in 1947, as riots occurred throughout india, gandhi toured bengal to try and calm tempers. amtus salam accompanied him on that trip and fasted with him for 21 days at noakhali to bring peace there. gandhi left her there to continue with the efforts of re-establishing communal harmony in noakhali and later observed that "you are the moving spirit behind whatever peace has been achieved in noakhali. it was and still is your most significant work. only you can sustain it. wherever you stand, you stand in the capacity of my daughter, do you not?"