Overview

• This year’s Indian Friendship Day falls on Sunday, August 3, aligning with the first-Sunday tradition established by the U.S. Congress in 1935
• Friends across schools, colleges and communities mark the occasion by exchanging colourful wristbands, heartfelt cards and personalised gifts
• The timing during the monsoon season and a holiday weekend enhances social gatherings despite there being no indigenous legislative origin for the date
• Global audiences continue to observe the United Nations–designated International Friendship Day on July 30 through social-media campaigns and cultural events
• Both observances reinforce the power of friendship in fostering trust, support, peace and cross-cultural harmony