Dashrath Manjhi was born into a poor labourer family in Gahlour village near Gaya in Bihar, India.He is also known as Mountain Man. Manjhi's wife, Falguni Devi, died due to lack of medical treatment because the nearest town with a doctor was 70 kilometres away from their village in Bihar, India.
Manjhi did not want anyone else to suffer the same fate as his wife, so he carved a 360-foot-long through-cut,25-foot-deep in places and 30-foot-wide to form a road through a mountain in the Gehlour hills, working day and night for 22 years from 1960 to 1982. His feat reduced the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of the Gaya district from 55 km to 15 km, bringing him national acclaim. He died on August 17, 2007.
Often, people blame the system and they themselves do not act. But this man called Dashrath Majhi has set an example how a courage and will of a single man can change the system
This simple man from Gaya had the fortitude and conviction to move mountains and he made it happen by his sheer perseverance and faith in his efforts to move the mountain. He is an inspiration for all us and just when you feel chips are down and the road ahead seems insurmountable, put yourself in his shoes and imagine the courage it would take to move a mountain.
Yes, this man literally moved a mountain! Alone, just by his sheer will and perseverance.
"Salute to Dasharath Manjhi”