CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -West Bengal government has decided to observe ‘Rosogolla Day’ on November 14, to commemorate the first anniversary of the state’s famous sweet getting Geographical Indication or GI tag as ‘Bengal’s Rosogolla’, an official said.

Detailed explanation-2: -Derivatives and similar desserts. Along with chhena gaja and chhena poda, rasgulla is one of three traditional Odia chhena desserts. Due to rasgulla becoming associated with Bengali cuisine, the Odisha Milk Federation has tried to popularize chhena poda as the signature Odia dessert.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rasogulla was first made by Nobin Chandra Das in Kolkata, which he later popularized in India. The Registrar of the Chennai GI office gave the GI tag to the Banglar Rasogulla of West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Moments after West Bengal chief minister announced the GI tag for rasgulla in 2017, a social and political outcry was triggered in Odisha, which had a rich legacy of rasagola.