“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson; Mulder and Scully; Thelma and Louise; you and your bestie(s). Friends make our world go round. Think about it. From childhood treasure hunts to 3am heartbreaks, friendship is the purest form of a relationship. It teaches you to be yourself at your best, and accept yourself graciously at your worst—because your friends will. Whether you are crying together or laughing, there’s always someone to lean on. Little wonder Friendship Day is so very special. At élanstreet, we are celebrating the day with our friends at work. As Michael Scott said in The Office, “The people that you work with are, when you get down to it, your very best friends.”

Photographs Soumyadip Chakrabarti