A resident of Bihar, Dashrath Manjhi, a landless farmer led a happy life with his wife, Falguni Devi. But tragedy struck in 1959 as Falguni Devi died due to lack of medical care. The root of this tragedy was the Gehlour mountain and there was no closest road for people to get medical attention on time. One had to travel 70 kms to reach the nearest town and receive medical facilities. This obstacle of long path had claimed the lives of many villagers who were deprived of medical attention. No one took the plunge to overcome this adversity except Dashrath Manjhi. Devastated by his wife’s death, Manjhi decided to break the mountain and pavé a path so that the villagers could get medical help on time. The path was 360 foot long and 25 foot deep.