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Dashrath Manjhee
दशरथ मांझी
Dashrath Manjhi
Born Dassu
1934
Gehlaur, Bihar, India
Died 17 August 2007 (aged 72–73)
New Delhi, India
Cause of death Cancer, food deficiency
Nationality Indian
Other names The Mountain Man
Known for Carving a mountain with only a hammer and a chisel, to make a path to the city from a ruralvillage in Bihar.
Spouse(s) Falguni Devi
Dashrath Manjhi (c. 1934[1] – 17 August 2007[2]), also known as Mountain Man,[3] was a poor labourer in Gehlaur village, near Gayain Bihar, India, who carved a path 110 m long (360 ft), 9.1 m (30 ft) wide and 7.6 m (25 ft) deep through a hillock using only a hammerand chisel.[1][4][5] After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened travel between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya town from 55 km to 15 km.[6]
Airlift of Indians from Kuwait
Part of Invasion of Kuwait
Map of Kuwait
Type Emergency evacuation
Location Kuwait
Planned by Ministry of External Affairs
Objective Humanitarian relief
Date 13 August 1990 - 20 October 1990
Executed by Air India, Indian Airlines, Indian Air Force
Outcome More than 175,000 Indian citizens evacuated.
The 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait was carried out from August 13, 1990 to October 20, 1990 after the Invasion of Kuwait. Air India helped evacuate 175,000 people by civil airliners. The operation was carried out before the Persian Gulf War in 1990 to evacuate Indian expatriates from Kuwait. Following this operation Air India, the flag carrier Indian airline entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people evacuated by a civil airliner.[1][2][3] Mathunny Mathews, Harbajan Singh Vedi, Abey Varicad, V.K Warrier, Ali Hussain and few others based in Kuwait helped immensely in the evacuation efforts of fellow Indians.[4
दशरथ मांझी
Dashrath Manjhi
Born Dassu
1934
Gehlaur, Bihar, India
Died 17 August 2007 (aged 72–73)
New Delhi, India
Cause of death Cancer, food deficiency
Nationality Indian
Other names The Mountain Man
Known for Carving a mountain with only a hammer and a chisel, to make a path to the city from a ruralvillage in Bihar.
Spouse(s) Falguni Devi
Dashrath Manjhi (c. 1934[1] – 17 August 2007[2]), also known as Mountain Man,[3] was a poor labourer in Gehlaur village, near Gayain Bihar, India, who carved a path 110 m long (360 ft), 9.1 m (30 ft) wide and 7.6 m (25 ft) deep through a hillock using only a hammerand chisel.[1][4][5] After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened travel between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of Gaya town from 55 km to 15 km.[6]
Airlift of Indians from Kuwait
Part of Invasion of Kuwait
Map of Kuwait
Type Emergency evacuation
Location Kuwait
Planned by Ministry of External Affairs
Objective Humanitarian relief
Date 13 August 1990 - 20 October 1990
Executed by Air India, Indian Airlines, Indian Air Force
Outcome More than 175,000 Indian citizens evacuated.
The 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait was carried out from August 13, 1990 to October 20, 1990 after the Invasion of Kuwait. Air India helped evacuate 175,000 people by civil airliners. The operation was carried out before the Persian Gulf War in 1990 to evacuate Indian expatriates from Kuwait. Following this operation Air India, the flag carrier Indian airline entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people evacuated by a civil airliner.[1][2][3] Mathunny Mathews, Harbajan Singh Vedi, Abey Varicad, V.K Warrier, Ali Hussain and few others based in Kuwait helped immensely in the evacuation efforts of fellow Indians.[4
