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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Dashrath Manjhi<br />
| native_name = दशरथ मांझी<br />
| image = Dashrath Manjhi 2016 stamp of India.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Dashrath Manjhi on 2016 stamp of India <br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|1|14|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Gehlaur]], [[Bihar]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2007|08|17|1934|01|14}}<br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| spouse = Falguni Devi<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| other_names = Mountain Man<br />
| occupation = Laborer<br />
| known_for = Manually carving a mountain in order to connect [[Gehlaur]] and [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dashrath Manjhi''' (14 January 1934{{sfn|Damarla|2012}} – 17 August 2007{{sfn|Kumar|2007}}), also known as '''Mountain Man''',{{sfn|Viewspaper|2007}} was a laborer in [[Gehlaur]] village, near [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] in [[Bihar]], India. When his wife died in 1959 due to injury caused by falling from a mountain, he decided to carve a path of 110 m long (360&nbsp;ft), 9.1&nbsp;m (30&nbsp;ft) wide and 7.7&nbsp;m (25&nbsp;ft) deep through a [[ridge]] of hills using only a [[hammer]] and a [[chisel]].{{sfn|Celestine|1997}}{{sfn|Qadir|1997}}{{sfn|Singh|2012}} After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened travel between the Atri and Wazirganj <br />
[[Block (district subdivision)#India|blocks]] of [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] town from 55&nbsp;km to 15&nbsp;km.{{sfn|Ramnath|2015}} He travelled to New Delhi to get recognition of his work and was rewarded by then [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Nitish Kumar]]. In 2016, Indian Post issued a [[postage stamp]] featuring him.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Dashrath Manjhi was born into a [[Musahar]] / Bhuiya family, at the lowest rank of India's caste system.{{sfn|Kumar|2014a}} He ran away from his home at a young age and worked in the coal mines at [[Dhanbad]]. Later he returned to the village of Gehlaur and married Falguni (or Phaguni) Devi.{{sfn|Celestine|1997}}<br />
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Gehlaur was and remains a small village with few resources, and while it lies in a plain it is bordered on the south by a steeply ascending [[quartzite]] ridge of [[Mesoproterozoic]] (1.6-1 billion years ago) age<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=https://employee.gsi.gov.in/cs/groups/public/documents/document/b3zp/odq4/~edisp/dcport1gsigovi848384.jpg<br />
|title=District Resource Map, Gaya and Jahanabad, Bihar<br />
|publisher=Government of India<br />
|date=2001<br />
}}</ref> (part of the [[Rajgir hills]]) that prevented road access from the town of Wazirganj.<br />
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==Accident and road building==<br />
After his return to Gehlaur, Manjhi became an agricultural labourer. In 1959, Manjhi's wife Falguni Devi was badly injured and died because she fell from the mountain and the nearest town with a doctor was {{cvt|90|km|mi|0}} away. Some reports say she was injured while walking along a narrow path across the rocky ridge to bring water or lunch to Manjhi, who had to work away from the village at a location south of the ridge;{{sfn|Celestine|1997}}{{sfn|Viewspaper|2007}}{{sfn|India Post|2016}} other reports link the path across the ridge to the delayed care but not to Falguni Devi's injuries.{{sfn|Gulf News|2015}}<br />
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As a result of this experience Manjhi resolved to cut a roadway across the ridge to make his village more accessible.{{sfn|Singh|2012}}{{sfn|ABP News|2014}} Manjhi felt the need to do something for society and decided to carve a path through the ridge so that his village could have easier access to medical care.{{sfn|Celestine|1997}}<br />
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He carved a path 110 m long, 7.7 m deep in places and 9.1 m wide to form a road through the ridge of rocks. He said, "When I started hammering the hill, people called me a lunatic but that steeled my resolve."<br />
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He completed the work in 22 years (1960–1982). This path reduced the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj sectors of the Gaya district from 55&nbsp;km to 15&nbsp;km. Though mocked for his efforts, Manjhi's work has made life easier for people of the Gehlaur village.{{sfn|ABP News|2014}} Later, Manjhi said, "Though most villagers taunted me at first, there were quite a few who lent me support later by giving me food and helping me buy my tools."{{sfn|Damarla|2012}}<br />
