The first was the product of the Bengal Renaissance, Abanindranath Tagore, who first visualised the Indian nation as the Mother. The second was the modernist M F Husain, whose painting of Bharat Mata ...

The Samiti also warned of public agitation if necessary action was not taken. "M F Husain, during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, painted a nude and disrespectful image of Bharat Mata titled ‘Rape of Mother ...

Over 25 rare M F Husain paintings will be auctioned on June 12, sparking protests from right-wing groups citing past controversies and hurt sentiments.

The organisation alleged that Husain has been a controversial artist who drew a “vulgar, perverse, obscene, and nude painting insulting Bharat Mata.” ...

In a press release issued here today the Samiti has alleged that several of the works being auctioned include controversial and “vulgar” depictions of revered Hindu deities and Bharat Mata ...

In a press release issued the Samiti has alleged that several of the works being auctioned include controversial and “vulgar” depictions of revered Hindu deities and Bharat Mata (Mother India), which ...

The controversial artist M F Husain, who drew a vulgar, perverse, obscene, and nude painting titled "Rape of Mother India", insulting Bharat Mata who is revered by 1.4 billion Indians is now set to ...

Then there was the instance of his depicting Indira Gandhi as Bharat Mata during the Emergency which made Husain look like a political stooge. But his main antagonists have been from the Vishwa Hindu ...

In 2006, a series of lawsuits were filed against Husain over his painting Bharat Mata, a nude depiction of Mother India. Muslim groups, too, condemned him for incorporating Quranic verses into a ...

In 2008, the Supreme Court shot down a petition seeking an initiation of proceedings against the artist for hurting the sentiments of Indians, and ruled that his work, Bharat Mata — which ...