Sitabhog - Revision history

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			{{Short description\|Sweet from Bardhaman, West Bengal, India}}
	{{Infobox geographical indication		{{Infobox geographical indication
	\| name = Sitabhog		\| name = Sitabhog
	\| image = Sitabhog - Saktigarh 2014-06-29 5579.JPG		\| image = Sitabhog - Saktigarh 2014-06-29 5579.JPG
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption = ~~Shaktigarer~~ Sitabhog		\| caption = Sitabhog from [[Saktigarh, Bardhaman\|Saktigarh]]
	\| alternative names =		\| alternative names =
	\| description = Bardhamaner Sitabhog is a type of sweet of [[West Bengal]]		\| description = Bardhamaner Sitabhog is a type of sweet of [[West Bengal, India]]
	\| type =[[~~List~~ of Indian ~~sweets and desserts\|Sweets and desserts of India~~]]		\| type =[[Sweets of the Indian subcontinent]]
	\| area = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]		\| area = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal, India]]
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
	\| registered =29 April 2017		\| registered =29 April 2017
	\| material =		\| material =
	\| official website ={{URL\|http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|ipindiaservices.gov.in}}}}		\| official website ={{URL\|http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|ipindiaservices.gov.in}}}}
	'''Sitabhog''' ({{~~lang-~~bn\|সীতাভোগ}}) is a famous sweet of [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Sitabhog is a flavourful dessert that looks like white rice or vermicelli mixed with small pieces of [[Gulab jamun]]. Made from cottage cheese (also known as ''chhana'' in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]), rice flour and sugar, Sitabhog often gives the appearance of pulao, which is albeit sweet in taste.<ref>[http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/openenrichv41/LIBRARY_new/html/b_cuisine_bng.jsp বাংলার খাদ্য]</ref>		'''Sitabhog''' ({{langx\|bn\|সীতাভোগ}}) is a famous sweet of [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal, India]]. Sitabhog is a flavourful dessert that looks like white rice or vermicelli mixed with small pieces of [[Gulab jamun]]. Made from cottage cheese (also known as ''chhana'' in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]), rice flour and sugar, Sitabhog often gives the appearance of pulao, which is albeit sweet in taste.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140528004610/http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/openenrichv41/LIBRARY_new/html/b_cuisine_bng.jsp বাংলার খাদ্য]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	According to Late Nagendranath Nag, his grandfather Late Khettranath Nag first invented special Sitabhog and Mihidana in [[Bardhaman]] during the regime of Maharaja Late Mahatabchand Bahadur. Seventy two years after this invention the name of Sitabhog and [[Mihidana]] earned its reputation all over India after the arrival of [[Lord Curzon]] in Bardhaman and his appraisal for these two sweets.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.travelkhana.com/food/famous-food-burdwan/\|title=Famous Foods of Burdwan – Traditional Cuisine of Burdwan - West Bengal - TravelKhana\|date=2014-11-04\|work=-Food\|access-date=2018-07-08\|language=en-US}}</ref>		According to Late Nagendranath Nag, his grandfather Late Khettranath Nag first invented special Sitabhog and Mihidana in [[Bardhaman]] during the regime of Maharaja Late Mahatabchand Bahadur. Seventy two years after this invention the name of Sitabhog and [[Mihidana]] earned its reputation all over India after the arrival of [[Lord Curzon]] in Bardhaman and his appraisal for these two sweets.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.travelkhana.com/food/famous-food-burdwan/\|title=Famous Foods of Burdwan – Traditional Cuisine of Burdwan - West Bengal - TravelKhana\|date=2014-11-04\|work=-Food\|access-date=2018-07-08\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	On invitation of Maharaja Vijaychand Mahatab Lord Curzon visited Bardhaman on 19 August 1904. To memorize the welcome lunch of [[Lord Curzon]], Maharaja ordered Vairabchandra Nag, a sweet-maker of the town, to prepare something new and unique which would amaze the Lord. Vairabchandra Nag undertook the responsibility and introduced two new preparations named Sitabhog and Mihidana. Lord Curzon was surprised to have such unique sweets and praised and thanked Vairabchandra Nag in the certificate given to him saying he never had such sweet ever before. Thereafter, the quality and name of these two sweets reached all over the country and abroad. Late Nagendranath Nag, son of Late Vairabchandra Nag, broadcast this incident on Radio on 15 November 1976.<ref>GI report and ~~cirtificate~~ of Sitabhog and Mihidana, ipindiaservices.gov.in/GI_DOC/526/526</ref>		[[File:Sitabhog, a popular Bengali sweet.jpg\|thumb\|Nikhuti atop of Sitabhog]]
			On invitation of Maharaja Vijaychand Mahatab Lord Curzon visited Bardhaman on 19 August 1904. To memorize the welcome lunch of [[Lord Curzon]], Maharaja ordered Vairabchandra Nag, a sweet-maker of the town, to prepare something new and unique which would amaze the Lord. Vairabchandra Nag undertook the responsibility and introduced two new preparations named Sitabhog and Mihidana. Lord Curzon was surprised to have such unique sweets and praised and thanked Vairabchandra Nag in the certificate given to him saying he never had such sweet ever before. Thereafter, the quality and name of these two sweets reached all over the country and abroad. Late Nagendranath Nag, son of Late Vairabchandra Nag, broadcast this incident on Radio on 15 November 1976.<ref>GI report and certificate of Sitabhog and Mihidana, ipindiaservices.gov.in/GI_DOC/526/526</ref>

