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Dashrath Manjhi
Man known for building path through a mountain in India
Dashrath Manjhi | |
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Dashrath Manjhi on 2016 stamp of India | |
| Born | (1934-01-14)14 January 1934 Gehlaur, Bihar, British India |
| Died | 17 August 2007(2007-08-17) (aged 73) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Mountain Man |
| Known for | Manually carving a mountain in order to connect Gehlaur and Gaya |
| Spouse | Falguni Devi |
Dashrath Manjhi (14 January 1934 – 17 August 2007), also known as Mountain Man, was an Indian laborer from Gehlaur village, near Gaya in the eastern state of Bihar.
When his wife died in 1959 after being injured from falling from a mountain and due to the same mountain blocking easy access to a nearby hospital in time, he decided to carve a 110-metre-long (360 ft), 9.1-metre-wide (30 ft), and 7.7-metre-deep (25 ft) path through a ridge of hills using only a hammer and a chisel.
After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened tra