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M F Husain's 'Theorama series' explores major world religions while commenting on the origins of civilisations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM F Husain was born in 1913 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. The artist started painting from an early age, largely self-taught, he later moved to Mumbai in 1937, determined to establish himself as a painter. In 1948, Francis Newton Souza invited Husain to join the Progressive Artists' Group. This was to be a defining period in the artist's life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHusain initially began his career by painting billboards for Indian films and designing furniture and toys. The Indian cinema billboards were to profoundly impact M F Husain's art practice and the artist combined themes of: Folk, tribal and mythological art, to create pioneering art forms, rooted deeply in cultural identity. 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