Beside her sat her cousins, sitabhog and mihidana and rice specimens Tulaipanji and Gobindobhog. They are all waiting for their prized tag, that will catapult them as "novelties" in the eyes of the world. "They will now put these out on public domain on their website for people to react and comment. Members of the Mistanna Byabasayee Samity were invited to attend the examination process of the sweets and give their views, if asked. If no objections come, Banglar Rasogolla will also get the GI tag," Venkataraman said.The team was quite satisfied with the tulaipanji and gobindobhog varieties, under the non-basmati aromatic category and these will also be put up in the public domain soon.

Source: Times of India August 22, 2016 15:45 UTC