The impulse was political; religion a ruse, and MF Husain’s ‘controversial” sketches of Hindu deities easy cannon fodder in a right-wing gameplan, the ramifications of which were much wider. Vinod Sharma writes.

Mortality didn’t worry him. He theorised that every year after the age of 75 or 80 is a bonus. Occasionally, hyperacidity attacks enforced a check-in to his favourite sea-facing room in Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital. Khalid Mohamed reminisces. Rewind | Five Frames

There is nothing left of 115-year-old Zariwada - a chawl-like residential structure - but the land on which it once is witness to the birth of one of India's greatest artists.

When news of MF Husain's death flashed on Thursday, it was business as usual in the congested Ushaganj locality here, where he spent his childhood, but there were a few families for whom the day brought indelible memories.

The spacious compound of Badr Baug colony in Grant Road (East) was deserted as usual on Thursday afternoon. But inside the handful of old-style buildings surrounding it, most doors stood wide open with elderly residents walking in and out, talking about the man who was their neighbour, favourite relative and one of India's most celebrated painters.

Artist MF Husain, who passed away on Thursday in London, faced several legal cases during his lifetime. Most of them were filed by people who thought he had depicted deities in an obscene manner. With his demise, the cases would be dropped.

Maqbool Fida Husain from Pandharpur was one of the most loved Indian artists, reckoned for his confident strokes and respected for his genius. It will not be easy to fill the void that his death has created.

M F Husain's muse Madhuri Dixit, who fascinated him so much that he became a filmmaker and cast her in his debut work, is very sad over the iconic painter's demise away from home.

M F Husain might have died Qatari citizen, but the legendary artist had maintained in one of his last interviews that he was neither on self-exile nor had he lost faith in India's democratic system.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bacchan condoned the demise of legendary painter which was gifted to him on the sets of Coolie.

MF Husain, independent India’s best known artist, died in a London hospital today – five years after going into exile following violent right-wing protests against his paintings. He was 95. Husain died from a heart attack brought on by water retention and congested lungs. Dipankar De Sarkar reports. MF Husain, portrait of the artist as a bold man | Timeless beauties who inspired Husain | Why Husain was great & controversial | Life and times of MF Husain

Painter, filmmaker MF Husain, the man who put India on the world map with his art, is no more. Here's a lowdown on the artist's life, art, controversies and muses. Do you feel there a vaccuum in the art world after his demise?

Eminent painter of Indian origin, MF Husain, was smitten by many Bollywood beauties. Anushka Sharma and Amrita Rao were the latest to join the bandwagon. We remember the Picasso of India through his muses. Aditi Caroli writes.

MF Husain, who faced both fame and wrath, for his art is best remembered as the 'Picasso of India'. Celebrities express their solidarity with the artist.

Artist MF Husain, who died in self-imposed exile on Thursday aged 95, was often referred to as "The Picasso of India" and was the most recognisable figure of the post-independence Indian art scene.