@sriharsha - There is a certain difference in getting a Nokia entry level .. ahm "re-assemble-able unit".. as i call it, and a proper android smartphone. Both provide hardiness. And btw.. throw an entry lvl nokia and defy in a pool of water and see who survives... As for accidental falls, the former would just break apart.. but the magic is that u can put the pieces togather, and they will work again, which offcourse wont be the case with a smartphone. If you break it.. u break it.. thats it.

I got Defy exactly for its hardy and compact design with a powerful chipset inside it.
I would also want to point one thing about your earlier post. No custom firmware's are absolute bug free, while most official ones are. They are just loaded with crapware which hinders the user experience. Be it SGS or SGSL, both have same problems. Since the price diff is not that great right now, its better to go for SGS. There are few good custom roms available for SGS, and thats more than enough. Its not like clothes that you would go changing everyday. One proper ROM is more than sufficient.
At 23K, instead of going for HTC, if the only adv you are calling for is the firmware issue, y not go for Nexus S at 21K? It doenst have any such issues, better hardware, bigger screen, and would be ahead of Desire S in getting Android updates. To me Nexus S is more value for money than Desire S right now.
@Sam - Yeah i know that. But my only hope is that Defy is one of their top range phones and not many models are there internationally from moto which are above it. So, if they take out GB for anything, Defy should get it.

I will keep my hopes high until Moto announces the expected dissappointing news.
@bongourav - Yes, it was fixed from Moto a few months back, and new models shouldnt be having the problem. I have bought it abt a month ago, and havent faced any hardware issue so far. I got a distortion from earpiece a few times in the first week, took it to service centre, and they couldnt replicate the issues. And ,touchwood, hadnt occurred after that.
Correction!!! Anther price drop for Nexus S... Its available for 19K after discount from Letsbuy or 20K from flipkart!!!