Sampathkumar Sampath
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Sampspeak - the thoughts of an Insurer
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a Blog on Insurance especially Marine Insurance, Sports and Current Affairs
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Triplicane Triology ! - Temple Photographers
Limelight is intense illumination created by using an oxyhydrogen flame directed at a cylinder of quicklime which can be heated to 2572°C before melting. Read more
Posted on 18 May 2024 SOCIETY -
the Health Tablet .. . - 'Calcium Sandoz' !!!
An advertisement from Kalki 1975 issue rekindled some nostalgia !! Most likely that you too had these puppy bottles at home — a dog with an open mouth and a... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Team Selection Based on AI - iHawk - 'what It Takes to Win !"
Soon IPL 2024 would draw to a close – this season has been extremely entertaining. IPL provides opportunities to many youngsters to brush shoulders with... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Two Parrots ! - ஒரு கூட்டு கிளியாக
ஒரு கூட்டு கிளியாக, ஒரு... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Not Simply “Ee” [வீட்டு ஈ ] – but Eristalinus Taeniops
This buzzing insect attracted me and at first sight I thought it to be common House fly ! - on a closer scrutiny it was - Stripe-Eyed Flower Fly. Read more
Posted on 16 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Messie, Walks on Red Carpet, Garners Glory !!
It is a different World out there for celebrities !! ~ red carpet at Cannes !!! In an isolated mountain chalet near Grenoble, novelist Sandra Voyter decides to... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Ignorance of Law is No Excuse ! - Traffic Violation by High and Mighty !!
Literacy is the ability to read and write. Literacy can be understood to be -"particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2024 SOCIETY -
IPL Update - Who is in the Race !!!
Life is a race, even when it is unequal as the Pigeon beats the Squirrel here !! Yesterday striking at 175.5, the left-hand batter Arshad muscled five sixes... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Women Who Fought Crocodile to Save Her Sister Set to Receive Gallantry Award in...
How often do you go to exotic locations holidaying and how would one react, when faced with extreme danger, say a wild animal attack ! Read more
Posted on 14 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Blue Sky ! ~ நீல வானம் நீயும் நானும்
A casual pic clicked somewhere in Mount Road –not in Caribbean islands or in Kerala !! (posted as it is without any colour correction !) Nikon d7500 – F18/ ISO... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2024 SOCIETY -
the Flexi Cat !
The Flexi Cat அப்படிக்கா போய்... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Obstructing the Field and . .. .. Simarjeet - Who !?
Obstruction : means to block or close up by an obstacle. Its synonyms are : block, hinder, and impede. Back in 2021, Mumbai Indians drafted in a Delhi seamer... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Crores of Cash - in Andhra Pradesh !!
How much of money is big money ! – and how much of Cash have you handled at a single instance ? The Godavari is India's second longest river after the holy... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Cat Stare !! ~ இங்க என்னாத்த கண்டியோ இந்தச் சிரிப்பு ..
From a distance, walking precariously on a wall, she turned her head in a different angle and stared at me !! அவள்... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2024 SOCIETY -
தேங்கா கடை தேனப்பன் !!
தேங்கா கடை தேனப்பன் !! Remember Vadivelu comedy of... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Art of Dosa Making !
கல் தோன்றிய காலத்தில்... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Sai Sudarshan Scintillates !!
He has really peaked ! What an innings ! – last year Alec Stewart signed him to play for in LV= Insurance County Championship fixtures. He has grown steadily an... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2024 SOCIETY -
An Ode to a Famous Hotel of Chennai !! - in Dr Radhakrishnan Salai !!
Among the most prominent landmarks of Chennai would be – Central Railway station, LIC Building, Kapaleeswarar temple, Marina beach and lighthouse – Dr... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2024 SOCIETY -
Count the Cormorants !!
The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. சிறிய... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2024 SOCIETY -
கொக்கரக் கொக்கரக்கோ சேவலே!
It was indeed hilarious to watch Vadivelu in a get up walking pretending wide chests !! and he gets mauled by a Police cop !!... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2024 SOCIETY