my grandfather settled to madhesh from pahad .when i was a kid i lived there for few years.my gradnfather had lands there which he gave to madhesi people to grow crops and the used to bring rice and other cultivated things to my grandfather in return and also worked in the household as servant.i dunno the exact transaction and i dont remember much of that now.those madhesis who worked on those land were nepelese citizens.my dad settled in kathmandu later.as i grew up and started to understand the world around me,which made me clear that how unfairly those madheses were treated in the valley or other parts of the country. i dont think people in darjeling think themselves as nepali,they think themself as gorkhali to be exact. as per the answer of saku's question i dont think people would have voted if there was a madhesi nepali in indian idol.most people using this website have not traveled outside valley as they dont know how diversed our country is which makes it one of a kind. i am also happy that prashant won.