Lightning - This book tells the story behind the Picasso of India, M.F. Husain’s most iconic work. He created Lightning, the largest painting of his illustrious career, and as a symbol of energy, momentum, and transformation, during a pivotal and turbulent period in Indian politics.

Featuring ten majestic white horses, the painting was commissioned for a significant political gathering in Bombay, led by Indira Gandhi, and held at the historic Shivaji Park, it is famously known to have been the backdrop of Indira Gandhi’s Emergency speech in 1975. As one of M.F. Husain’s most historic works, the topics in the painting include reproductive rights, shifts in the agricultural industry, and war, to name a few. Filled with thought-provoking essays and memoirs to walk you through the journey. This book is the first of its two editions