History of “Mountain Man.”
The “Mountain Man,” Dashrath Manjhi (1934–2007), was a poor laborer from the Gehlaur hamlet in Bihar, India. When his wife, Falguni Devi, suffered severe injuries while traversing a rough mountain crest in 1959, his life took a sad turn. Since the closest medical facility was 55 to 70 kilometers away, necessitating a protracted and challenging travel around the mountain, she was unable to be transported to a hospital in a nearby town in time, which is why she died.
Manjhi chose to forge a route through the mountain by himself because he was grieving and wanted to stop others from experiencing the same sorrow. From 1960 until 1982, he labored for 22 years with just a hammer and a chisel. He was initially ridiculed and referred to as a madman, but his determination remained unwavering. Some of the townspeople eventually started to help him out by giving him food and assisting him in purchasing tools.
A road measuring 110 meters (360 feet) in length, 9.1 meters (30 feet) in width, and 7.7 meters (25 feet) in depth was successfully carved by him. The residents of his hamlet and the surrounding areas had a much easier time as a result of this amazing achievement, which cut the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya district from 55 km to just 15 km. His creations have been acknowledged as potent representations of tenacity and commitment. When he passed away in 2007, the Government of Bihar arranged a state burial and issued a postage stamp in his honor.
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