tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post2627469675451177709..comments2024-03-27T13:09:26.512+05:30Comments on E=mc^2: MF Husain Nudes: Talibanization of India Slowed DownSujaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16539694685428659940noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-65083644512513282022008-07-19T15:32:00.000+05:302008-07-19T15:32:00.000+05:30As it seems, there will be no limit to what a pain...As it seems, there will be no limit to what a painter or other artiste can 'express' through his or her work of art or the extent to which he takes liberties within law for expressing himself. It is difficult to define this, as much it is to define what it is not. And questioning a justice's judgment may amount to contempt of court. <BR/>I only want to point out, therefore, making a reference to the title of the topic, more pointedly, the use of the term Talibanization of India. Talibanization would mean, in particular, destroying all non-Hindu idols or desecrating them. This is NOT the case. What is happening is MF Hussain most reprehensibly chose to horrify the majority community, certainly a major proportion of it, by daring to make nudist art out of female Hindu deities. The horrified sections naturally looked at it as Husain's indirect way of telling his countrymen that in Islam, there are deities or their idols, whether male or female, only a prophet, and a formless God never to be shaped as an idol even in human form, and that the religion in which he happened to be borne is the right one so his kind of vandalization will not happen. This was unconsciously in his psyche. It is Mr Husain who is trying to Talibanize India, in two ways: directly, by desecration of Hindu deities; and indirectly, by creating a Hindu-Muslim divide which will spark off Islamic terrorism. God knows, but to us it is clear the various blasts in different parts of India - Mumbai train blasts, cafe blasts in Hyderabad,and the several more recent ones, which now can axiomatically be taken as only Islamic [given the universal brand created by all terrorism but isolated one or two, as done by Muslims] - partly derived from Husain works in nudist deities.<BR/><BR/>I therefore join another respondent on this topic when he says that while Husain, at least as per the court judgment, has stayed within law, he should have exercised his own judgment that his work of art, which might be evaluated great by a few "top ranking" art critics [who are they?], could, when exhibited, cause condemnation and destruction of the exhibits. Unfortunately the judgment expends so, so many words more in condemning what the judge perceived as vandalization, one wishes his judgment also included what and what not is art that can be taken as socially agreeable, especially in a democratic society as opposed to, in a theocratic one.Muthukaruppanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070242722444869893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-8314234789638628682008-07-10T18:33:00.000+05:302008-07-10T18:33:00.000+05:30Hi, wonder if this judgement was translated for co...Hi, wonder if this judgement was translated for common people to understand?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-31302266901840317312008-07-06T09:43:00.000+05:302008-07-06T09:43:00.000+05:30As you have asked in your article, why is he parti...As you have asked in your article, why is he partial towards Hindu Gods alone? <BR/><BR/>Destination Infinity.Destination Infinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219687030496120872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-62538603880119287272008-07-03T11:13:00.000+05:302008-07-03T11:13:00.000+05:30Chirkut:"Talibanization" is a term used in non-Isl...Chirkut:<BR/>"Talibanization" is a term used in non-Islamic terms too! (sometimes justifiably and sometimes not)<BR/><BR/>According <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talibanization" REL="nofollow">Wiki</A>"<BR/><BR/><I>The term is also used non-literally, and is applied to non-Islamic bodies and organizations by those who allege them to hold "repressive policies" based on their respective religions.<BR/><BR/>In addition, members of the left in the United States often use it as a political attack against the Republican Party and the Christian Right in their allegations of the right wing implementing policies based on Fundamentalist Christianity.</I>Sujaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539694685428659940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-77805486637891762902008-07-03T03:51:00.000+05:302008-07-03T03:51:00.000+05:30Comparing what Bajrang Dal and VHP do - however re...Comparing what Bajrang Dal and VHP do - however reprehensible - to what Taliban did and continues to do in Afghanistan and Pakistan is not just irresponsible, but betrays a lack of knowledge on the part of the writer about Taliban and their world-view.<BR/><BR/>If someone is really interested in finding out more about Taliban and their activities, here's an excellent book: <A HREF="http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/CRETAL.html" REL="nofollow">The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan</A>.<BR/>-chirkutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-40988867145733860962008-07-02T23:06:00.000+05:302008-07-02T23:06:00.000+05:30hmm..still this country still has a majority of fa...hmm..still this country still has a majority of fanatic indians...<BR/><BR/>personally I would prefer Mr.Hussain to curb his enthu for nude hindu gods as long as he is here...<BR/><BR/>or he should have the courage to face the bonfire of the vanities.<BR/><BR/>but by law this is still a free country...and so it's his choice.E.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006264436853066130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-10913435720007021712008-07-02T21:17:00.000+05:302008-07-02T21:17:00.000+05:30Comparing Indian situation with Talibanization is ...Comparing Indian situation with Talibanization is like comparing Holocaust with street riot. Comparing Osama bin laden with local thief. Making a mountain out of molehill...Abhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827630407874287191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-35125077119905884462008-07-02T10:01:00.000+05:302008-07-02T10:01:00.000+05:30Good, atleast our courts have not yet been hijacke...Good, atleast our courts have not yet been hijacked by religious fundamentalists.ragshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206768079226759526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-51772774278616191672008-07-02T09:30:00.000+05:302008-07-02T09:30:00.000+05:30WOW !!!Finally justice prevailed !!!WOW !!!<BR/><BR/>Finally justice prevailed !!!SaTaNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491743022888411896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825668.post-45944177354772734162008-07-02T07:17:00.000+05:302008-07-02T07:17:00.000+05:30Cool, liked the way Mr Kaul phrased it.Cool, liked the way Mr Kaul phrased it.Thought Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520315758863576077noreply@blogger.com