and opposite reaction its sad that the sufferers are poor muslim girls and women to buy a burqa for her daughter a woman who rolls beedis for a living may have to invest six months of her earnings nobody can see the tears or the pain inside a burqa once you commented that its sad that a muslim has to prove his indianness although my books are about muslims 98 of my readers are nonmuslims i sail with my legs in two boats a muslim believes he will not have a place in heaven if he does not perform namaz five times a day but also unless he declares he loves his country five times a day he does not have a place on this earth still many readers have appreciated the intent behind my writings change is a continuous process what is not palatable today is accepted without qualms tomorrow