M.F. Husain left India in 2006 and lived in self-imposed exile, mainly in London and Dubai, because of lawsuits and death threats from Hindu extremists over his irreverent treatment of sensitive subjects such as Hindu goddesses, including Saraswati and Sita. His painting Bharatmata (“Mother India”) also ignited controversy for its depiction of a nude woman contorted into the shape of the Indian subcontinent. A wave of protests, death threats, and criminal charges by Hindu extremists followed, leading Husain to depart India. In 2010 he accepted Qatar’s offer of citizenship.
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