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NEWS : Indian painter charged, artists protest
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To: ghen@netcom.com
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Subject: NEWS : Indian painter charged, artists protest
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From: ghen@netcom.com (Global Hindu Electronic Network)
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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 00:08:43 -0700
[Excerpts from recent news item]
NEW DELHI, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Indian artists have condemned criminal
charges filed against celebrated painter Maqbool Fida Husain for his
depiction of the Hindu goddess Saraswati as a nude woman, reports said
Wednesday.
Bombay police lodged a criminal complaint against Husain Tuesday,
calling the paintings a malicious effort to hurt the religious
sentiments of India's Hindu majority. Husain, a Muslim, was also accused
of promoting hatred between the religions.
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Meanwhile, Husain, now in London for an auction of his paintings at
Sothebys, called the legal move against him ``comical and foolish,'' The
Asian Age newspaper reported.
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He also vowed to continue with his interpretation of Hindu deities,
which he said are the legacy of all Indians.
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Husain, 81, is one of India's most celebrated artists. The self-
taught painter began his career as a Bombay sign painter and his
paintings have been displayed worldwide.
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