Morari Bapu is also called a saint in the State of Gujarat.
What he does is this- he narrates the epic story of Ramayana, by going from place to place, trying to instil good values into humans today. He's been doing that for an odd 25 years or so. He's always been portrayed to be a humble, down-to-earth person, possessing no airs about the power he holds over people through his religious preachings, not just in India but over Indians all over the world.
Now normally, I scorn these guys who preach morals but are absolutely immoral in their own lives. However Morari Bapu has had a clean record for all these years so I guess, he must be genuinely a good human being who's out to do good in this world. His simple attire, simplistic way of living, his polite language, his acceptance of all religions only adds to his persona.
Without further ado, here's what the newspaper says about the deep impression he's left on the minds and hearts of fishermen on the shores of Saurashtra. Way to go Morari Bapu! Keep up the good work! 
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Ahmedabad: For a fisherman, nothing is perhaps more painful than to let go of a big catch, especially if it happens to be a 30-feet whale shark that would fetch at least a lakh of rupees, perhaps more than his annual catch could fetch.
But if he releases the whale shark, he incurs a loss of Rs 40,000 as the net, which he cuts to release it, costs around Rs 60,000 and the state government pays him only Rs 20,000 as compensation. But that’s exactly what fishermen of Saurashtra are doing --often cutting their expensive nets and releasing whale sharks they once butchered by the hundreds as the gentle giants came to breed in the warm waters of the Arabian Sea.
On the face of it, behind this change of heart could be a ban on hunting of whale sharks. But the fishermen couldn’t have cared less for the law-if not for one man’s word of faith -- Morari Bapu.It happened after Morari Bapu was roped in by the forest department in 2003. The spiritual leader went to the sea off Dwarka and blessed a whale shark entangled in a net and said he wished the creature was left alone. The killings stopped almost immediately.
Bapu, who is known for his rendering of Ram Katha, started preaching the ‘whale shark katha’ making people aware of rules against killing whale sharks and also tugging at their heart string by making an emotional appeal.
“Whale sharks come to Saurashtra coast to give birth and end up getting brutally killed. He reasoned with the fishermen by comparing the whale shark with a daughter who comes home to give birth. He told them to take care of whale sharks like their daughters,” said an official.
