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Rosogolla or, Rossogolla (রসগোল্লা)   is a light spongy white ball (gōllā) of chhana or cottage cheese stewed in rasa or sugar syrup. The form of Rasogolla that we know today is different than alleged Khiramohana of Odisha, almost in all respects - nomenclature, taste, softness, preparation, texture, colour, marketing, popularity and technology. The essence of Rasogolla lies in its present form, discovered by Nobin Chandra Das of Kolkata.

Bengali words rasa meaning a syrup; and gōllā meaning a globular sweetmeat, jointly created the name Rasogolla. The spelling 'Rasogolla' originates in Bengali language only, where the other language speaking Indians call it as Rasgulla, Rasagulla, Rasagola, or, Rasagolla etc. The word "gōllā: is a pure Bengali word, and Hindi or Oriya dictionaries do not contain this word.

West Bengal's defense to establish the ownership of Rosogolla
West Bengal has taken up legal battle with Odisha recently, after Odisha claimed that rosogolla was invented in Puri, as the special prasad for the Lord Jagannath and Mahalaxmi.

The West Bengal government is likely to submit its claim to the GI office in Delhi on August 24, 2015. Scientists of West Bengal have prepared documents in its defense, reasoning that the Dutch had brought the technique of curdling milk by using lactic acid and Bengal picked it up from them, in addition to that, traditional use of chhana in making sweets prevalent only in Bengal. Finally, the strongest point in its defense is, that the very word rosogolla was coined in Bengal and not in Odisha, hence, Odisha cannot have any ownership on the name.