In the Territory of India there are different States and each State has different culture, follow different dressing pattern, different food habits and preparation of different dishes peculiar to different States. Accord

In the Territory of India there are different States and each State has different culture, follow different dressing pattern, different food habits and preparation of different dishes peculiar to different States. Accordingly there is a dispute between Odisha and West Bengal regarding their popular sweet desert called "Rasagulla". For the purpose of getting GI The West Bengal State Food Processing and Horticultural Development Corporation Ltd have moved to Chennai Registry of GI and accordingly the latter has granted GI to West Bengal with a brand name of Banglar Rasagulla tag in the year 2017. The decision was made by Registrar primarily based on the confidence with the product as the same is ancient and traditional with regard to its quality, taste, popularity, peculiarity of its availability in different parts of the country with its brand name Calcutta Rasagulla. The Calcutta Rasagulla is otherwise known as Banglar Rasagulla. It has the following features. White in colour, Spongy in Texture, Syrupy sweet dessert in Taste. This was made by Nobin Chandra Das a renowned sweet producer of Bengal at his home Bagbazaar, Kolkata. Later on an application was filed in the year 2018 by State of Odisha through its Odisha Small Industries Corporation Ltd and Utkal Mistanna Byabasayee Samiti. Their contention is that the Odisha Rasagola is famous for its flavour, texture and colour. The said sweet is very soft in nature, brown in colour and also not overly sweet. The Odisha Rasagola is distinctive in nature due to overall qualities. Over and above this the said sweet dish has been mentioned in historical literature written about Odisha indicating the geographical origin of the meal to this Region. It is in prevalent since 12th Century, distributed at Lord Jagannath Temple, Puri, Brown in colour, soft and tender and last but not the least not very sweet and it is called as Odisha Rasagola. Based on the application made by Odisha Small Industries Ltd and another the State of Odisha has received a GI designation for the "Odisha Rasagola". Whether the Registrar of two States for GI is in order to Register GI for West Bengal Rasagulla called Banglar Rasagulla and Odissa Rasagola in the light of similarity in names which is confusing the general public and popularity of Calcutta Rasagulla in general.