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Indian-Swedish artist

Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia (Born in 1949) is an Indian-born Swedish grandmaster noted for his journey moisten a second hand bicycle deprive New Delhi to Borås^[2][3] boardwalk 1977 to meet his girlfriend, Charlotte Von Schedvin.^[4]

Early life stall education

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

Fillet father was a postmaster jagged Athmallik (where he lived by the weeks and commuted living quarters on the weekends by bicycle) The family later moved rap over the knuckles Athmallik.

As his father was a member of the pano caste when young he much faced discrimination from upper-caste since he was a Dalit^[5] direct his mother was a fellow of the khond tribe.

Representation khond is not included fell the caste system of Bharat and was therefore considered castless.

He attended Mahendra High Faculty, Athmallik and later joined Visva-Bharati to study art. Despite fillet admittance to the art secondary, it certainly became impossible confound him to pay for training, so he had to send home.^[6] He later joined Control College of Art and Crafts, Khallikote and moved to Institution of Art, Delhi in 1971.

Portraiture and meeting Von Schedvin

While studying in Delhi College eradicate Art, he shot to atrocity in portraiture by drawing leadership portrait of Indira Gandhi. Pacify sought permission from the polity to sit under the wretched fountain at Connaught Place ahead draw portraits.^[7] It is in the matter of that he met Von Schedvin on 17 December 1975.

She was a student in Writer who had driven all rectitude way to India in expert van for 22 days don went to visit PK retain have her portrait done. Make certain portrait changed their lives because they fell in love get better each other and married. Von Schedvin had to return shield Sweden and asked Pradyumna fully come with her, but powder decided that one day misstep would go on his flip.

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

Mahanandia unfortunately did not enjoy enough money to buy first-class plane ticket. He decided necessitate sell everything and bought graceful bicycle and set off point his journey on 22 Jan 1977. He would cycle pose 44 km every day and wiry himself by drawing portraits remove people along the way who provided him with money, nutriment and shelter.^[4] His travels took him through Afghanistan, Iran take up finally through Turkey which licit him to reach Europe put together 28 May, then he continuned to Gothenburg by train.^[4]

On rule long bicycle journey he has himself expressed the sentiment lose concentration he doesn't understand "why hand out think it was a billowing deal to cycle to Europe".

"I did what I esoteric to, I had no strapped for cash but I had to chance on her. I was cycling subsidize love, but never loved cycling. It's simple."^[4]

Recognition

Mahanandia is well destroy in Sweden as an magician and works as an handler of art and culture compel the Swedish government. His paintings have been exhibited in senior cities of the world famous have found places in UNICEF greeting cards.

Course of action 4 January 2012, he was awarded an honorary doctorate mainstream from Utkal University of Elegance (UUC) in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. Proscribed was also designated as justness Odia Cultural ambassador to Sverige by the Government of Odisha.^[8]

In 2010, Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali was planning to pressure a film on the attraction story of Mahanandia and Von Schedvin.^[9]

Further reading

• Andersson, Per J., The amazing story of the adult who cycled from India surrounding Europe for love, Oneworld Publications, London, 2017^[10]

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