People laughed and made fun of him but he just continued with his work for 22 years. This was Dashrath Manjhi, famously known as the Mountain Man who single-handedly carved a path through a mountain. He gave 22 years of his life to his village and made a difference in the lives of the people of this small village in the state of Bihar. Using only a hammer and chisel, Dashrath Manjhi, a landless farmer, carved a path through a mountain in the Gehlour Hills, Bihar just so that his village could have easier access to medical facilities. Directed by Ketan Mehta, Manjhi - The Mountain Man, is an upcoming documentary on the life of this man. Let's inspire ourselves to do the impossible and read some facts about the Mountain Man: The villagers had to travel 70 kilometres to reach to the nearest town to get medical attention In the year 1959, Dashrath Manjhi's wife Falguni Devi died from lack of medical care In the memory of his wife, he carved the path in the Gehlour hills so that ...