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Official roads between his village and [[Wazirganj]] and [[Atri]] and [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] were only built where his path was after his death in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sampath|first=Pavitra|date=2015-07-14|title=The real story behind Manjhi – The Mountain Man|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/health/report-the-real-story-behind-manjhi-the-mountain-man-2104663|access-date=2020-07-14|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Manjhi was diagnosed with [[gallbladder cancer]] and was admitted to the [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences]] ([[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|AIIMS]]) in New Delhi on 23 July 2007. He died there on 17 August 2007.{{sfn|Singh|2012}} He was given a state funeral by the [[Government of Bihar]].{{sfn|Gulf News|2015}}<br />
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For his feat, Manjhi became popularly known as the 'Mountain Man'. The Bihar government also proposed his name for the [[Padma Shree]] award in 2006 in the social service sector.{{sfn|Damarla|2012}}<br />
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A stamp featuring Dashrath Manjhi was released by India Post in the "Personalities of Bihar" series on 26 December 2016.{{sfn|India Post|2016}}<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
Dashrath Manjhi's story has been the subject of at least one documentary and several dramatic treatments on film and television.<br />
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The first of these was a supporting character based on Manjhi in the 1998 [[Kannada]]-language movie ''[[Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga]]''.{{sfn|Chitraloka.com|2015}} Manjhi's story also had a minor role in a later Kannada film, 2011's [[Olave Mandara]] directed by [[Jayatheertha]].{{sfn|Bangalore Mirror|2011}}<br />
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In 2011, director [[Kumud Ranjan Mullick|Kumud Ranjan]] working for the state-owned [[Films Division of India]] produced a documentary based on Manjhi's life titled ''The Man Who Moved the Mountain''.<br />
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In August 2015, a Hindi movie ''[[Manjhi - The Mountain Man]]'' was released and well received. The movie was directed by [[Ketan Mehta]]. [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] played the role of Manjhi along with [[Radhika Apte]] as Falguni Devi.{{sfn|Bollywood Hungama|2012}}<br />
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The first episode of Season 2 of the [[Aamir Khan]] hosted TV Show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]'', aired in March 2014, was dedicated to Dashrath Manjjhi.{{sfn|Bihar Prabha|2014}}{{sfn|Kumar|2014b}} [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Rajesh Ranjan]] also met Bhagirath Manjhi and Basanti Devi, son and daughter-in-law of Manjhi and promised to provide financial help.{{sfn|NDTV|2014}} However, Basanti Devi died due to inability to afford medical care on 1 April 2014.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Link between Ghivra Mauja in Gehlaur Ghati to Atara Prakhand Wazirganj made by Dashrath Manjhi IMG 20191127 145150.jpg|Link between Ghivra Mauja in Gehlaur Ghati to Atara Prakhand Wazirganj made by Dashrath Manjhi<br />
File:Statue of Dashrath Manjhi in front of his memorial at Gehlaur IMG 20191127 145011.jpg|Statue of Dashrath Manjhi in front of his memorial at Gehlaur<br />
File:Memorial of Dashrath Manjhi IMG 20191127 145025.jpg|Memorial of Dashrath Manjhi<br />
File:Dashrath Manjhi entry gate towards Gehlaur Ghati IMG 20191127 145108.jpg|Dashrath Manjhi entry gate towards Gehlaur Ghati<br />
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File:Link between Ghivra Mauja in Gehlaur Ghati to Atara Prakhand Wazirganj made by Dashrath Manjhi in 22 yearsIMG 20191127 145226.jpg|Link between Ghivra Mauja in Gehlaur Ghati to Atara Prakhand Wazirganj made by Dashrath Manjhi in 22 years<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
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* {{cite web |publisher=ABP News |title=ABP News special: Aamir Visits Mountain Man's Village, Meets his Family |date=25 February 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fls6TuDyUmk |access-date=20 April 2018 |ref={{harvid|ABP News|2014}} }}<br />
* {{cite news |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Olave-Mandara-A-fairytale-on-the-road/articleshow/21698823.cms |title=A Fairy Tale on the Road |journal=Bangalore Mirror |access-date=5 September 2015 |date=20 January 2011 |ref={{harvid|Bangalore Mirror|2011}} }}<br />
* {{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/1981/ |title=Love's Labor Brings Down Hill |work=The Indian Express |date=24 May 1997 |access-date=22 September 2012 |first=Avinash |last=Celestine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111162459/http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/1981/ |archive-date=11 January 2018 }}<br />
