Denounces the %u201Cculture of intolerance%u201D which has become a global phenomenon
DUBAI: Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan has denounced the %u201Cculture of intolerance%u201D affecting India, and hoped for the speedy return home from Dubai of artist M.F. Husain.
%u201CIt is sad the way M.F. Husain, a member of the artistic community, is being treated. I hope he is accepted back. After all, he has achieved so much and brought so much fame to India,%u201D he said during a meeting with journalists.
Mr. Husain has been living in Dubai and London after right-wing groups in India threatened him over the portrayal of Hindu gods in some of his works.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was here for a concert hosted by the Indian Consulate General to mark the 60th anniversary of India%u2019s Independence. He was accompanied on stage by his sons, Ayaan Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan.
He was worried that %u201Cintolerance had become a global phenomenon, and India had not been immune to this trend.%u201D He said bigotry and sectarianism were %u201Ca threat which needed to be addressed at its roots %u2014 within the family and at school.%u201D ---------------------------------------------- Why not voice for Taslima also. She is also from creative community. She is also threatened of artistic freedom. She has also brought fame to womanhood, bengal, india and bangladesh.
Why not Ustad Voice for her also....why not THE HINDU publish that in front page too ?????
