A story of a man who made the ultimate journey of love, cycling from India to Sweden to see his sweetheart, has captured the hearts of thousands online. A Facebook post, that has been liked more than 113,000 times, shares the tale of how Dr. Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia crossed eight countries to be reunited with his wife Charlotte Von Schedvin in her native country.

近日，一名男子万里寻爱，从印度骑车到瑞典见妻子的故事在网上吸引了无数关注。有人在Facebook写下了这个故事，点赞数达到了113,000次。这个故事讲述了印度小哥Pradyumna跨越八个国家与妻子Charlotte在她的家乡瑞典团聚的事情。

The epic¹ tale began in 1975 when wealthy 19-year-old Von Schedvin, who was a student in London at the time, travelled to India in 1975 to meet the poor but renowned² portrait artist Mahanandia. The Indian was born in 1949 into a weaver³ family in Odisha, Dhenkanal and was considered an untouchable in the society.

故事发生在1975年，19岁带有皇室血统的瑞典富家女Von Schedvin正在英国念书，她听说有个贫穷却非常有名的印度肖像画家，于是专程旅行去印度见他。这名印度小哥于1949出生在印度一个贫穷的纺织户家庭，因为种姓制度，他被归类为“不可接触的贱民”。

Although his family couldn't afford his education, he managed to gain a place at the College of Art in New Delhi where word of his talent quickly spread.

尽管他家无法负担学费，他还是成功在新德里的一个艺术学院半工半读，在那里，他的才华得以施展，他靠着画肖像画出了名。

In events that wouldn't be out of place in a romantic movie, when the young Von Sledvin met with the portrait maker⁴ the two became infatuated with one another. He was possessed⁵ by her beauty and she, with his sheer simplicity⁶. Despite their contrasting backgrounds, the pair shortly married, with Charlotte.

两人相遇后就像所有爱情电影的情节一样，迅速坠入爱河。他被她的魅力所折服，而她也深深的被他的单纯所吸引。即使两人背景如此的不匹配，但二人还是很快结婚了。

In 1978, the time came for Charlotte to return to her native country, and she requested her husband join her back in Europe. However, Mahanandia was in the middle of his studies and said he would join her after these were completed. The couple stayed in touch through letters and despite Charlotte's offers to send flight tickets, Mahanandia was determined⁷ to meet her via his own means.

1978年，Charlotte不得不要回到瑞典。她希望丈夫能跟她一起走。可是他表示自己还没有完成学业，等毕业之后会去瑞典找她的。之后他们通过书信来往维持异地恋关系，他拒绝了姑娘给他买的机票，他只想靠自己的力量去见她。

Selling his belongings⁸, he managed to scrape enough money to buy a second-hand⁹ bike and set out on the intrepid¹⁰ journey to be reunited. From New Delhi the love-struck adventurer entered Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Germany, Austria and Denmark. It wasn't all plain sailing. His bike broke down numerous time along the way and he had to go on without food for days.

之后，他卖掉了自己所有东西，买了辆二手自行车，决定骑到瑞典与妻子团聚。从新德里，他穿越了阿富汗，伊朗，土耳其，保加利亚，南斯拉夫，德国，奥地利和丹麦八个国家。整个行程并不是一路顺风，这期间，他的车坏了无数次，也因为没钱买东西饿着肚子骑车好几天，才最终到达瑞典。

In total the trip took four months and three weeks before he finally reached Gothenburg, Sweden.Upon arrival he was questioned by immigration officers, who were said to be amazed at his story of devotion after he shared photographs of his marriage.

这段骑行历时4个多月，到达瑞典边境时，移民官知道他一路从印度骑过来惊呆了，直到他拿出了他们的结婚照，才顺利入境。

Her parents welcomed him with open arms and 40 years later, the pair are still happily married. Dr PK Mahanandia serves as the Odiya Cultural Ambassador of India to Sweden and lives with his wife and two children in Sweden. He has become well-known in Sweden as an artist and as an Adviser¹¹, Art and Culture, under the Swedish Government too.

Charlotte的父母知道后立刻赶来迎接他，现在这两人依旧幸福的生活在一起。他在瑞典成了肖像画大师，还成了印度驻瑞典的文化宣传大使。