Decades After Dashrath Manjhi, His Village Still Awaits Development

This exclusive ground report by Witty Chokha journalist Rohit Jha captures the tragic irony of life in Gehlour, Bihar the hometown of Dashrath Manjhi, the “Mountain Man.”
Decades after Manjhi carved a road through the hills with his bare hands, his Musahar community still lives in poverty and neglect.

Villagers share that they are landless, jobless, and forgotten, earning barely ₹4000 a month at brick kilns. Most families live in mud houses that collapse during monsoons, forcing them to seek shelter in temporary halls.
Despite Manjhi’s legacy of courage, the government’s promises remain unfulfilled no proper housing, clean water, or education.

Children face discrimination in schools, and schemes like Awas Yojana or ration benefits rarely reach them.
This powerful report highlights the painful contrast between Dashrath Manjhi’s celebrated heroism and his people’s forgotten struggle, reflecting the true face of Bihar’s inequality and neglect.