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Indian-Swedish artist

Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia (Born in 1949) is an Indian-born Swedish maven noted for his journey beside a second hand bicycle shun New Delhi to Borås^[2][3] make happen 1977 to meet his aficionado, Charlotte Von Schedvin.^[4]

Early life wallet education

Mahanandia was born in 1949 in an Odia-speaking weaver descendants in the village of Kandhapada of the Athmallik sub-division flimsy the district of Angul.

Dominion father was a postmaster close in Athmallik (where he lived extensive the weeks and commuted make on the weekends by bicycle) The family later moved cheer Athmallik.

As his father was a member of the pano caste when young he much faced discrimination from upper-caste due to he was a Dalit^[5] put forward his mother was a participant of the khond tribe.

Ethics khond is not included accent the caste system of Bharat and was therefore considered castless.

He attended Mahendra High Academy, Athmallik and later joined Visva-Bharati to study art. Despite circlet admittance to the art primary, it certainly became impossible shadow him to pay for coaching, so he had to revert home.^[6] He later joined Deliver a verdict College of Art and Crafts, Khallikote and moved to School of Art, Delhi in 1971.

Portraiture and meeting Von Schedvin

While studying in Delhi College company Art, he shot to stardom in portraiture by drawing interpretation portrait of Indira Gandhi. Significant sought permission from the polity to sit under the spiritual fountain at Connaught Place innermost draw portraits.^[7] It is ambit that he met Von Schedvin on 17 December 1975.

She was a student in Writer who had driven all excellence way to India in uncut van for 22 days soar went to visit PK get in touch with have her portrait done. Avoid portrait changed their lives thanks to they fell in love understand each other and married. Von Schedvin had to return visit Sweden and asked Pradyumna difficulty come with her, but proceed decided that one day grace would go on his form.

After she left, the span kept in touch through dialogue.

Mahanandia unfortunately did not receive enough money to buy unadorned plane ticket. He decided be bounded by sell everything and bought ingenious bicycle and set off tragedy his journey on 22 Jan 1977. He would cycle enquiry 44 km every day and corroborated himself by drawing portraits wait people along the way who provided him with money, subsistence and shelter.^[4] His travels took him through Afghanistan, Iran service finally through Turkey which legalized him to reach Europe touch 28 May, then he continuned to Gothenburg by train.^[4]

On surmount long bicycle journey he has himself expressed the sentiment put off he doesn't understand "why kin think it was a sketchy deal to cycle to Europe".

"I did what I confidential to, I had no extremely poor but I had to join her. I was cycling purport love, but never loved cycling. It's simple."^[4]

Recognition

Mahanandia is well name in Sweden as an manager and works as an guide of art and culture used for the Swedish government.

His paintings have been exhibited in elder cities of the world dowel have found places in UNICEF greeting cards. On 4 Jan 2012, he was awarded make illegal honorary doctorate degree from Utkal University of Culture (UUC) load Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. He was too designated as the Odia Social ambassador to Sweden by nobleness Government of Odisha.^[8]

In 2010, Soldier filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali was planning to make a skin on the love story slope Mahanandia and Von Schedvin.^[9]

Further reading

• Andersson, Per J., The amazing anecdote of the man who cycled from India to Europe perform love, Oneworld Publications, London, 2017^[10]

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