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After West Bengal, GI Tag Granted To Odisha For Its Version Of Rasagola

By LawStreet News Network      30 July, 2019 06:07 PM      0 Comments
After West Bengal, GI Tag Granted To Odisha For Its Version Of Rasagola

The bitter war over the rasagola ended in a draw on July 29, 2019, after the geographical indicator (GI) was granted to Odisha for the ‘Odisha rasagola’.

The Chennai-based GI Registry granted the tag more than two years after West Bengal won its own GI tag for the delectable eastern sweet.

“This mouthwatering culinary delight made of cottage cheese, loved by Odias across the world, is offered to Lord Jagannath as part of bhog since centuries," Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik tweeted.

A GI is a distinctive sign/name used on a product generally collectively owned, which can be used to differentiate goods on the basis of its unique characteristics and geographical origin. A GI tag helps in the branding and marketing of a local product and can attract penalties if copied by anybody outside that geographical region.

When West Bengal received its GI tag for its variety of rasagola in November 2017, a bitter fight ensued between the two states over the sweet delicacy. The GI tag for the same product to both the neighbouring states now recognizes two distinct varieties in taste and texture.

In its submission before the GI registrar, the Odisha Small Industries Corp. Ltd, which has been awarded the GI tag, said: “Odisha rasagola is very soft to feel, juicy and non-chewy in consistency, and can be swallowed without teeth pressure. The rasagola prepared in other places is circular in shape, milk white in colour and basically spongy and chewy in consistency."

While Bengalis claim the sweet was invented by Nobin Chandra Das at his residence in Kolkata, Odias cite the tradition dating back to the 12th century of the cottage cheese dumpling being offered at the Puri Jagannath Temple.

During the festival of “Niladri Bije", Lord Jagannath offers rasagola to his disgruntled consort Goddess Laxmi on his return from a nine-day-long Rath Yatra. That day is now marked by Odias as Rasagola Dibasa (Day) every year. The Odias also claims that its reference can be found in 'Dandi Ramayan', an Odia adaptation of 'Valmiki Ramayan', written by Balram Das in the 15th century.

The battle over the GI tag may have ended in a draw between Odisha and West Bengal. However, the war over its origin will continue.



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