Swapnil Oke, R.I.P.
Swapnil Oke, 27, who never wanted to leave Mumbai, even though the daily commutes were getting to him.Only a year ago, Swapnil got married to Swapnaja and they lived in Mumbai with his younger brother, Shreyas. ‘‘It’s sheer coincidence that they have such rhyming names. They knew each other for six years. When she came home the first time, we told her, ‘you are not coming here as a daughter-in-law but as our daughter’,’’ says Prakash.
On July 11, Swapnil was in town. Swapnaja had gone to her parents in Dahisar. Shreyas had left the day before to join his parents in Coimbatore to pursue his MBA. Prakash, a retired electronics engineer is working with Chinmaya International Residential School as a consultant while his wife (Swapnil’s mother) is a teacher there. The Okes shifted to Coimbatore a year ago to give the newly weds ‘‘some privacy’’. It was also a ‘‘career move’’ for Swapnil’s mother. ‘‘When I was working, my career was priority and she was looking after the children. Now, it’s her turn,’’ says Prakash.
