Amit should have won Indian Idol. I am following Indian Idol right from the start. Amit Paul's diction and pronunciation is flawless and he sings like a dream. Amit is the ideal Indian Idol material. Prashant won because of pathetic regionalism. People should desist from regionalism and vote for the better contestant. Last year's Indian Idol had the same outcome, the guy from Rajasthan won, but the dude from Andhra Pradesh was much better singer.

My sister alone collected NRS 77,000 and flied to Darjeeling just to vote Prashant... it was one sided final battle i think you guys know it.

well incomparision it's nothing......

Prashant tamang had strong backup! Amit's voice is admirable but i felt like he often forgets to tie up loose ends unlike prashant. Mr. Tamang made a huge progress.... amit wasn't upto that level his uncovered nervousness and weakned confidence was constantly making me feel that prashant is going to win anyhow. but if you ask me honestly p.shant dominated in votes..... My sister alone collected NRS 77,000 and flied to Darjeeling just to vote Prashant... it was one sided final battle i think you guys know it.

I have to admit Amit's die hard fan are too much though... they're not allowing neplease people in their town to celebrate prashant's victory 0.o

What is the exchange rate for Nepalese Rupees compared to Indian Rupees?

Prashant tamang had strong backup! Amit's voice is admirable but i felt like he often forgets to tie up loose ends unlike prashant. Mr. Tamang made a huge progress.... amit wasn't upto that level his uncovered nervousness and weakned confidence was constantly making me feel that prashant is going to win anyhow. but if you ask me honestly p.shant dominated in votes..... My sister alone collected NRS 77,000 and flied to Darjeeling just to vote Prashant... it was one sided final battle i think you guys know it.

Sorry bro but I really don't like your thinking especially your sister's thinking. She need not be that serious about voting. And what loose ends you are talking about? Amit is clearly the better singer, its just that he didn't have that mass base that Prashant had. It is clearly regionalism at its worst.
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How many more Nepalis flew over to West Bengal just to vote for Prashant?

This is madness!

you don't wanna know.

THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

I'm sure Amit will still go on to have a successful music career. In other Idols such as US and Australia, some contestants who came runner-up actually have gone on to be more successful than those who won in their respective series.

And for Prashant, even if he doesn't gain that much success and popularity in "India Proper", he will still have a massive following in Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling.

So it's a win-win situation for both guys.

Then how large is the Nepali community in India?

What will you call Nepali and what will you call Indian, can you distinguish? Even Nepalis and Indians are unable to do that. To tell you the truth there are more Gurkhas in India than in Nepal.

What will you call Nepali and what will you call Indian, can you distinguish? Even Nepalis and Indians are unable to do that. To tell you the truth there are more Gurkhas in India than in Nepal.

I'm not quite sure about this but wouldn't most Gurkhas be members of the Tibeto-Burman speaking ethnic groups like Rai, Limbu, Gurung and Magar? So wouldn't the Gurkhas in India on the basis on culture, language and even physical appearance be easily distinguishable from "mainstream" Indians? But of course I understand that those Hindu Nepalis especially of the Bahun and Chettri castes who have been in India for several generations would be almost indistinguishable from other Hindu Indians.

Then how large is the Nepali community in India?

Sparta? This is INDIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What will you call Nepali and what will you call Indian, can you distinguish? Even Nepalis and Indians are unable to do that. To tell you the truth there are more Gurkhas in India than in Nepal.

I'm not quite sure about this but wouldn't most Gurkhas be members of the Tibeto-Burman speaking ethnic groups like Rai, Limbu, Gurung and Magar? So wouldn't the Gurkhas in India on the basis on culture, language and even physical appearance be easily distinguishable from "mainstream" Indians? But of course I understand that those Hindu Nepalis especially of the Bahun and Chettri castes who have been in India for several generations would be almost indistinguishable from other Hindu Indians.

