The word Rasgulla is spelled in many different ways in India.
There is no uniformity though the Hindi word "Rasgulla" is more commonly used. The pronunciation too depends on the spelling.
Actually, even Odisha state's name, language and dance-
Odisha, Odia and Odissi are constantly being misspelled by all, including those in power.
Is it too tough to take care and spell correctly?
Spelling someone's name right is also ensuring and showing love, respect, and care.
At least Rasagola must be spelled the same all across the state of Odisha.
This writer has been trying to explain this to the producer groups, government officials, intellectuals, social media users, and all.
Initiating #RasagolaDibasa i.e. Hashtag - "Rasagola Dibasa" online, apart from informing all that Odisha is the birthplace of the Rasagola and Niladri Bije is a centuries-old continuing tradition of Rath Yatra, was an attempt to stress on our Rasagola spelling too.
Why is Rasagola still being allowed to be spelled in so many different ways?
Even after celebrating #RasagolaDibasa online for the last couple of years starting 2015, and despite eminent sand-artist Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik creating amazing sand-art with "Rasagola Dibasa" prominently mentioned, why do some people distort our Rasagola's spelling and even use different hashtag by changing the spelling of Dibasa to Divas or Diwas or Divasa etc?
