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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Beautiful Kashmir ~ and Accession Day
Bernier, the first European to enter Kashmir, writing in 1665, wrote : " In truth, the kingdom surpasses in beauty all that my warmest imagination had... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2018 SOCIETY -
West Side Story ~ Steven Spielberg .. 'red Genia' ~ Satyagouri Mahal
His first professional TV job came when he was hired to direct one of the segments for the 1969 pilot episode of Night Gallery, written by Rod Serling and... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Battle of Saraighat ~ Debut of Baraspara and Chasing 300 with Ridiculous Ease
Heartily support the West Indies Team led by Jason Holder ~ but for them, I would not have read about the Battle of Saraighat, fought in 1671 between the... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Oriental Denies Claim to Victim of Mob Lynching Citing Criminal Act
Tripura defeated Manipur by 75 runs in the Women Cricket Under 19 T 20 League 2018-19, played at Nimpur Ground in Cuttack of Odisha. Tripura in North East... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2018 SOCIETY -
What is Underwriting ........... and Underwriting Agreement !
What happens when a Q is put to an ordinary man and an expert ? While an Ordinary man would try and answer looking into various realms, Specialist’s answer woul... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Bizarre Run Outs - Azhar Ali in a Trance - and When Krish Cheeka Walked !
I vividly remember that 1st Test in 1981 – India beat England by 138 runs ! ~ for a specific reason. Chennaites were so fond of Krish Srikkanth – his batting... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Varun Aaron Fights Back Injuries ! ~ List of Indian Medium Fast Bowlers
Sharadul Thakur is the latest entrant .. .. .. Kapil Dev was the crowning glory ~ there were talks that Yograj Singh and Thirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar were... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2018 SOCIETY -
WI Falter Again ... Umesh Yadav's Remarkable Feat
Umesh Yadav achieved something great today ~ a 10 wicket haul.. .. he has played 40 tests – has taken 117 wickets – in ODIs 73 matches 105 wickets – statistics... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Plane Hits Compound - Flies for 3 Hours ~ Another Was About to Land Where 4...
A few decades ago, one could see scores of people waiting near the compound wall at Meenambakkam, excited to see aeroplane taking off and landing .. Read more
Posted on 14 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Restraining Anger ~ Appreciating Good Things : சினங்காப்பான்
It was otherwise unremarkable Saturday afternoon - there was not much of crowd as I stood behind two persons at Spencers Royapettah opp to AIADMK Office – the... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Navjot Singh Sidhu ~ Another Gaffe ~ This Time on South India
Experience is the comb that life gives you when you are bald; Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.; Beware of the naked man who offers... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Emu Runs on Road in Barcelona - is Killed Accidentally !
Sure none of us would recognize ‘genus Dromaius’ - the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus – unless we know its common... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Road Accidents ~ MACT - Appeal ~ What is Consortium ??
Vehicles on road are ever increasing and so does accidents !! In a Civil Society, Courts are of great importance – they protect constitutional rights of the... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Bengaluru Bulls Defeats Tamil Thalaivas
Kabaddi is a lively game ~ much loved in Tamil Nadu – as in many parts of the Nation. The 6thSeason of Pro-kabaddi got off to a great start as Tamil Thalaivas... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Nobel Prize in Economics 2018
As it was with most subjects at College, Economics bemused and always tested our understanding ! ~ there was Micro Economics and Macro Economics. Read more
Posted on 09 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Tamil Nadu Map and Matthew Hayden Injury
This famous Cricketer who played for CSK tweeted : wanted to say a big thank you to all our mates on Straddie who have been so supportive. Especially Ben Sue... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2018 SOCIETY -
PKL : Tamil Thalaivas Upset Patna Pirates 2018
Kabaddi is a lively game ~ much loved in Tamil Nadu – as in many parts of the Nation. The 6th Season of Pro-kabaddi got off to a great start today. This is 6th... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2018 SOCIETY -
WI Slips to Heaviest Test Defeat Against India - Rajkot 2018
There was a time, when the name brought ‘awe’ to their opponents – hard hitting openers, great batsman – and more than anything else, battery of pace-bowlers,... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2018 SOCIETY -
World's Only Echidna – Allergic to Her Sole Food Source
Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species, commonly known for eating ants and termites. Of the 20 varieties of armadillo, all but one live... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Kim Kardashian Robbed ! ~ Insurance and Subrogation ! ? !
She would need no introduction as most would have fondly seen her photos .. A post on ‘Kim Kardashian’ ~ linking something to Insurance ! Read more
Posted on 05 October 2018 SOCIETY