Telegraph picture Bhubaneswar, July 13: The committee formed to settle the issue of rasgulla's origin today confirmed that the sweet had its roots in Odisha. The first item from Odisha that received the GI tag was the Kotpad handloom fabric. The GI indication would confer legal protection to the Odisha rasgulla, along with preventing its unauthorised use. The committee has refuted Bengal's claim that rasgulla had reached Odisha under the influence of Shri Chaitanya. The state government had formed the committee to get the geographical indication (GI) tag for the sweet after Bengal staked its claim over the origin of the delicacy.

Source: The Telegraph July 13, 2016 23:03 UTC