THE PHENOMENON CALLED 'HUSSAIN'...

It was all that could have been - It was nothing but 'ART FOR ART'S SAKE' for the great artist who took Indian art into the international foray. But, the 'knowledgeable' that we all are sometimes forget that that the greatest danger to mankind and our civilization is the 'Ignorance of the Learned'... An exiled man, gifted with powerful imagination, passed away at the age of 95 (June 4, 2011) at a home away from home - Perhaps the Gods and the deities have to decide whether or not to exile Hussain from heaven or not.

As a child, I remembered having attended a painting competition held at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, presided over by none other than this great man (little did I know then about his magnanimity) - We had to sketch his portrait and he would move around throughout the area (bare-foot !!). Times have passed but our thought processes little did change - The man made himself immortal through his timeless masterpieces... The strokes shall never die but our interpretations and criticisms would surely die its natural death.

Do we ever criticize or gherao the bare-bodied (half-clad) item girls of our movies - Anyone to comment on that !!.