The Mountain Man

 



                             The Mountain Man

       After spending beautiful time at beautiful place Rajgir, next day I set out for Ranchi, so I took another route that was a single road parallel to the mountain range goes to Gaya. So I decided to hit that new route and set out for Gaya which is about 60 kms from Rajgir. The day was cool and scattered clouds making the sun hide and seek adding more romance in that route.

            As we just turned right after crossing the mountains for Gaya it was very beautiful landscape of rural areas of Bihar, village folks were working in paddy fields transplanting paddy in colorful attires were also adding more attraction and I was grasping that the scenic beauty as much I could through my eyes, as if a very delicious meal is served in my platter and I am relishing it very slowly one by one but still I am insatiable with the captivating view of that rural areas and deep into my heart a slogan was ringing “Ye Dil Maange More”

            After going about 20 kms the road led us to right again through a small cave of the mountain and then left but the road was still running just beneath the mountain then after going about 5-7 kms there was a curve and after that curve suddenly I  hit a sleepy but nondescript hamlet called “Gehlaur” located in Muhra Tehsil of Gaya district. As I reached my eyes become wide open to see that the nondescript village came onto national as well as international radar by a simpl  poor agriculture labor called Dashrath Manjhi, by carving a path after cutting the mountain in Gehlour village in Gaya district using very simple tools hammer and chisel rigorously working round the clock for almost 22 years and completed his inimitable path in 1982. As the folklore goes Dashrath Manjhi was a poor, simple and had ordinary life till he lost his beloved wife due to that mountain while she was carrying cocked meal for him and lost balance and fell from that mountain and later died. Deeply hurt with anger, grief and vengeance he single handedly carved the path, after cutting the mountain which was seemed impossible. It proved as boon for the villagers as before that path villagers use to go to Vajirpur a nearby small town from Gehlour village travelling about 80 kms but after the path is carved by Dashrath Manjhi the distance become very minimal about 2 kms.

            In this way Dashrath Manjhi become famous as “Mountain Man of India” and his name is synonymous with determination, self- belief and perseverance. A biopic film is also made named “Mountain man” on him casting Nawazuddin Siddiqi and Radhika Apte and become a milestone. While unknowingly and luckily I hit that sleepy hamlet, I found nothing there not a single tea stall but there was one small shop where I bought some biscuits and toffees and distributed among the small children just to find glow on their faces. The Bihar Government has made that road motor able, a huge entrance gate and a resting place for the visitors. This nondescript hamlet came onto International radar just due to mountain man Dashrath Manjhi. After spending about an hour and moving around and with lot of pleasant memories of Dashrath Manjhi of Ghelour.   In that torrential rain which was unabatedly raining I reached Dobhi where I had tea and snacks and hit the GT road and after that I set out for Hazaribagh where I had lunch and by the evening I reached Ranchi with lot of good, bad, experiences and sweet memories.

                Dashrath Manjhi- born January 14, 1934,

          Died- August 17, 2007, Bihar, India, and was given state funeral,

District and nearby City- Gaya,

PIN- 824231.

 

Text and Photos by- Ashok Karan,

Ashokkaran.blogspot.com,

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