	== Popularity ==		== Popularity ==
	[[~~Bengali people~~\|Bengali]] actor, comedian and theater personality, [[Nabadwip Haldar]] ~~song~~ this line<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189\|title=গণশক্তি\|website=Ganashakti/Bengali\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>-{{quote\|~~Bagbazarer rosgholla~~, Bhim ~~Nager~~ Sandesh<br>Bardhamaner ~~Sitahog~~, ~~Mihidana~~ Dorbesh}}		[[Bengalis\|Bengali]] actor, comedian and theater personality, [[Nabadwip Haldar]] sang this line<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189\|title=গণশক্তি\|website=Ganashakti/Bengali\|access-date=2018-07-08\|archive-date=2014-08-17\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817061504/http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189\|url-status=dead}}</ref>-{{quote\|Bagbazar rasgolla, Bhim Nagar Sandesh<br>Bardhamaner Siddhog, Mithidana Dorbesh}}

	== Geographical Indications ==		== Geographical Indications ==
	Sitabhog of Bardhaman ~~in [[West Bengal]] get~~ the [[Geographical ~~indication~~]] of [[West Bengal]] on 29 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|title=Details {{!}} Geographical Indications {{!}} Intellectual Property India\|website=ipindiaservices.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>		Sitabhog of Bardhaman achieved the [[Geographical Indications]] of [[West Bengal]] on 29 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|title=Details {{!}} Geographical Indications {{!}} Intellectual Property India\|website=ipindiaservices.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
			{{commons category\|Sitabhog}}
	{{West Bengal}}		{{Geographical indications in West Bengal}}
	{{Indian dishes}}		{{Indian dishes}}

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			[[Category:Cheese desserts]]

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	\| alternative names =		\| alternative names =
	\| description = Bardhamaner Sitabhog is a type of sweet of [[West Bengal]]		\| description = Bardhamaner Sitabhog is a type of sweet of [[West Bengal]]
	\| type =[[Sweets of ~~the Indian subcontinent~~]]		\| type =[[List of Indian sweets and desserts\|Sweets and desserts of India]]
	\| area = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]		\| area = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
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	== Popularity ==		== Popularity ==
	[[Bengali people\|Bengali]] actor, comedian and theater personality, [[Nabadwip Haldar]] song this line<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189\|title=গণশক্তি\|website=Ganashakti/Bengali\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>-{{quote\|~~Bagbazar rasgolla~~, Bhim ~~Nagar~~ Sandesh<br>Bardhamaner ~~Siddhog~~, ~~Mithidana~~ Dorbesh}}		[[Bengali people\|Bengali]] actor, comedian and theater personality, [[Nabadwip Haldar]] song this line<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189\|title=গণশক্তি\|website=Ganashakti/Bengali\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>-{{quote\|Bagbazarer rosgholla, Bhim Nager Sandesh<br>Bardhamaner Sitahog, Mihidana Dorbesh}}

