Big jolt for Bengal – credit for rasgulla goes to Odisha and not to Bengal

The controversy regarding the origin of the famous rasgulla has finally been put at rest - the committee that had been formed to settle the issue of the origin of rasgulla has confirmed that it had its roots in Odisha. The state government had formed the committee to get the geographical indication (GI) tag for the sweet because Bengal had staked its claim over the origin of the delicacy.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 14 July 2016.

The committee has submitted its 100-page report to the state government's department of science and technology. In the report, it has cited several references to stake claim to the origin of the sweet and prove the Bengal government's stand "wrong".
The committee had submitted its interim report in September last year. In support of Odisha's claim, the committee has pointed to the sweet's reference in Dandi Ramayana, a version of the epic adapted by Balaram Das in the 16th century. The report also claimed that the sweet was being offered to gods in mutts and temples for over 600 years. The state government had initiated the process to obtain GI tag for Pahala rasgulla in May but the process got delayed because the Bengal government stepped in to stake its claim over its origin.
The GI tag would confer legal protection to the Odisha rasgulla, and also prevent its unauthorized use.


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