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Odisha govt files application for GI status of Odishara Rasagola

| Friday | 23rd February, 2018

BHUBANESWAR: Lately though Odisha government filed for Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Odishara Rasagola on Friday. "I am really happy that the state government finally woke up and filed the GI status for Odishara Rasagola. After West Bengal got the GI tag for Banglar Rosogola the government expedited the process. "We filed the application seeking GI status for Odishara rasagola with all relevant documents substantiating its origin and uniqueness," said MSME secretary LNGupta.Odisha was at loggerheads with West Bengal over the origin of the popular sweet dish. The Odisha Small Industries Corporation filed the application at GI Registry in Chennai.

BHUBANESWAR: Lately though Odisha government filed for Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Odishara Rasagola on Friday. The Odisha Small Industries Corporation filed the application at GI Registry in Chennai."We filed the application seeking GI status for Odishara rasagola with all relevant documents substantiating its origin and uniqueness," said MSME secretary LNGupta.Odisha was at loggerheads with West Bengal over the origin of the popular sweet dish. Though West Bengal had sought GI status for Bangalar Rosogola in September 2015 and finally awarded the status in November 2017, Odisha has been claiming that it has documentary evidences of the origin of the sweet dish in several literatures dating back to 15th century, but did not filed for the GI tag. After West Bengal got the GI tag for Banglar Rosogola the government expedited the process."I am really happy that the state government finally woke up and filed the GI status for Odishara Rasagola. The government has included the historical evidences I collected from different sources," said Asit Mohanty, culture researcher and member of the documentation committee.

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