	== Geographical Indications ==		== Geographical Indications ==
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	{{West Bengal}}		{{West Bengal}}
			{{Indian dishes}}

	[[Category:Sweets of West Bengal]]		[[Category:Sweets of West Bengal]]
	[[Category:Geographical indications in West Bengal]]		[[Category:Geographical indications in West Bengal]]
	[[Category:Indian desserts]]		[[Category:Indian desserts]]

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	{{~~commons category\|Sitabhog~~}}
			{{West Bengal}}

	[[Category:Sweets of West Bengal]]		[[Category:Sweets of West Bengal]]
	[[Category:Geographical indications in West Bengal]]		[[Category:Geographical indications in West Bengal]]
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	\| caption = Shaktigarer Sitabhog		\| caption = Shaktigarer Sitabhog
	\| alternative names =		\| alternative names =
	\| description = Bardhamaner Sitabhog is a type of sweet of [[West Bengal~~, India~~]]		\| description = Bardhamaner Sitabhog is a type of sweet of [[West Bengal]]
	\| type =[[Sweets of the Indian subcontinent]]		\| type =[[Sweets of the Indian subcontinent]]
	\| area = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal~~, India~~]]		\| area = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]]
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
	\| registered =29 April 2017		\| registered =29 April 2017
	\| material =		\| material =
	\| official website ={{URL\|http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|ipindiaservices.gov.in}}}}		\| official website ={{URL\|http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|ipindiaservices.gov.in}}}}
	'''Sitabhog''' ({{lang-bn\|সীতাভোগ}}) is a famous sweet of [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal, India]]. Sitabhog is a flavourful dessert that looks like white rice or vermicelli mixed with small pieces of [[Gulab jamun]]. Made from cottage cheese (also known as ''chhana'' in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]), rice flour and sugar, Sitabhog often gives the appearance of pulao, which is albeit sweet in taste.<ref>[http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/openenrichv41/LIBRARY_new/html/b_cuisine_bng.jsp বাংলার খাদ্য]</ref>		'''Sitabhog''' ({{lang-bn\|সীতাভোগ}}) is a famous sweet of [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. Sitabhog is a flavourful dessert that looks like white rice or vermicelli mixed with small pieces of [[Gulab jamun]]. Made from cottage cheese (also known as ''chhana'' in [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]), rice flour and sugar, Sitabhog often gives the appearance of pulao, which is albeit sweet in taste.<ref>[http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/openenrichv41/LIBRARY_new/html/b_cuisine_bng.jsp বাংলার খাদ্য]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	== Popularity ==		== Popularity ==
	[[~~Bengalis~~\|Bengali]] actor, comedian and theater personality, [[Nabadwip Haldar]] song this line<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189\|title=গণশক্তি\|website=Ganashakti/Bengali\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>-{{quote\|Bagbazar rasgolla, Bhim Nagar Sandesh<br>Bardhamaner Siddhog, Mithidana Dorbesh}}		[[Bengali people\|Bengali]] actor, comedian and theater personality, [[Nabadwip Haldar]] song this line<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189\|title=গণশক্তি\|website=Ganashakti/Bengali\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>-{{quote\|Bagbazar rasgolla, Bhim Nagar Sandesh<br>Bardhamaner Siddhog, Mithidana Dorbesh}}

