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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Prithvi Shaw Debuts, Scores Ton ~ Shatters Records
At Rajkot on Jan 1-5, 2017 – Tamil Nadu played Mumbai in a Ranji semi-finals and lost. The player of the match was debutant Prithvi Shaw who scored a century... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2018 SOCIETY -
James Cook's Statue in New Zealand to Be Removed !!
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height since 2014 is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet), down from 3,764 m (12,349 ft) before... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Indian Openers ~ WI Test at Rajkot Tomorrow
Read this interesting piece of statistics – Indian openers have made a solitary 100 opening stand while on tours of England, South Africa, Australia New... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2018 SOCIETY -
E-commerce to Insurance ~ the Ways to Sell the Product
Amazon River is the largest river in South America. The headwaters of the Apurímac River on Nevado Mismi had been considered for nearly a century as the Amazon’... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Play Ranji ~ Keep Piling Runs - Hope for Recall - Advice by National Selector
India to play West Indies at home ~ not that fearsome team – and after the series, the debacle at England and elsewhere could be conveniently forgotten ! Read more
Posted on 01 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Google Doodle on Dr V ~ Aravind Hospitals, Madurai
Here is what New York times once wrote : ‘Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work’. As the United States struggles to find new business... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Pirates of Caribbean John Depp Sponsors ' Flying Foxes'
Casino is a town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia, located 726 km (451 mi) north of Sydney and 228 km (142 mi) south of Brisbane. Read more
Posted on 01 October 2018 SOCIETY -
Art at Museum - Can You Spot the Duplicate ? Attempt of Dulwich Picture Gallery !
The oft-repeated joke about modern art is – if you hang the art topsy-turvy, it would be more appreciated as reflecting modern art ! Read more
Posted on 01 October 2018 SOCIETY -
#Sabarimala is Restriction; Not Discrimination ~ Devotees Are Deeply Anguished
To us Hinduism is a way of life ~ it is with deep sense of anguish that we received the verdict which contravenes the beliefs and conventions followed for... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Air Niugini Lands in Sea ~ Sinks ~ All Passengers Rescued
In Nov 2014, PNG (Papua New Guinea) became the latest entrants to ODIs as they played two official International matches against Hongkong – a grand entry,... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Clarion Call ~ Vultures in Line of Extinction !!
The population of vultures numbering only around 250 to 300 at Moyar Valley amidst the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve(MTR) buffer zone limits makes this place a very... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Asia Cup 2018 : India Vs Afghan ~ a Tie
The dress code for the Noble dinner is ~ Gentlemen : white tie and tails, while ladies should be dressed in an evening gown. This is the perfect time to dress u... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Size Does Not Matter Much - Tweets Turbonator
‘size does not matter ~ the size of runs does’ tweeted the Turbonator ! The man who does not exactly look in great shape or fitness, was in news yesterday is... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Srilanka Dismal Performance ! ~ Writing Letter to CEO
After blowing away Pakistan on Sunday, India takes on Afghanistan in the fifth Super Four match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE today. Read more
Posted on 25 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Schizophrenia ~ SYMA Growth Students Hear on 'mental Health'
In Mar 2016 Chief Minister Ms J Jayalalithaa announced that Dr M Sarada Menon (92) was chosen for Avvaiyar award of Tamil Nadu government .. Read more
Posted on 23 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Wreck of Legendary Ship of Capt Cook - HMS Endeavour is Located !!
Kalaniʻōpuʻu-a-Kaiamamao (1729 – 1782) was a Hawaiian monarch, who was called Terreeoboo, King of Owhyhee by James Cook and other Europeans. Read more
Posted on 19 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Kathmandu Does Well ~ to Pay Bonus !!
The Licchavis were the most famous clan amongst the ruling confederate clans of the VajjiMahajanapada of ancient India. Vaishali (a city in modern-day northern... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Liquefaction That Can Sink a Ship !!
In materials science, liquefaction is a process that generates a liquid from a solid or a gas or that generates a non-liquid phase which behaves in accordance... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Clock Towers ! ¬ and the Clock That Always Runs Wrong !!
Modern day youngsters may not really understand many a thing – one of that is the importance of watch ~ a wrist watch was a luxury till about 5 decades ago… onl... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2018 SOCIETY -
the Most Prolific Writer is ............ 'not a Person' !!
It was the summer of 1928, when Jawaharlal Nehru began writing letters to his young daughter, Indira, who was in Mussoorie at that time. In the first letter,... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2018 SOCIETY