It wasn’t a easy job for a human being to complete this herculean task. But the affection of his late wife gave him the strength to work day and night for heart breaking 22 years to make a path for the needy villagers. His dreams turned into reality. The distance of 70 kms was shortened to 1 km. People considered him a lunatic. But rarely did they realize that this lunatic man was working for their well-being. Very few people take the plunge to live for others and Dashrath Manjhi was one of them. I had read the story of Dashrath Manjhi in a news article and from that moment this story was on my wish list. Dashrath Manjhi was came to be known as Mountain Man by the nation. This great mountain man passed away in 2007 due to gall bladder cancer. His life is the subject of upcoming motion picture – The mountain man directed by Ketan Mehta featuring Nawazudin Siddiqui in the title role.