On Engineers' Day, Anand Mahindra Salutes 'Mountain Man of India' Dashrath Manjhi
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Dashrath Manjhi, who lived in Nagar village in Gaya district, worked for 22 years to build a road through a mountain.
On Engineers' Day, Industrialist Anand Mahindra praised the efforts of Dashrath Manjhi, who cut a road through a mountain in Bihar's Gaya district. Mr Mahindra said Mr Manjhi achieved the impossible despite not being computer literate. He came to be known as the 'Mountain Man of India' for his determination and perseverance. It took Mr Manjhi 22 years to build the 300-metre-long and 25-feet-wide road. He was rewarded by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In 2016, Indian Post issued a postage stamp featuring Mr Manjhi. On #EngineersDay2023 I bow low to this man. No, he wasn't an engineer. No, he didn't graduate from any Institute of Technology. No he wasn't even computer literate nor did he design any machines. But he believed what every true Engineer believes:: “NOTHING is impossible.” https://t.co/zwyDe4Swr0
"On #EngineersDay2023 I bow low to this man. No, he wasn't an engineer. No, he didn't graduate from any Institute of Technology. No he wasn't even computer literate nor did he design any machines. But he believed what every true Engineer believes:: "NOTHING is impossible"," Mr Mahindra said in his post on X (formerly Twitter).
