Bike From India To Sweden To Find Love

(EN) It was in 1975 that Charlotte Von Sledvin, a 19-year-old student from a Swedish royal family, went to India to have a portrait made by a talented artist. The artist was born into a poor Indian family of the lower caste, also known as “untouchables”.Despite the incredibly difficult circumstances, artist Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia had acquired an exceptional reputation as a gifted painter

He took a Bike From India To Sweden To Find Love. Her reputation led Charlotte Von Sledvin to travel to India to paint her portrait.

Pradyumna was fascinated by the beauty of Charlotte

By the time the portrait was finished, the two had fallen in love. Pradyumna was fascinated by the beauty of Charlotte. Never before had he seen a more beautiful woman in the Western world. He did his best to capture all of his beauty in the portrait, but he never fully succeeded.

Nevertheless, the portrait is magnificent and Charlotte fell in love with her simplicity and her beautiful character. Thanks to him, she spontaneously decided to stay longer in India. Two days later, weeks and even months have passed. The two had fallen so deeply in love that they decided to marry according to traditional Indian rituals.

Pradyumna était fascinée par la beauté de Charlotte

Pradyumna was fascinated by the beauty of Charlotte

Unfortunately, the time has come for Charlotte to leave to finish her studies in London. Thousands of miles separated them, but their feelings for each other never changed. They kept in touch through letters which they exchanged almost every week. Naturally, the newlyweds fought terribly against the great distance that separated them.

Charlotte offered her husband to buy plane tickets, which he refused. Not only had he decided to finish school first, he had also decided to find the love of his life on his own terms. He even promised her that he would do his best to see her again.

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Bike From India To Sweden To Find Love

After Pradyumna finished his studies, he took all of his goods and sold them. Unfortunately, the money he earned didn’t even come close to a plane ticket. All he could afford was a cheap, used bicycle. Many would have been very disappointed, some would have even given up.

But not Pradyumna. Instead of letting the difficult circumstances keep him from seeing his beloved wife again, he made the decision to use what he had to see her again. Nothing could prevent him from finding his wife, even if it meant an exhausting round the world trip.

His decision was the start of a bicycle trip from India to the Western world. Pradyumna took with him all his paintings and brushes in order to financially support his project. His journey took him through eight countries and lasted more than four months.

But eventually he arrived in the hometown of Charlotte in Sweden and finally saw her again. From then on, the two never left each other for too long.