The Friends reunion will be aired on Indian television for the first time on Sunday. There is no doubt this series defined an entire gener...
The Friends reunion will be aired on Indian television for the first time on Sunday. There is no doubt this series defined an entire generation’s television experience, perhaps even shaping their expectations of dating and friendships. A key takeaway of this series, echoing the lyrics of its title song, was that friends will stay together, be there for each other, no matter what.
This pandemic, with its lockdown situations certainly brought the spotlight back to friendship as friends get together on video calls (a weekly catch-up session is a must for some friendship groups), and more technology-savvy ones use software (as Gathertown) to create virtual meeting spaces (a park, forest, mall) where each user chooses an icon/character for themselves and meanders the space joining small groups of friends for chit-chats.
Nostalgia has been running high as people are getting back in touch with old school/university/work friends to ask after their wellbeing or reminisce that shared experience when “everything was normal”.
Undoubtedly these friendships have been a source of great support, trust, and warmth in the past and particularly in these terrifying times. Many proudly explained to me that friends, much more than extended family members, have stood by these difficult times when a loved one...
