❤️🚴♂️ The Bicycle Love Story: India to Sweden
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Charlotte Von Schedvin met Indian artist PK Mahanandia in Delhi in 1975. Ms. Schedvin traveled all the way from Sweden to India after she heard about Mr. Mahanandia’s art and decided to get her portrait made by him.
Dr. Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia had just started making a name for himself as an artist. As luck would have it, both of them fell in love with each other. By the time Ms. Von Schedvin had to leave, the duo decided to get married.
As the time for her departure neared, she asked her husband to accompany her. However, Ms. Mahanandia had to finish his studies first. She made him promise that he would follow her to her home in Sweden. The two kept in touch through letters.
After one year, when he planned to visit Ms. Von Schedvin, he realized he did not have enough money to buy an air ticket. He sold everything he owned and bought a bicycle.
During the course of the next four months, he crossed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey. His cycle broke down many times on the way, and he even had to go on without food for days. But nothing could break his will.
Finally, after cycling for 4 months, he reached Sweden. The two officially got married. The couple now lives in Sweden with their two children, and he continues to work as an artist.
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