Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Description:

For twenty years, Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel to carve a path through the mountain to allow his poor village access to the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital.

subjects: Work ethic,  Social service,  Excavation,  Juvenile literature,  Road construction workers,  Persistence,  Excavations (archaeology), juvenile literature,  Roads,  Roads, design and construction, juvenile literature,  India, biography,  India, juvenile literature,  Social service, juvenile literature

People: Daśaratha Mān̐jhī (1934-2007)

Places: India