{"id":33992,"date":"2018-10-30T15:22:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33992"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:52:19","slug":"sweet-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sweet-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/rosogolla-west-bengal-orissa-sweet-success-3\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweet Success<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bengal has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) for \u201cBanglar Rasogolla\u201d (Bengal rasogolla).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the backdrop, Odisha claims the origin of the sweet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the debate between Odisha and West Bengal about?<\/b><b> \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For long there has been a tussle between Odisha and West Bengal about the origins of the Rasagulla.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>battle between Odisha and West Bengal began in the year 2015<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when it was pointed out that the origin of the sweet rosagolla existed for about 600 years and that it was originated in Puri.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to this, the West Bengal government quoted 19th century history to claim that rosogolla was invented by Nabin Chandra Das, a popular sweetmeat maker in the year 1868.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, <\/span><b>the debate has been settled in favour of West Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision has been made under <\/span><b>the GI Act that authenticates products to either geographical locations or to communities or societies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GI Act is an Act of the Parliament of India for protection of geographical indications in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), <\/span><b>enacted the Act to comply with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GI tag ensures that <\/span><b>none other than those registered as authorised users (or at least those residing inside the geographic territory) are allowed to use the popular product name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is a Geographical indication?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A geographical indication (GI) is a <\/span><b>name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (e.g. a town, region, or country).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of a geographical indication may act as a certification that the product possesses certain qualities, is made according to traditional methods, or enjoys a certain reputation, due to its geographical origin.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweet Success Context: West Bengal has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) for \u201cBanglar Rasogolla\u201d (Bengal rasogolla). In the backdrop, Odisha claims the origin of the sweet. 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