Mf hussain autobiography of a flea market
May I note here that M.F. Hussain had been known to show interest in exploring Hindu religion through art.
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The Enigma- Mc Bull Hussain
Maqbool Fida Hussain (1915-2011), one of India’s most prominent and controversial artists of the 20th Century. Hussain was born on 17th September 1915 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra in a Sulaimani Bohra Muslim family.
He lost his mother when he was only one and a half years old, after which he was sent to Siddhpur Gujrat to attend his grandfather’s Madrassa (religious school) to learn religious teachings. It is here that Hussain learnt Urdu language and literature and started practising Calligraphy in Kufic script.
Hindu Mythology Influence and Art
Later, he joined his father and his step mother in Indore where he learnt Hindu mythology by observing the theatrical folk tradition of Ram Lila.
Maqbool Fida Husain Exhibitions: Art Mumbai, , Booth 7, 14 - 17 Nov ; Frieze Masters: South Asian Modernists In Paris, Booth B06, 9 - 13 Oct ;.His interest in performing arts and movies as a medium of expression also stemmed from here. In Indore he also participated in Mushairas or poetry competitions which provided him an adequate sublet for his creativity. In 1932 Hussain started attending evenin