Maqbool Fida Husain M.F. Husain, arguably India's most celebrated painter, died in London on 9 June 2011. He was 95, and had been unwell for some time. One of his most controversial paintings was the depiction of Mother India in the nude and was superimposed on a map of India. After a series of sustained protests by Hindu groups, he withdrew the painting from an exhibition, and later apologised.