Dashrath Manjhi was a poor laborer from Bihar, India who single-handedly carved a path through a mountain using only a hammer and chisel over 22 years to make travel easier for his village. His determination to help his pregnant wife and villagers despite facing difficulties from the community is an inspiration. Some key lessons from his story are his extreme determination to achieve his goal despite challenges, willingness to sacrifice for others, having a clear objective, and finding a purpose greater than himself. The road he carved, now used by villagers, is officially named after him.

1. McClelland’s Motivational Theory of Needs
On Movie
‘Manjhi: The Mountain Man’
Presented By: Shubham Ahirwar

2. 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 labour in Gehlaur Village, near
Gaya in Bihar, India, who carved a path 9.1
Meters (30 ft.) wide and 110 Meters (360 ft.)
long through a hill 7.6 Meters (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.

3. DASHRATH MANJHI
Dashrath Manjhi, popularly known as the "Mountain Man"
is a legend who proved that ‘Nothing is Impossible to
Achieve’. His life gives a moral lesson that a small man, who
has No Money and No Power, can challenge a Mighty
Mountain.
Manjhi's firm determination to carve the huge mountain
gives out a strong message that every hurdle can be
crossed, if one has kept a firm eye on his goal. His 22 years
of hard work became a success, as the road constructed by
him is, now used by villagers.

4. MCCLELLAND’S MOTIVATIONAL THEORY OF NEEDS

5. NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT
• From his unfortunate life experience, he worked day and
night for 22 years and broke down the hill and he
challenged himself to breakdown the whole mountain
alone, he set his one and only goal and start working on it
by himself. He was focused about his work and had no
fear of risk to accomplish his goal.
• Finally, after 22 years he achieved his goal and got the
name- ‘The Mountain Man’.
• In 2011, Government officially named the road as
“Dashrath Manjhi Path”.

6. NEED FOR AFFILIATION
• People like Dashrath having high need for affiliation
need harmonious life with other people and being
accepted by other people in the society.
• He decided to change the suffering of the villagers and
his pregnant wife. It became a burning passion to
create a short cut through the mountain to reduce the
long and arduous journey.
• His love for his wife made him do such a big thing
which proves how much he respected his relationship
with his wife. Also, he wanted a secured life too.

7. NEED FOR POWER
• A person's need for power can be one of two types -
Personal and Institutional.
• Those who need Personal Power want to direct others,
and this need often is perceived as undesirable. Persons
who need Institutional Power want to organize the
efforts of others to further the goals.
• People with a high need for Institutional Power tend to
be more effective than those with a high need for
Personal Power. Manjhi had this Institutional Power
within him as he had a specific goal to achieve.

8. LIFE LESSONS TO LEARN FROM DASHRATH MANJHI
Life
Learning
Lessons
Extreme
Determi-
nation
Willing-
ness For
Sacrifice
Inner
Driven
Attitude
Transpa-
rency in
Objective
Purpose
Bigger
than
Existence

9. CONT….
1. Extreme Determination: The first and foremost lesson to be learned from Dashrath Manjhi is
the extreme determination; he has for achieving his objective. He recognizes this fact, that
breaking a mountain without any assistance will be a gigantically difficult, but nevertheless, he
remains on his goal. People of his village left him, he got nothing to eat and drink yet, and he
remains firm in his desire and brings the best out of him.
2. Willingness for Sacrifice: Herein lies the great secret for success which Manjhi knows. He was
ideally equipped with the fact that all big things grant sacrifice of the things we love. Nothing big
ever attained without facing any hardships and he was willing to give everything. Even he keeps
himself away from his love (his son and daughter), so that he can achieve his sole purpose, i.e.,
breaking the mountain.

10. CONT….
3. Inner Driven Attitude: One of the main secrets behind the success of any organization lies in
the constant motivation they got, for their goal or objective. Manjhi also have that, he was
internally driven, and it’s something which we all should be, no matter what we want from our
lives. Manjhi, make the love of his life, his unending motivational force to break the mountain. He
didn’t even compare his own size from the mountain. He just keeps listen her voice in his head
and follows his obsession of breaking the mountain without any stoppage.
4. Transparency in Objective: What is the first thing any person needs before attaining anything
in life? It’s nothing but the goal which you want to achieve in your life. It’s nothing but the clarity
in your objective. Manjhi saw a dream of breaking a mountain from between to create a road,
and then he lingers tenaciously stanch for that. This simple thing contains a lot of weight for
every single person in life.

11. CONT….
5. A Purpose Bigger than Existence: Dashrath was a simple guy with simple expectations of his
family and his life. But when, life brings him under such monotonous situation, he didn’t run
from it, instead he decided to fight back with everything he got. He gives himself a purpose
bigger than his existence. He decided to break the mountain for creating a path or villagers and
stay firmly dedicated to it. He transforms the situation into his passion, his purpose and gives the
major part of his life to it. He didn’t expect anything in return; neither did he fear of the
consequences which he had to face in achieving his gigantic target. And now, he becomes one of
the most prominent instances of fortitude, perseverance and self-sacrificing being in the whole
world.

12. THANK YOU!