nudity :P

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Ooooooofffff SS, it seems I have to leave QL now, you are alaround spreading you doubts, confusions & lastly claiming noone understand your point of views, Right, I wrote it many times for you... what to do...you too did same n same again!!

for your doubts which you can easily google and find solutions, why are you posting a thread which can easily be turned as religious bashing....( i recall its 4-5 times now when i warned you.....lets be serious SS)

did you see, people jumped here with their hatred arsenal (they hav it plenty)!!!

btw, lately i decided i'll not leave QL for you.........your innocence (i replced it with ignorance for peace) keeps me busy!!

:)-

Green cards is different to holding an American passport.

Once an Indian takes citizenship of another country he loses automatically his Indian citizenship. But the Indian govt provides two options one is the POI card that has been enacted recently and there is another one which is much older than POI card and gives you more rights..

but they do get those 'green cards' don't they?i mean i have plenty of relatives in the US whose kids are american citizens but their parents are still indian but they have 'green cards'.....uff!complicated!

Nope.. You get an NRI status, With that you don't need a Visa to go back.

"Live with passion, Die with style"

so all those NRIs?do they need visas to come to india? :-o

i really don't know.that's why i ask.

No SS.. From what I read about our constitution, Dual citizenship is not allowed.. I am not 100 % sure though, i read it long time back.

"Live with passion, Die with style"

umm...i reckon this topic has swerved way past it's subject.please don't turn it into religion bashing.i'm not liking the course it's taking.

has qatar conferred nationalities on people before?or is this a state first?just curious.....

and it is mentioned in the news that India does not recognize multiple citizenship.but what about all those NRIs who have settled all over the US,Canada,UK and the far east?i personally know of people who hold twin passports :-/

It was similar to the Danish cartoons and hurt the sensitivities of a large percentage of the population..

The sensitivities of people differ with culture, what maybe acceptable in the western world may not be acceptable in the east..

Personally I think he is over-rated as a painter.

"Live with passion, Die with style"

and you again!please don't disturb me while i'm ignoring you.you say u will "not waste my energy for your stupid threads anymore" and time and again you stalk me around.uff!

this was just a news article that is out in the world's newspapers,FYI.not gossip.not controversy.not personal life.now,please continue to "not waste my energy for your stupid threads anymore"....it sure does make life much better.

thank you! :-P

painther,

great ;)

SS, You again........

What great service you are doing posting such threads???

You want to be crowned as 'Controversy Queen" or gosssip queen r what???)....SAD!!!

You are simply doing disservice to what you claim, being revered patriotic!!!

anyways I'll not waste my energy for your stupid threads anymore !!

hmmm, yes I'm ok with that,

(i wouldnt, if I had to take any certificate from anyoone else including you of "modern and diverse democratic country".)

Just for information, all modern democratic countries (i guess you'll agree) hhave constitutiona and penal provisions against such "crazy or just deliberately offensive including obscene presentation. India to has.

as I said earlier, he had enough reason to be prosecuted under these penal codes but as i said earleir ther are many such creature there r thriving in the name of freedom of expression, which some like & some doesn't.

I reiterate, govt of India did nothing, rather protected his rights;

(he's not expelled, please correct all here)

It's his wish if he's living in Dubai, and as I know he's still in touch with india, selling paintings, being honored (yes some organization it sometime back), being interview & watched, friends visiting n so on.....!

Many years staying in UAE and Emiratis doesn't like him till now? ;-P

But, uhmm, I hope he won't have a hard time florishing his artistry here if we still even have some trouble on media freedom around here.

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

Painther,

I would find if obscene and would not like it and would not look at it, maybe I would publicly express my views but I would not cause any harm to the author. He maybe crazy or just deliberately offensive, but I would have no right to stop his creations (no matter how much I couldn’t stand their sight).

Now this is what I think, in no way I am trying to enforce it on India.

India does what they judge right for the Nation and I respect.

I was just caught by surprise, I would expect more flexibility in what I see a modern and diverse democratic country, that’s all.

No offense, I respect all your point of views, I just don’t embrace them.

Hope you are OK withthis!

Nic, Yes you are surely, see last para of my one of post too ! I just tried, as my right, humbly, point of view of other side.

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painther,

Am I allowed to have an opinion about this case?

If yes, read my last sentence of my last comment:

"I respect, it’s their entire right, I do not agree though!"

NIC, its not as simple as the picture you posted here. there are many such pictures you can find in india too , nude picture including their Gods & goddeses. It goes on in Stride! But

How will you react if, the son is shown having intercourse with his mother and they both are your beloved or related??

furious right???

Take the example of this Playboy cover, showing an image representing Mary, the Mother of Jesus, published in Spain:

It is obviously a provocative and even offensive picture for many Catholics, and I am sure many condemned it. But does that mean the magazine was closed, or the author was expelt from Spain? No, because its art and art is interpreted differently from individual to individual, independently the creator’s intentions.

In a free, diverse and tolerant world, art is what it is and it should never be conditioned or used as a weapon!

Was I wrong in assuming that India was a diverse and tolerant society?

Art is art.

Even in China, a dictatorship, Mao tse Tsung is painted and portrayed in ridiculous and obscene postures.

