While the originator of this thread has his opinion vis-a-vis Prashant Tamang, to which he is perfectly entitled to by the by, but I think he might've missed one point that I would like to mention here. Tamang's crowning as Indian Idol was much larger than just winning the competition of singing talent.   It was a result of monumental unified effort to gain recognition of Nepalis living in India, Nepal and rest of the world.  Furthermore, it was an assertion made by Nepali Indians to mainstream India that they are as much an Indian citizen as any of the plains people (i.e. Punjabis, Gujratis, Marhatis, Tamils etc. who come to mind when we think of Indians). Indians from Northeast part of the country frequently feel segregated and pushed aside from the national dialogue and image.  Somehow their mountainous land, their fair skin, their slanted eyes caused them to be designated to 2nd class citizenship at best, or foreigner at worst, in general Indian perception.  This was the fight that had to be fought.  Indian Idol proved to be the convenient battlefield and Prashant Tamang rose to be the willing soldier in this endeavor. The movement that made Prashant Tamang an Indian Idol was a response and answer - inadequate as it may be - in this quest.  It had less to do with Prashant Tamang, a singer, than Prashant Tamang, a personification of  Nepali Indians in Darjeeling and Northeastern Indians. Just my two cents. ps:  I know, Amazing, this thread probably does not deserve further debate as this cat has been skinned nine times over, but... please bear with me.

RITEN · Feb 25, 2011 5:07 PM

usle jityo, ghantai sitti. aru le pani jitna sakthiyo ni. india ma nepali katti na thiyo hola? program ko dosh ho..ki indians haru ko...baaaaal. prashant le jityo.... indians haru lai kina hate gareko yetti saro? population dherai bhayo bhanera ho ki? dherai maaaldarr chan bhanera? j bhaye pani manche ta ho haina ta? manche bhayera socha...kunai desh ko nagarik bhayera haina.. 50000000 indians ko lagi 1200000000 ko lai naramro bahnnu hami kun thulo manche bhayem?  mahinat garera agadi po badhnu parcha..arulai naramro bhandai ma hami 30000000 kasari ramro hunchau 1200000000 ko agadi? afai  bhanum. bahun naramro. chettri naramro..kami naramro..daamai naramro...gurung naramro..rai naramro...sherpa naramro..indians naramro..pakistani naramro..bangladeshi naramro. chinese naramro...ko chahi ramro? katai hami nai naramro ta haina? sochai ma pariwartan chahincha...arulai ramro bhanera pani ta soach ko bikash huna sakla? haina ra? Prashant le jityo..kasari jityo ko kura haina..usle jityo..arko le jiteko bhaye pani tyo jit lai swikarnai parthiyo. harr lai pani swikarnu parthiyo..yo thulo kura bhayo ta? yesto kura lai liyera afno dimag lai dherai kasta nadium..anta ma yo kunai kura haru ko moool tetti rahandaina. :)

dharane_kancha · Feb 25, 2011 6:55 PM

Thanks for this post Clark_kent. malai kasle yo topic ma thread rakhla jasto lageko thyo.  tyo mula prasante lai kina yati dherai tauko ma chadaeko ho hamile ?? tyo bhanda ramro gaune singers nepal ma chhaina ra ? Even rajesh payal rai is 1000 times better than this dhoti danthe. india ko nepali le nepal lai ekdum hate garchh, biswas lagena bhane ek patak darjeeling, sikkim tira gaera nepal baat aako bhane hunchha/ tyo [Disallowed String for - use not allowed] lai jitaunu thyo jitayo bhaigo ni...jaha pani invite gareko chha. kasto dass manasikata hamro. indian idol hudaima tetro taukomai chadaunu parch ???

GorkheCowboy · Feb 25, 2011 11:35 PM

 tyai bhanya nepali idol nai bhaye jasto.....

chamatkar · Feb 27, 2011 6:39 PM

 damn yo facebook user le kina yesto mukh chodeko lol!!! haami kasailaii aaudaina jasto nagara na bro!!! sabai ko aa-aafno opinion hoo!! timilai ramro lagla aru laii nalagla!! aru laii ramro lagena bhandaii ma testo boldine ta bhayena nii!!!!!personally!!! ma testo dhoti programm haru herdaii herdina lol!!! so jasle jite nii baal!!!! tara prashant tamang can't sing haii fact to be told !! there are people way better than hiim nepal!!! and don't forget that!! people were collection thousands and thousands of ruppess from nepal to send it to india and so that they could do voting!!!! if u were in nepal u wud know how much money was sent to india!!!!!  

alece · Feb 28, 2011 9:29 AM

agree gorkhecow boy.. tyai bhaneko...aafno kura bikas garnu chaina ,aru lai anawasyak samman garera aafnai badnam garchan ,ke garne ta ..yestai chha ,kasaile kuro bujhe po

chamatkar · Feb 28, 2011 11:09 AM