India’s top painter Husain pulled from show over threats

[JonAsad]

There is a difference in drawing an image of someone, and painting someone nude.

Every society has its decency limits. And ours are much more liberal than yours.

what ever the scale of tolerance is, Still, is it some thing to be proud of?
We have problem, most of us acknowledge that, but why every time you need our examples to salvage urself?

If intolerance is a problem in your country, comparing it every times with Pakistan's, not going to solve any thing.

This message is for the three guys that thanked you as well.

 

[jayron]

@Glorious resolve, my state Tamil Nadu is ruled by a party which came to power abusing Hinduism. Their leaders had days to break Hindu Idols just to celebrate athiesm. That has never affected the voting pattern of the people. Read a little about atheist movements in India.

Irreligion in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[JonAsad]

You see the similarity in reactions, but you don't see the difference in the reactions?

You don't see the fact that the protesters took the lawful route to protest. You don't see the fact that it is their fundamental right to protest peacefully, which they are exercising. You don't see the fact that it is Mr. Hussain who is absconding in the eyes of the law.

Please read the quoted parts in the post above you i.e 89, i dont call it peacefull protest.

Do you even know how many were killed in the Gujarat riots?

What sort of question is that? No i do not know, never heard of Gujarat

 

[Manas]

Hussain painted a(nude) Sita mata sitting on the tail of a monkey,a caricature of lord hanuman .

He drew above monkey with his penis out.

No true Hindu who believes in his religion is going accept such crude painting of his god or goddess.Not possible.

Its funny that those don't take religion seriously are preaching tolerance to the believers ,its like a non vegetarian is pushing a vegetarian to cook meat in his house and tolerate it in name the coexistence .

PS:Yesterdays Pseudo secular liberals were talking about how a Ekta yatra of indian flag hoisting at the Lalchowk,Srinagar, would hurt the sentiments of Kashmimiris and hence shouldn't be allowed.But now they are making the exact opposite argument asking Hindus to tolerate Hussain's paintings in the name freedom expression. For liberal hypocrisy has no limit.

 

[twoplustwoisfour]

what ever the scale of tolerance is, Still, is it some thing to be proud of?
We have problem, most of us acknowledge that, but why every time you need our examples to salvage urself?

If intolerance is a problem, comparing it with Pakistans, not going to solve any thing.

My dear, tolerance of any society is not black or white. It is the scale which matters. No person in the entire world is completely neutral. We all have our biases, these are called personal characteristics. Similarly, societies also have their characteristics, which decide how tolerant they are.

A decent civic society is one where if anyone is offended, he exercises his civil rights to get justice. I am proud of the fact that that is what has happened in this case.

The facts that you mentioned about the paintings being 40 yrs old, well, it's upto the courts to decide. Why should Mr. Hussain run away like a criminal? Has ANY of his rights been impeded?

 

[JonAsad]

@Glorious resolve, my state Tamil Nadu is ruled by a party which came to power abusing Hinduism. Their leaders had days to break Hindu Idols just to celebrate athiesm. That has never affected the voting pattern of the people. Read a little about atheist movements in India.

Irreligion in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir Ji, this is different, it depends on how much influenced and effective RSS or Bajrang Dal is in those areas.

Plus Mf Husain is a Muslim, not Athiest.

 

[jayron]

Hussain painted a(nude) Sita mata sitting on the tail of a monkey,a caricature of lord hanuman .

He drew above monkey with his penis out.

No true Hindu who believes in his religion is going accept such crude painting of his god or goddess.Not possible.

Its funny that those don't take religion seriously are preaching tolerance to the believers ,its like a non vegetarian is pushing a vegetarian to cook meat in his house and tolerate it in name the coexistence .

You are the one explaining the sexual parts and nuances of the painting more than required. It is like advertising his painting for the eroticism. Thanks to you, now the paintings will become more famous.

 

[JonAsad]

My dear, tolerance of any society is not black or white. It is the scale which matters. No person in the entire world is completely neutral. We all have our biases, these are called personal characteristics. Similarly, societies also have their characteristics, which decide how tolerant they are.

A decent civic society is one where if anyone is offended, he exercises his civil rights to get justice. I am proud of the fact that that is what has happened in this case.

The facts that you mentioned about the paintings being 40 yrs old, well, it's upto the courts to decide. Why should Mr. Hussain run away like a criminal? Has ANY of his rights been impeded?

Are you reading what i am writing or quoting?
For the bolded parts: Post 89 Sir.

 

[twoplustwoisfour]

Please read the quoted parts in the post above you, i dont call it peacefull protest.

In 1998 Husain's house was attacked by Hindu groups like Bajrang Dal and art works were vandalised. The leadership of Shiv Sena endorsed the attack. Twenty-six Bajrang Dal activists were arrested by the police

You failed to read the highlighted part which you yourself quoted.

What sort of question is that? No i do not know, never heard of Gujarat

You have a weird sense of humor. Please use the internet to check how many Muslims and Hindus were killed in the Gujarat riots.

 

[KS]

You know what the issue was let me quote

Well what you said is perfectly normal. How are people supposed to know what the old man paints in his priovacy unless he exibits them in public. ?

And he probably left the country because of these threats, keep in mind what can happen to thousands of others in gujrat, can aswell happen to just him

He left the country in 2010 a good 14 years after the cntroversy erupted. And till date he has not been attacked physically once.Let alone 26 bullets pumped into him.

He left the country as a woman unwilling/afraid to face the cases against him in the courts like a man who stands for his artistic ideals would do.

P.S i am no supporter of playing with some one's religious sentiments in the name of free speech or expression. My problem is with duplicity most of you guys show in this very forum.

Again you fail to answer my question - was he attacked physically ?? The answer is still NO.

 

[KS]

PS:Yesterdays Pseudo secular liberals were talking about how a Ekta yatra of indian flag hoisting at the Lalchowk,Srinagar, would hurt the sentiments of Kashmimiris and hence shouldn't be allowed.But now they are making the exact opposite argument asking Hindus to tolerate Hussain's paintings in the name freedom expression. For liberal hypocrisy has no limit.

You fail once again, Hindu extremist.

Long live Secularism and let God bless Hindus with an insensate mind,blind eye and tons of tolerance to see their Gods being smeared in the name of art and Freedom of expression.

 

[W.11]

ISI is responsible...............

 

[Manas]

You are the one explaining the sexual parts and nuances of the painting more than required. It is like advertising his painting for the eroticism. Thanks to you, now the paintings will become more famous.

No,you got me wrong.

I'm just stating facts.

People should know the exact grave indiscretions shown by Husain while drawing Hindu deities, to better understand the anger it created among the Hindu group.

 

[KS]

For those who want an example of how gracious and divinely a painting can be done for it to withstand the ravages of time and be appreciated and worshipped even after nearly a century , click here.

Raja Ravi Varma: print items

 

[JonAsad]

You failed to read the highlighted part which you yourself quoted.

I read and quote, no point in scoring cheap points. if my intentions were to flame, i could have easily "not quoted" that part.
26 arrested, thousands of others Bajrang Dal members in the queue.

You have a weird sense of humor. Please use the internet to check how many Muslims and Hindus were killed in the Gujarat riots.

Alright i can understand intentions now, and where its going to lead--
Internet- which internet?