We hardly pause to think about the history of the products that we use in our daily lives. Take for example the mosquito repellent cream Odomos. I was under the impression that it must have been launched sometime in the 90s or 80s at best. Turns out I am wrong.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found a reference to Odomos in one of the "Feluda" stories written by the late Satyajit Ray. These stories were written in the 60s and 70s. In another story I came across a reference to Dettol which is another household name in India.

As far as the stories go, I just love them - no gory murders and no steamy plots. I just wish I knew Bengali. I could have read the original stories then instead of the translations. :-(