* {{cite web |title=Dashrath Manjhi – Man Who Moved a Mountain – Facts Analysis |url=http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Inspirational/man-in-india-carved-360-feet-mountain-tunnel-in-memory-of-his-wife-s-death-facts-analysis.html |first=Prashanth |last=Damarla |date=2012 }}<br />
* {{cite web |title=Helping Mountain Man's Family |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/television/aamir-khan-to-help-mountain-man-dasrath-manjhi-s-family-491203 |date=4 March 2014 |ref={{harvid|NDTV|2014}} }}<br />
* {{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bihar/Mountain-man-Dashrath-Manjhi-dies-in-Delhi/Article1-242990.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825130209/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Bihar/Mountain-man-Dashrath-Manjhi-dies-in-Delhi/Article1-242990.aspx |first=Alok |last=Kumar |archive-date=25 August 2013 |title=Mountain Man Dashrath Manjhi Dies in Delhi |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 August 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=22 September 2012 }}<br />
* {{cite news |url=https://qz.com/india/249633/the-story-of-jitan-ram-manjhi-from-rat-eater-to-bihar-chief-minister/ |title=The Story of Jitan Ram Manjhi, from Rat-Eater to Bihar Chief Minister |last=Kumar |first=Amitava |website=Quartz India |language=en |access-date=2019-04-13 |date=15 August 2014 |ref={{harvid|Kumar|2014a}} }}<br />
* {{cite web |last=Kumar |first=Ruchir |title=I Am Trying to Be Like Dashrath Manjhi: Aamir Khan |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/i-am-trying-to-be-like-dashrath-manjhi-aamir-khan/article1-1188949.aspx#sthash.U7hXJJzt.dpuf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227153259/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/i-am-trying-to-be-like-dashrath-manjhi-aamir-khan/article1-1188949.aspx#sthash.U7hXJJzt.dpuf |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 February 2014 |access-date=27 February 2014 |ref={{harvid|Kumar|2014b}} }}<br />
* {{cite web |url=https://www.chitraloka.com/sensational-news/12244-manjhi-already-featured-in-kannada-films-exclusive.html |title=Manjhi Featured in Kannada Film |access-date=5 September 2015 |date=22 August 2015 |ref={{harvid|Chitraloka.com|2015}} }}<br />
* {{cite news |url=http://theviewspaper.net/the-mountain-man/ |title=The Mountain Man |publisher=The Viewspaper |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=22 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227175828/http://theviewspaper.net/the-mountain-man/ |archive-date=27 February 2009 |ref={{harvid|Viewspaper|2007}} }}<br />
* {{cite news | url=http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/movie-about-india-s-mountain-man-hits-screens-1.1570586 | title=Movie About India's "Mountain Man" Hits Screens | publisher=Gulf News | date=22 August 2015 | access-date=22 August 2015 |ref={{harvid|Gulf News|2015}} }}<br />
* {{cite news | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1552409/Olave |title=Nawazuddin to Play Lead in Ketan Mehta's Mountain Man |date=16 August 2012 |access-date=28 January 2013 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |ref={{harvid|Bollywood Hungama|2012}} }}<br />
* {{cite web |url=http://postagestamps.gov.in/Pdfbind.ashx?id=182 <br />
|title=Personality Series: Bihar |publisher=[[India Post]] |date=2016 |ref={{harvid|India Post|2016}} }}<br />
* {{cite web |title=Dashrath Manjhi, Rock Star and Film Muse |first=Nandini |last=Ramnath |url=http://scroll.in/article/742669/dashrath-manjhi-the-man-who-moved-a-mountain-one-rock-at-a-time-and-inspired-filmmakers |date=21 July 2015 }}<br />
* {{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Tax-rebate-to-Manjhi-biopic-raises-eyebrows/articleshow/48547507.cms |title=Tax Rebate to Manjhi Biopic Raises Eyebrows |date=24 May 1997 |access-date=5 September 2015 |newspaper=Times of India |first=Abdul |last=Qadir }}<br />
* {{cite news |first=Santosh |last=Singh |title=the man who made way for progress |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-man-who-made-way-for-progress/968751 |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=5 September 2015 |newspaper=Indian Express }}<br />
* {{cite web |title=Dasrath Manjhi's Family Awaits Aamir Khan to Tell his Glorious Tale |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/dasrath-manjhis-family-awaits-aamir-khan-to-tell-his-glorious-tale/ |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=news.biharprabha.com |access-date=24 February 2014 |date=24 February 2014 |ref={{harvid|Bihar Prabha|2014}} }}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{coord|24.877285|85.243079}} — location of the passage carved by Dashrath Manjhi through the Rajgir Hills rock formation<br />
* [[Laungi Bhuiyan]]<br />
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