The Muslims are not a cause…my country is my cause. I am a human being first. My mother was Roman Catholic, my father is Muslim, I am married to a Sikh and I believe in Vedanta..

Be it a political scuffle with a controversial chief minister or battling the scourge of AIDS into the country, Nafisa Ali , former Miss India, National swimming champ and sporadic film star, is making the headlines once again, with her crusades for rehabilitating cyclone victims, opening patient facilities for HIV positive victims and masterminding child welfare schemes. Regular page three appearances apart, the lady means business, says RENUKA CHATTERJEE.