‘We have been friends for over 60 years’, Mumbaikars share heartwarming stories
Updated On: 04 August, 2024 10:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As the world celebrates International Friendship Day on July 30, mid-day.com spoke to Mumbaikars and a Delhiite who share their more cherished and long-lasting friendships and the secret to it all
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Colin Pinto distinctly remembers how his friend Melvin Dominic’s parents got married the same day as his parents all those many years ago in Mumbai. It was like as if they were bound to be friends, living in the same neighbourhood and even visiting each other’s house every other day. He explains, “Since our families knew each other, we were friends from the first day of school over 60 years ago. Over the years, we went to many music concerts together in Mumbai including the 1981 Osibisa concert at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stadium (called NSCI Dome today) in Worli, which was a memorable one.” Over the years, they have got married and had their own families, but their friendship has stood the test of time like many other Mumbaikars today.
Every year, International Friendship Day is celebrated on July 30, according to the day assigned by the United Nations. While every year there are stories of unusual friendships with humans or pets, there is hardly a focus on friendship’s that have stood the test of time. It is one aspect that deserves more credit than it gets especially in times like today when people are constantly talking about how they fell apart with their close or best friends due to distance or lack of time. The meme that has been going viral about how people lose more friends as they turn 30 and older is all too real for many as they navigate relationships around them. However, there are some like Pinto’s that have lasted long.
Even if the Mumbaikar, who grew up in Kalina doesn’t call Dominic every other day or week, they make it a point to call each other on their birthdays or for personal celebrations and festivals including Christmas, New Year and respective wedding anniversaries. “I also have another friend Marcian Alves, who was in the same class as me and Melvin. Our entire school batch is connected through a WhatsApp group. I don’t type much there, but I keep in touch with them reminiscing the good old days.”
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