User:Saileshpat/Dana Majhi

Dana Majhi (Odia:ଦାନା ମାଝି) is a tribal man from Odisha, India. Hailing from Kalahandi of Odisha, Dana Majha came into news for walking 12 KM from Bhawanipatna District Headquarters Hospital carrying the dead body of his wife towards his village (60 KM far from DHH). After Phanas Punji incident, the death of Dana Majhi's wife brought Kalahandi again to national and international medias. In 1985, Phanas Punji a tribal woman from  Khariar block of Kalahandi had sold her two-year-old sister-in-law Banita to a blind man in  Bolangir district for Rs 40, just enough for her to buy 3 kg of rice to save her two little ones.

Background
On 24th August 2016, Dana Majhi was spotted by a local news reporter carrying his dead wife on his shoulder with his 14-year-old daughter.