This love story is far more interesting than Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is building which is built in the memory of queen by his "King". A true example of love which misused the "Public money".
But story of a rod, carved by a man named "DASHRATH MANJHI", is very inspirational. This man carved the rod in his village Gehlaur (near Gaya in Bihar, India) in the memory of his wife Falguni Devi. His wife died (after slipping from mountain) from lack of medical care in 1959, Because the nearest town with a doctor was 70 km away traveling around the hills, or along a treacherous pass through the hills. So That day he decided to break this mountain and make a rod through the mountain. As villagers came to know about his will, they taunted him as "CRAZY". Every single of them told him that "One Man can not break a mountain" But this made him strong. He sold his only goat and bought a hammer and chisel. He worked day and night "ALONE" for 22 years from 1960 to 1982 and defeated the mountain and carved a rod of 110 m through-cut, 7.6 m in places and 9.1 m. His feat reduced the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj (nearest town to his village ) blocks of the Gaya district from 80 km to 13 km, bringing him national acclaim. He became a local legend in became Immortal in songs of people of Gehlaur. Today people of Gehlaur use this way to travel Wazirganj. A true example of "LOVE" which changed the life of the people and insured no other Falguni Devi dies due to lack of medical assistance.
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But story of a rod, carved by a man named "DASHRATH MANJHI", is very inspirational. This man carved the rod in his village Gehlaur (near Gaya in Bihar, India) in the memory of his wife Falguni Devi. His wife died (after slipping from mountain) from lack of medical care in 1959, Because the nearest town with a doctor was 70 km away traveling around the hills, or along a treacherous pass through the hills. So That day he decided to break this mountain and make a rod through the mountain. As villagers came to know about his will, they taunted him as "CRAZY". Every single of them told him that "One Man can not break a mountain" But this made him strong. He sold his only goat and bought a hammer and chisel. He worked day and night "ALONE" for 22 years from 1960 to 1982 and defeated the mountain and carved a rod of 110 m through-cut, 7.6 m in places and 9.1 m. His feat reduced the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj (nearest town to his village ) blocks of the Gaya district from 80 km to 13 km, bringing him national acclaim. He became a local legend in became Immortal in songs of people of Gehlaur. Today people of Gehlaur use this way to travel Wazirganj. A true example of "LOVE" which changed the life of the people and insured no other Falguni Devi dies due to lack of medical assistance.
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Film Based on his life :
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