Ramjoo, who had been a successful cloth merchant, was embarrassed and bid a speedy farewell, after managing to sell him two copies.
Ramjoo once tried selling Upasni Maharaj's biography at the wedding of another relative and even delivered a speech to the gathering about the book's deep significance. The Muslims jeered and booed, shouting, "You are speaking to Muslims about a Hindu guru! Are you crazy? Do you think we would buy such trash?"
Another time, Ramjoo saw his cousin and tried to explain to him about the spiritual importance of the book, but had little success. Ramjoo told him that the introduction was written by the revered Sufi scholar Khwaja Hassan Nizami. Hearing this, the relative sneered, "Who? Khwaja Nizami? He is a first-rate crook! I definitely would not buy anything Nizami endorses!" Ramjoo was taken aback and left.
On one occasion, Rustom and Vajifdar approached a lawyer, handing him a copy of Gareebon ka Aasara . After casually glancing through the book, the lawyer asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Rustom jokingly said, "Why don't you buy 100 copies — you can afford it!" The man immediately pulled out Rs.300 from his pocket and handed it to Rustom. Later they learned the man was genuinely interested in spirituality.
For many days, Rustom and Vajifdar walked all over Bombay trying to sell the books. During the course of their daily solicitation, it was recommended that they visit a wealthy merchant who owned a lot of property and managed a successful business. When they went to meet the man at his office, they found him sitting in a small room on the bare floor dressed like a common clerk. They were shocked by the man's humble attire, but he welcomed them lovingly and bought several copies of the book.
Vajifdar, a famed cricketer, would go to the cricket matches where he was well-known, and try to sell the book to the spectators watching the game. Many of his acquaintances felt sorry to see this famous athlete reduced to hawking books! Out of pity for him, they would purchase the books. Vajifdar even sold books during intervals at matches where he himself was playing as one of the captains.
Once Ramjoo approached a secret service official, who was a friend of his family, to sell him a book. At first the man appeared to be genuinely interested in spiritual matters, but in the course of the conversation, the government agent admitted that he was simply doing his job and trying to secure information about what went on inside the Manzil.