Manjhi – the mountain man prepared by Arindam Majumder
1. MANJHI – THE MOUNTAIN MAN
PRESENTED BY:
ARINDAM MAJUMDER
2. FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU, THEN THEY
RIDICULE YOU, THEN THEY FIGHT
YOU………AND THEN YOU WIN!!!
3. INTRODUCTION
MANJHI - THE MOUNTAIN MAN IS A 2015 INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL FILM, BASED ON
THE LIFE OF DASHRATH MANJHI. MANJHI, WIDELY KNOWN AS THE "MOUNTAIN
MAN", WAS A POOR LABOURER IN GEHLAUR VILLAGE, NEAR GAYA IN BIHAR,
INDIA, WHO CARVED A PATH 9.1 METRES (30 FT) WIDE AND 110 METRES (360 FT)
LONG THROUGH A HILL 7.6 METRES (25 FT) USING ONLY A HAMMER AND CHISEL.
THE FILM IS DIRECTED BY KETAN MEHTA, JOINTLY PRODUCED BY VIACOM 18
MOTION PICTURES AND NFDC INDIA.
4. DASHRATHMANJHI
Dashrath Manjhi also known as Mountain
Man, was a poor labourer in Gehlaur
village, near Gaya in Bihar, India, who
carved a path 110 m long (360 ft), 9.1 m
(30 ft) wide and 7.6 m (25 ft) deep through
a hillock using only a hammer and chisel.
After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened
travel between the Atri and Wazirganj
blocks of Gaya town from 55 km to 15 km.
6. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE FOR US TO THINK THAT A PERSON CAN MAKE A WAY
THROUGH A HILL, JUST WITH A HAMMER AND A SICKLE THAT TOO ALONE. THE
MOVIE SHOWS HOW DASHRATH MANJHI BUILT A ROAD. HE HAD DETERMINATION
IN HIMSELF, SELF CONFIDENCE AND THE MOST IMPORTANT HE HAD LOVE FOR
HIS WIFE WHICH MADE HIM MAKE THE WAY.
8. NO MATTER HOW BIG THE TASK IS EVERYONE OF US CAN ACHIEVE IT
ONLY BY HARD WORK. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT
THAT WE STUDENT REQUIRE, EVERYONE OF US HAVE SOME GOALS IN
OUR MIND AND WE CAN ACHIEVE THEM ONLY THROUGH HARD
WORK.
12. On of the most important quality that each and everyone of us should have in
us, is the leadership quality or the ability to take initiative. The movie clearly
shows how Dashrath Manjhi took initiative to make a way through the hills
for the welfare of the people as well as in the memory of his beloved wife
14. As depicted in the movie we should never compromise with our dreams we should
be furious about where we want to reach. Dashrath Manjhi was one such person
who neglected problems like drought and jail and for 22 long years to make a road.
Similar to him we should never think about the problems and we should work.
16. Problems may come in our way but we should always be focused. This is a
another important teaching which we get from the movie. As there’s a saying
“whenever you feel like quitting think why you started it”
18. THE TASTE OF A VICTORY OR THE FEELING OF ACHIEVING SOMETHING IS ALWAYS
DIFFERENT AND TO ACHIEVE THOSE DIFFERENT WORK PROCEDURES ARE REQUIRED.
SO JUST KEEP WORKING HARD AND ACHIEVE IT ……SOMEONE LIKE DASHRATH
MANJHI RECEIVED IT AFTER 22 LONG YEARS.
19. CONCLUSION
LIFE IS NEVER EASY. IT INCLUDES A LOT OF HARDSHIP AND PROBLEMS IN. THE
ONE WHO HAS ALL THE PASSION TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING BIG, THEY ARE THE
ONE WHO LEAVES A MARK IN THIS JOURNEY OF LIFE. THOSE WERE SOME OF THE
LEARNINGS WE GOT FROM THE MOVIE. IT TEACHES US HOW TO FIGHT THROUGH
EXTREME CONDITIONS AND ACHIEVE OUR GOAL.