Legend died with desire unfulfilled.............

The last words he uttered were,'all i want is falooda from Mumbai'.This expressed the urge of Husain that how much he was longing to be in his country.Now the question arises,was India able to do justice with him? I believe,NO!.I am a firm believer in the system of democracy although it is not run in our country on fair basis.First it gives its citizens the freedom of speech and expression and then at the same time when actually the time comes and there is a need for the state to demonstrate its 'expertise' to save the rights of people,it leaves its citizens astray in chaos of political drama hatched around them.Similar was the case of Husain ,he had been surrounded in many controversies all through his life.His painting of a Hindu deity in the nude,display of blood spattered rape of India at the Serpentine gallery in London,his film,'Meenaxi':A tale of three cities ,had Muslim organizations complaining that it contained a song which blasphemed the Quran . Painting of Bharat Mata as a nude woman created another controversy.These led to several cases being filed against him.His painting raised the storm in the country and, no doubt, communal forces had a big hand in it.Here i strongly criticize the role of government ,it is accpted that M.F.Husain's paintings offended some communities but it must also not be forgotten that we as the citizens of democratic India possess freedom of expression too.There could have been many other ways that government might have adopted rather to give him an exile which lead to complete aloof from his country physically however he till the last breath was mentally and emotionally attached to his country.His specific paintings could have been stopped from public display in India or perhaps he may be asked to apologize to the communities whose sentiments were hurt.Are the rights given to the individuals in our country for namesake? India needs to learn to be a tolerant country.We need to understand the diversity of opinions and way of conveying expressions.However i also believe that an individual should also keep in mind while expressing that he offends least people.But after all an in individual perspective is individual perspective! you can't trap it in boundaries.
India is religiously emotional country.Anyone who comes in our path of religious sentiments and faith we are ready at that particular moment to chastise that person.As the aware citizens we must realize the importance of freedom of expression and also develop an understanding to absorb and where needed overlook certain views and expressions.
M.F.Husain's death is a void in the culture of art.He had glorious sense of aesthetics .We should hang our heads in shame that a person who was an asset to the country and was of great eminence died with a desire unfulfilled.This is a saddening fact that government couldn't lend support to him.
I would end by writing a couplet of Akbar Allahabadi which Husain,a great connoissuer of poetry often used to say,'hue is qadar muhazzab kabhi ghar ka moonh na dekha/kati umr hotelon mein mare haspatal mein jakar.'.............................