An ‘Untouchable’ From India Fell In Love With A Wealthy Swedish Girl 47 Years Ago. See Them Today!

An ‘Untouchable’ From India Fell In Love With A Wealthy Swedish Girl 47 Years Ago. See Them Today!

They met each other almost 50 years ago they were so different he was an untouchable poor indian boy she was a wealthy swedish tourist but despite this mahanandia and charlotte fell in love when she had to return to sweden he followed her on a bicycle it was a difficult journey but they were joined again how has their life turned out since then how do they look now and is it true that real love overcomes not only long distances but also passes the test of time keep watching to find out this is wow channel before we continue make sure to subscribe to our channel and hit the bell icon for notifications let’s begin The cast system still exists in india it divides people into five large groups some people are lucky to be born into a higher caste and everyone else has to put up with their lives it’s like a skyscraper without the lift if you are born on the first floor then you will die on the same floor independent india’s constitution banned discrimination on the basis of caste but this system has existed for about 3 000 years so it is difficult to abandon it.

The least fortunate are those who are born into their untouchable caste their life is usually predetermined long before birth people who were born in the lowest caste are destined to do the hardest work clean the streets wash clothes some of them cannot even visit hospitals and shops use public transport but sometimes there are exceptions to this rule paradum na kumar mahanandiya was born in 1949 in an audia speaking weaver family in a small village in eastern india from an early age the boy was fond of art he was very talented and loved to draw but people treated him with the organs because he was from an untouchable cast the boy faced cruel treatment when he went to school and started to contact with hindus he realized he wasn’t the same of them mahanandya didn’t give up his dream and continued to draw he always believed that one day he would find his true love when the boy faced discrimination from uppercast students and got upset his mother reminded him of the prophecy that she learned at the birth of the baby the witch told her that when the sun grows up he will fall in love with a woman from a far away land she would be musical and who would own a jungle her zodiac sign would be taurus mahanandiya attended tavis vapaharati to study art but he couldn’t continue education because his family was too poor and it was impossible for him to pay for tuition so he had to return home later he joined to college of art in delhi the boy was so talented that he was accepted into a prestigious educational institution despite the fact that he belonged to the untouchable cast.

While studying in delhi college of art he draw the portrait of indira gandhi he sought permission from the authorities to sit under the holy fountain at conant place and draw portraits so he became a street artist it helped him to earn money for food mahanandiya painted portraits in 10 minutes for 10 rupees and in 1975 his life changed completely one day a young blond-haired blue-eyed girl from sweden asked him to paint her portrait the guy got nervous because this girl fit the description from the prophecy as soon as he saw her he knew she was the one mahanandia asked her if she was a taurus and owned the jungle swedish girl kept saying yes to all the questions i knew we were destined to meet i told her she was going to be my wife said mahanandia many years later the girl’s name was charlotte von schedwin she was from a noble wealthy swedish family charlotte studied in london and traveled a lot around the world but most of all since childhood she dreamed of visiting india she was attracted by this amazing country she read many books about india when she met a poor street artist she believed in his incredible story and fell in love with him less than three weeks later mahanandia took charlotte to his home state of arisa so they got married according to tribal tradition but after that it was time for the girl to return home she offered her new husband to join her in the swedish textile town of boris she even tried to give him money for a plane ticket but the proud young man refused to take it they kept in touch through letter for a year mahanandia still didn’t have enough money to buy a ticket but he found another way to get to sweden and to join his beloved woman the guy sold all his things and bought a bike for 60 rupees he decided to cycle to the european country on the popular hippie trail that many europeans crosstown motorcycle to india he started his incredible journey by bicycle in january 1977.

He spent almost five months to reach europe during this trip he passed through pakistan afghanistan iran and turkey sometimes he made portraits of people to earn some money for food and shelter in may 1977 mahanandia met charlotte in sweden the couple was totally over the moon since then they have been together poor indian guy and wealthy sweden girl legally got married in the northern country she helped him to start new life at first time they had some problems mahanandya had no idea about european culture and charlotte’s parents were shocked when they met poor indian artist and realized that he is a husband of their daughter but charlotte supported her beloved in every step more than 40 years have passed since then mahanande became an art teacher nowadays he is well known in sweden as an artist also he works as an advising award and culture for the swedish government his paintings have been exhibited in major cities of the world in 2012 he got a doctorate degree from utkal university of culture in adisha he was also designated as their audio cultural ambassador to sweden by the government of adisha mohanda and charlotte are still happy together they have two children a girl and a boy their daughter emily is 36 years old she is a textile economist their son carl siddhartha is 33 he is a helicopter pilot the couple love each other as much as ever their love has passed the test of time sometimes they give interviews to journalists and tell their touching love story people all over the world admire mahanandia who was able to achieve great things despite being born in a lower caste this man also proved that love has no boundaries and sometimes you just need to follow your heart do you know more such examples of love stories thanks for watching don’t forget to share your thoughts with me to click like and to subscribe see you next time