	== Geographical Indications ==		== Geographical Indications ==
	Sitabhog of Bardhaman in [[West Bengal]] get the [[Geographical ~~Indications~~]] of [[West Bengal]] on 29 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|title=Details {{!}} Geographical Indications {{!}} Intellectual Property India\|website=ipindiaservices.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>		Sitabhog of Bardhaman in [[West Bengal]] get the [[Geographical indication]] of [[West Bengal]] on 29 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525\|title=Details {{!}} Geographical Indications {{!}} Intellectual Property India\|website=ipindiaservices.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Infobox geographical indication
| name = Sitabhog
| image = Sitabhog - Saktigarh 2014-06-29 5579.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Shaktigarer Sitabhog
| alternative names =
| description = Bardhamaner Sitabhog is a type of sweet of [[West Bengal, India]]
| type =[[Sweets of the Indian subcontinent]]
| area = [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal, India]]
| country = [[India]]
| registered =29 April 2017
| material =
| official website ={{URL|http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525|ipindiaservices.gov.in}}}}
'''Sitabhog''' ({{lang-bn|সীতাভোগ}}) is a famous sweet of [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal, India]]. Sitabhog is a flavourful dessert that looks like white rice or vermicelli mixed with small pieces of [[Gulab jamun]]. Made from cottage cheese (also known as ''chhana'' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]), rice flour and sugar, Sitabhog often gives the appearance of pulao, which is albeit sweet in taste.<ref>[http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/openenrichv41/LIBRARY_new/html/b_cuisine_bng.jsp বাংলার খাদ্য]</ref>

==History==
[[File:Sitabhog-Mihidana_of_Bardhaman_1.jpg|thumb|Sitabhog-Mihidana two in one]]

According to Late Nagendranath Nag, his grandfather Late Khettranath Nag first invented special Sitabhog and Mihidana in [[Bardhaman]] during the regime of Maharaja Late Mahatabchand Bahadur. Seventy two years after this invention the name of Sitabhog and [[Mihidana]] earned its reputation all over India after the arrival of [[Lord Curzon]] in Bardhaman and his appraisal for these two sweets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.travelkhana.com/food/famous-food-burdwan/|title=Famous Foods of Burdwan – Traditional Cuisine of Burdwan - West Bengal - TravelKhana|date=2014-11-04|work=-Food|access-date=2018-07-08|language=en-US}}</ref>

On invitation of Maharaja Vijaychand Mahatab Lord Curzon visited Bardhaman on 19 August 1904. To memorize the welcome lunch of [[Lord Curzon]], Maharaja ordered Vairabchandra Nag, a sweet-maker of the town, to prepare something new and unique which would amaze the Lord. Vairabchandra Nag undertook the responsibility and introduced two new preparations named Sitabhog and Mihidana. Lord Curzon was surprised to have such unique sweets and praised and thanked Vairabchandra Nag in the certificate given to him saying he never had such sweet ever before. Thereafter, the quality and name of these two sweets reached all over the country and abroad. Late Nagendranath Nag, son of Late Vairabchandra Nag, broadcast this incident on Radio on 15 November 1976.<ref>GI report and cirtificate of Sitabhog and Mihidana, ipindiaservices.gov.in/GI_DOC/526/526</ref>

== Popularity ==
[[Bengalis|Bengali]] actor, comedian and theater personality, [[Nabadwip Haldar]] song this line<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ganashakti.com/bengali/features_details.php?featuresid=1189|title=গণশক্তি|website=Ganashakti/Bengali|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>-{{quote|Bagbazar rasgolla, Bhim Nagar Sandesh<br>Bardhamaner Siddhog, Mithidana Dorbesh}}

== Geographical Indications ==
Sitabhog of Bardhaman in [[West Bengal]] get the [[Geographical Indications]] of [[West Bengal]] on 29 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/525|title=Details {{!}} Geographical Indications {{!}} Intellectual Property India|website=ipindiaservices.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-07-08}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Mihidana]]
*[[Lyangcha|Langcha]]
*[[Mysore pak]]
*[[Dharwad pedha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{commons category|Sitabhog}}

[[Category:Sweets of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian desserts]]