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📘 Manjhi moves a mountain by Nancy Churnin

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.

First publish date: 2017

Authors: Nancy Churnin

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