Spiritual leader Morari Bapu recently visited the red light area of Mumbai's Kamathipura neighbourhood, where he interacted with sex workers. Known for his recitation of Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas, he personally saw how sex workers live, met them, and saw their situation first hand. The guru interacted with around 60 sex workers and visited some of their homes. Bapu, who is organising a recitation of Tulsidas' Manas Ganika in Ayodhya from December 22-30 extended an invitation to the women to attend the event. It must be noted that Manas Ganika is based on Tulsidas' interaction with a sex worker named Vasanti.
It is reported that Bapu will arrange for the travel and accommodation of the women for the entire duration of the katha, for free. During his interaction, some of the sex workers narrated their ordeal about alleged harassment from police authorities, and their poor living conditions. Morari Bapu is the first spiritual leader to travel to the area where sex workers reside and meet them. He has reached out to the community in a bid to sensitise the society towards them.
