courage does not always roar.
sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"i will try again tomorrow"
(mary anne radmacher)
At a time when the value of Indian Rupee against the American Dollar is in a nosedive, when scams are being unearthed almost at will, when states are being torn apart, when so much of cynicism surrounds us, when the Indian public looks apprehensive,hopeless and searches for some source to draw courage from,BANG!!! Here comes our very own silver screen to the rescue, with "The Mountain Man".
This movie is about Dashrath Manjhi, a common man from a small village in our country,who with his determination and hard work carved a way through a mountain.With his relentless pursuits and the love for his wife as an initial spark, Dashrath Manjhi worked day in and out continuously for 22 years and carved out a 360 foot long, 25 foot high and 30 foot wide road through the mountain.He sold a few goats that he owned and bought some simple tools to start this herculean task of cutting down a mountain.With a lot of people ridiculing him and no help from the local authorities Dashrath Manjhi, on his own, accomplished this task with the sole intent of reducing the distance between his village and the nearest town from 50 km to 1 km.
The movie has a versatile director and a strong cast which should absolutely do justice to this story and I hope it succeeds to touch the hearts of its viewers. I also pray, that in a time when almost every individual is in search of a role model, when we are busy aping the west to form opinions, when love is so less and so hugely undermined,when general apathy and rhetoric rule and people fail to empathize with fellow human beings, this true story will renew our strength.
In the end this super human action gives me immense courage and restores my faith in the "power of one".
sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"i will try again tomorrow"
(mary anne radmacher)
At a time when the value of Indian Rupee against the American Dollar is in a nosedive, when scams are being unearthed almost at will, when states are being torn apart, when so much of cynicism surrounds us, when the Indian public looks apprehensive,hopeless and searches for some source to draw courage from,BANG!!! Here comes our very own silver screen to the rescue, with "The Mountain Man".
This movie is about Dashrath Manjhi, a common man from a small village in our country,who with his determination and hard work carved a way through a mountain.With his relentless pursuits and the love for his wife as an initial spark, Dashrath Manjhi worked day in and out continuously for 22 years and carved out a 360 foot long, 25 foot high and 30 foot wide road through the mountain.He sold a few goats that he owned and bought some simple tools to start this herculean task of cutting down a mountain.With a lot of people ridiculing him and no help from the local authorities Dashrath Manjhi, on his own, accomplished this task with the sole intent of reducing the distance between his village and the nearest town from 50 km to 1 km.
The movie has a versatile director and a strong cast which should absolutely do justice to this story and I hope it succeeds to touch the hearts of its viewers. I also pray, that in a time when almost every individual is in search of a role model, when we are busy aping the west to form opinions, when love is so less and so hugely undermined,when general apathy and rhetoric rule and people fail to empathize with fellow human beings, this true story will renew our strength.
In the end this super human action gives me immense courage and restores my faith in the "power of one".
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