India’s former cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has opined that Rasagola originated in Odisha.
Amid a battle between Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal over geographical indications (GI tag) and origin of Rasagola for past several years, BCCI chief Ganguly has given his opinion his popular TV show ‘Dadagiri’ in Zee Bangla.
A video of the reality show has gone viral in social media.
“Although, Rasagola is quite popular in West Bengal, it belongs to Odisha. History of Jagannath Temple in Puri reveals a lot about its (Rasagola’s) origin,” Ganguly said.
“I used to enjoy the syrupy delicacy during my early visits to Cuttack city for playing cricket matches,” he further said.
Noted researcher of Jagannath culture and litterateur Asit Mohanty stated that Ganguly has boldly admitted the truth about the origin of Rasagola.
“I have been raising this issue since 2016. I have presented a number of strong evidences pertaining to the origin of Rasagola. After going through the credentials, lots of eminent persons have started accepting the fact,” Mohanty added.