Art cannot be condemned, it can be criticized but not censored. One may not like, one may feel offended by it, but that is art, unique creations by unique individuals.

Even if the artist had bad intentions, its still art. He could have been criticized by those who felt offended but removing him of his citizenship it’s quite a radical measure. This would never ever happen in the West, no matter how provocative the piece of art may be seen by some.

I was wrong about India; they are obviously not there yet!

I respect, it’s their entire right, I do not agree though!

NIC,

Again a few incorrect informations you have.

One, MF is not expelled as you are claiming,

Two, India is diverse, I can give you hundreds of examples stating it.

Three, ur statement that "they are obviously not there yet" is irrelative here cose India's democracy or system or culture need not to copy to any1 else or intend to reach any destination.

East is east & west is west, if west claims teahing a few lessons, east can also teach ;em many lessons...!

I agree, primarily, with you that art is art and remain so ....U must agree that I know India more than you, sure and trust me there are MANY such creatures in india who express ROUTINLY against Indian ethos in terms of art. expressions/ demonstrations/ acts and so on..and they are happily enjying thier freedom of expression...trust me there are many!!!

Whether a person is famous or not there is a limit in each society. Once you cross the limit you should be ready to face the music.

Mocking/Hurting others religious beliefs is a one way ticket to trouble.

anybody remembers what happened to the cartoons from denmark?this is like similar story,from my point of view.religious and political criticism are touchy issues.and mixing art with either of these two will only invite trouble.

just an opinion.that's all.

Nic maybe its accepted in your culture, but definitely not in Indian culture.

I think India is better without people like him! as AV said for Qatar it should be a business deal.

Would Qatar give citizenship to that Danish cartoonist?

Ajanta & Ellora & Khajuraho whatever....if someone take shield of heritage of culture of thousands of years (funnily, History provided everyone some refuge-good bad ugly whtever u want to seek !!)..and hurt, intentionally, someone's centiments; it must be condemned, by ALL genuine souls (except cheap hate mongers).

Here issue is not whether those centiments are good or bad, issue is some1 is hurting them and remains unapologetic!!

Have you been to Ajanta and Ellorra?

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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

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What about those image in Ellora and Ajanta?

I suppose thats acceptable!!

What MF has done is bad.

found it's meaning in India. You have to look at the greatness of this nation to understand what true secularism and freedom of speech and expression is. I didnot use Timbaktu geographically. It was more of a figure of speech.

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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

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Qatar might have bought him for getting some free pictures for Islamic Museum..:)Its a better deal for Qatar Govt!

NIC, I think you are unnecessary poking your nose here in Indian group discussion (as you do everywhere, as if you are champion of democracy and started "teaching" it to Indians),

First, India did not expel it as you said; he left because of anger from a section of society because that section thinks this painter (who use to print film posters earlier) offended them, Simple. he's living in Dubai peacefully and since Qatar is another champion of certain issues, conferred citizenship to him (it's only offered).

MF can anytime go back to India and live there. but as a minimum he can do is to say sorry for hurting centiments of section of society.

Art is art and should not become fart..lol

So in India is 'freedom of expression' not allowed?

sorry i dont know who he is and FU he can't get citizenship for timbuktoo because it is a town in the country of Mali

I wonder if he would like a Malian passport?

...and he has failed miserably. He should have realised that a major portion of his die hard fans were Hindus and knowing the fact that its highly controversial to insult someone's religion;he should have refrained from it. His going after different bollywood babes was a huge embarassement too.

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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

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I agree with you FU. He may be a good artist.. But not a good countrymen.

India doesnt need you. we need celebrities who can strengthen the relationships among its people, make it united thus make it stronger.

Not the pathetic souls like you who part them!!!

I started to hate him when he started goin after Madhuri dixit, flirting.. painting her picture in wet sarees , at the age of 80.lol..

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anytime that religion has been represented as art in a derogatory manner,it has ended in chaos.

for all I care.

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Nic - i do agree art is an art.. however why he wants to corner one particular religion ? that is the point...

Hindu Gods and Godesses ( Which I have seen too )and it is disgusting to say the least. People like him bring trouble to whichever country they live in by the lack of respect for others. I used to revere him at one point during my school and college years but after he did what he did,I look at him as a dangerous person who belongs behind bars.

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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

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well a man of art

FU,

Art is art, there should be no boundaries to it otherwise it can't be called art!

Do you mean that Qatar is less radical than India?!

MF Husain might be a great painter but lacks socio-religious sensitivity and is pathetic at respecting others. He can be compared to the painter who painted a cartoon. He must leave India asap for his own good. Yes, Qatar would be ideal for his retirement.

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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)

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I can’t believe this!

India being a modern democracy expels an internationally recognized artist to a country governed by a dictatorship!

O_o

he played with religious sentiments.he got slammed.i wonder why people go ahead and do something when they know what they will be met with.like they say,better be safe than sorry.he really didn't have to go through this ordeal at 95 years of age.

a great artist is living in self-exile coz of some fanatics!

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I don't believe in taking right decisions;

I take decisions and make them right.

is this democracy....?????? is this democracy....?????? Very Shame to our country...

Very talented person and crapy countrymen running hate campaign. Hats of to MF Hussain.

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