MF Husain has always been in the news for a few right and mostly all the wrong reasons. His paintings create a stir, offend religious sentiments and blood-thirsty extremist groups have open rewards for anybody who can gouge his eyes, chop his hands or worst still bring his head. The 91-years-old artist slapped with fatwas finally resorts to live in exile. And he is not the first one to face this kind of bashing. Ismat Chughtai-wrote Lihaf, lifting veil off the gays and lesbians relationships breeding in a conservative Muslim society. She too faced a fatwa, was charged with obscenity and was acquitted after her lawyer successfully argued that the story could not be a corrupting influence. But what is Husain's problem really? He has been called a repetitive offender—paints nude paintings of Hindu goddesses and is touted as the 'Muslim artist' who is out to deface Hindu culture. But is that true really? Not many would agree. ...