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Feb 10, 2023

"And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." --Khalil GIbran

Bicycling Around the World for Love

A young Indian artist met a Swedish tourist in New Delhi, and painted her portrait in the 1970's. They formed an immediate bond and got married in PK Mahanadia's ancestral village. When the love of his life, Charlotte von Schedvin, had to go back to Sweden after a few weeks, he worked on a plan to sell his few possessions, purchased a used bicycle, and traveled 8000 kilometers to reunite with her. Over the course of five months PK traveled by bicycle through Pakistan, Afghanistan and Europe, and reunited with Charlotte after a year and a half apart. Their story is a testament to the power of love to bind us across all manner of barriers.