Yes, you can distinguish by language. The native language of all ethnic Nepalis is obviously Nepali. An ethnic Nepali of Indian nationality (like Prashant) would be considered a Nepali Indian.
Most Gurkhas speak Nepali, an Indo-Aryan language, but there are a few Tibeto-Burman speaking tribes (like the ones you mentioned) who are also considered Gurkhas.

you missed Sunwar tribe

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I'm not quite sure about this but wouldn't most Gurkhas be members of the Tibeto-Burman speaking ethnic groups like Rai, Limbu, Gurung and Magar?

So wouldn't the Gurkhas in India on the basis on culture, language and even physical appearance be easily distinguishable from "mainstream" Indians? But of course I understand that those Hindu Nepalis especially of the Bahun and Chettri castes who have been in India for several generations would be almost indistinguishable from other Hindu Indians.

Yes, you can distinguish by language. The native language of all ethnic Nepalis is obviously Nepali. An ethnic Nepali of Indian nationality (like Prashant) would be considered a Nepali Indian.

There's a fine line in between.

Idol aftermath: Siliguri on fire over RJ remark, army out

Pramod Giri, Hindustan Times
Kolkata/Siliguri, September 28, 2007

First Published: 18:28 IST(28/9/2007)
Last Updated: 00:30 IST(29/9/2007)

Indefinite curfew was imposed and shoot-at-sight orders issued in Siliguri town following a violent communal flare-up during a rally on Friday. The army and BSF had to be called out to control the situation. The rally was protesting against the reported derogatory remarks made by a radio jockey against Gorkhas (Nepalis) soon after Prashant Tamant was chosen Indian Idol.

Trouble began around 11 am when the rally organised by Nepalis was crossing Siliguri Sadar Hospital. It had almost passed the hospital when some protestors had an argument with a patient’s attendants and beat up the latter. This invited local reaction and a few Nepali-speaking people were beaten up. Soon, both sides were pelting stones. Many, including Siliguri ASP Rajesh Yadav, were injured.

As the violence escalated, more policemen were rushed in. The mob torched scores of vehicles. Police carted off hundreds of protestors and used 30 rounds of tear gas shells. When nothing helped, police opened seven rounds of fire in which two people were reportedly injured. North Bengal Police IG RJS Nalwa and Darjeeling SP Rajesh Subarno monitored the situation from the spot. Finally, the army was called in around 6 pm.

Darjeeling DM Rajesh Pandey told reporters that the situation was beyond control and curfew had been imposed in Siliguri for an indefinite period. Pandey and Nalwa said the army and the BSF have been called in.

Late night reports said mobs were pelting stones at army, BSF and police personnel. This led authorities to issue shoot-at-sight orders. There are also reports of communal tension.

Idol winner Tamant has appealed for peace. “I urge you all to maintain calm, otherwise I may not be able to concentrate in my career,” Tamang said in an appeal on a private TV channel in Bengali and Nepali.

http://www.hindustantimes.com

Yes there are more Gurkhas in India than in Nepal. It surprises you? Will you please tell me how come Tibetian and Burmese languages are more in common with each other than any of the so called Aryan languages. Why Nepalese languages are categorized as Tibeto-Burman only? Don't you think that Tibeto-Burman, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian all these laguage categories are redundant and shouldn't be in use anymore?
I think you are a bit ignorant in this. Please go to western Himalayas to Himachal Pradesh, Garhwal, Kumaon they are not different from Nepali people in looks or culture wise, may be subtle differences. And what do you mean by "mainstream" Indians ? What do you know about the interaction of Buddism and Hinduism in Nepal ?

What do you know about the interaction of populations in Terai region and all along the Indo-Nepal border and elsewhere in Nepal?

What I see is the diffusion of cultures and people over the span of thousands of years. If that is not enough then I don't think anything else would be enough.

Alright so the top two finalists of Indian Idol 3 are.


Amit Paul from Shillong, Meghalaya.


Prashant Tamang from Darjeeling, West Bengal.

http://www.indianidol.sifymax.in/

You haven't been on in a while.

Prashant would be model material if he could do something about all those lil spots on his face.

The first Indian Idol, Abhijeet Sawant performing in Asian Idol 2007 held at Jakarta, Indonesia.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vch1KdaraE8

He needs to work up his English language skills.

Prashant would be model material if he could do something about all those lil spots on his face.