The idea of Indianness

Jug Suraiya's 'second opinion'(Sept 1,2010) to Chetan Bhagat's plea of boycotting the Common Wealth Games, won my heart.

He said the games has boycotted us before we could boycott the games. He backed this up by citing examples of farmers in western Uttar Pradesh (how their villages are threatened in the name of 'progress' and 'public interest') and also the plight of the Kondhs of Orissa (due to bauxite mining operations in the area).
http://www.editorialjunction.com/2010/09/jug-suraiya-whose-boycott/
I would strongly not boycott the game for a simple reason- I am an Indian and I cannot back out. Blame game, that has always been our style. How about standing up as one nation (despite the odds) and say that we put up that show. If we fail or we succeed that is a different story. At least let us stand up for once. That is the idea of Indianness. We have come so far with so little. So what. Ultimately, let the world have only a finger and not two to point out. But for that I would suggest Chetan Bhagat and his followers to read : Pavan K Varma's book titled ‘Being Indian' http://www.flipkart.com/being-india-pavan-k-varma-book-0143033425and Sashi Tharoor's book titled 'The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell PhonePhone.' http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/Shashi-Tharoor/The-Elephant-the-Tiger-and-the-Cellphone/9780670081455.html