There are many other things that we do or we love to do or is actually attached with our destiny being an Indian.
First and foremost thing that creeps into my brain is Cricket. Earlier less number of us were interested in it when we just had test cricket. Number of cricket fans increased with the commencement of One Day Internationals. My mother tells me stories related to 1983 world cup. She would recognise every player who used to play cricket when she was young like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev etc. It won't be an exaggeration if I say that I've got an inclination towards Cricket from my Mom and not dad, "breaking the stereotype".
We Indians, many of us, are born cricket fans. This was about interest. Apart from this you must have heard about Indo-Pak cricket matches and the crowd gathered there? There was a girl in my class when I was in School, she used to crib a lot about Cricket, "What's so special in it?", "Why my brother is crazy about it?" No doubt she was unaware even about the terms related with the game. But the very next day of an India-Pakistan match she was the one who talked the most about it, "Being an Indian".
From the very childhood one won't be knowing the name of the genius who got the Nobel for Chemistry but would be knowing very well about his cricket team and its glorious victories over other nations' teams, "Being an Indian".
The next thing worth noticing is out immense love for Movies. Number of movies a year is directly proportional to the number of languages we have in our country. Telugu, Bangla, Kannad, Marathi, I mean, what not?
We breathe in movies and their songs.
People accuse Bollywood of copying ideas from Hollywood and South Indian movies but "being an Indian" they are the ones who strive to watch the first day first show of that movie starring big names from Bollywood.
Admit it or not, a movie in your mother tongue if put in properly, influences your brain more effectively. And the craze for a movie star is well-known here. What not people do to just get a glance of their favourite actors. Abuse SRK once on twitter and you will be abused back ten times by his "fans" (I have tried this several times).
What to talk about fun and enjoyment! Everybody does it. But here, people have their own ways of doing it, "Being an Indian".
Youngsters find relief from their day-to-day activities by partying, movies, outings etc whereas you must have seen women chilling out by gossiping about every second issue around them or even shopping and spilling money over every silly thing. No, of course they do it responsibly as well, but this is their stress-buster many-a-times.
Aged lot of people find enjoyment playing with their grand children which give them immense pleasure that cannot be replaced by those materialistic luxuries of life. They just want importance, solace and love. (Well, this factor must be common all across the world).
"Being an Indian", we are always up for whole lot advices and concern for our neighbours or our relatives even when they don't want it. Look at the extra sweetness!
What to say about marriages! here we spend all our belongings marrying our children because that's the most important task in parents' life. Being an Indian they do every bit to select a perfect groom/bride for their kids and marry them off gifting them the second half of their lives. Attend a wedding ceremony here and you'll get to know us, care, love, affection, respect in us in a better way.
And last but not the least "our culture".
We love integrating our culture, "Being an Indian". Heard about Bengali Roshogulla, Agra ke Pede, Rajasthani Daal Baati, marathi Vada Paao, Gujarati Dhokla, South Indian Rasam and many more? You will find these food items in the entire country and loved by all of us. Same goes for Clothing. Even versions overlap.
We are so closely integrated and proud to be an Indian "being an Indian".
