Charlotte Von Schedvin was a blonde,
blue-eyed young woman who hailed from
Swedish nobility.
PK Mahanandia was a poor art student from
eastern India, seen as an "untouchable" in his
country's caste system.
Yet their chance meeting in Delhi, late 1975,
when Von Schedvin asked him to paint her
portrait, led to him cycling from India to
Sweden to be with her -- a mammoth 3,600km journey spanning eight countries and taking over four months to complete.
Despite their different backgrounds and as if
masterminded by fate, the young couple's love was instant and overwhelming.
They would spend one glorious month together before Von Schedvin returned to her home in Boras, Sweden.
Mahanandia vowed to marry the woman he
loved, at any cost. The talented painter sold
everything he owned to buy a pushbike, and
with just $80 in his pocket set off on his epic
journey. Read full story here.
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