Sampathkumar Sampath
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Sampspeak - the thoughts of an Insurer
http://www.sampspeak.in/
a Blog on Insurance especially Marine Insurance, Sports and Current Affairs
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the Man Behind India's Engineer's Day
15th Sept is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India – commemorating Sir M Vishweshvaraya, KCIE, FASc. It is perhaps fitting that the day remembers an Engineer... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Asia Cup ~ 2018 - Begins Today
Cricket Asia Cup starts today .. .. how important, how interesting it would be ? ~ can you identify this wicket-keeper batsman, who the man of the tournament... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Ganapati Bappa Moraya 2018 ~ and Insurance
It looks well-drafted Insurance coverage basket – Personal accident for 2244 people at 10 lakhs each; Public liability 20 Cr; All risks (gold other... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Dial 1800-2333-555 When There is Gas Leakage – Great Service.
Today 13th Sept 2018 is Vinakaya Chathurthi ~ the festival of Lord Ganesha .. .. people worship Vigneswarar in various forms, offer Him fruits and .. .. Read more
Posted on 14 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Sri Vinayaga Chathurthi Celebrations @ Chennai 2018
One sees whatever one wants to see – anywhere, everywhere. Ganesh Chathurthi is a very popular festival across the Country. Ganapathi, Vinayakar, Vigneshwarar... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Aavin ~ Swiss Cows ... and Cows Climbing Alps
Those now in middle ages [ read closer or above 50s], would remember the olden days scramble for milk in the morning. In the mid 1970s was the paradigm shift... Read more
Posted on 13 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Remembering Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar ~ 12th Sept 1921
This day, Sept. 11, is remembered World over for various reasons ! - this post is slightly different (from my posts on this day in previous years !!) The man,... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Ending Career in Style ~ Alastair Cook Bows out with a Ton !!
At Kia Oval, the day ended with Alastair Cook after 161 Tests, had England waiting with bated breath. His career statistics stood at 12254 runs in 289 innings... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Alastair Cook is Playing His Last Test Innings !!
Oval Test has been a slow burner, which may well ignite by Tuesday night but in the meantime there have been enough subplots to keep everyone diverted. The matc... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2018 SOCIETY -
House Getting Demolished ~ Remembering Legendary Writer Sujatha
His great novel “Manal kayiru’ enamoured me to read more about him. It was first published in Kumudam on Aug 1968. I perhaps had not started reading Tamil... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Mont Blanc ~ the Woman Runner Who Stopped to Feed Her 3 Month Son
This is a limited edition watch which could cost more than a Crore of Indian rupees. ~ this is no post on the pricey watch but on a toughness of a woman who... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Hanuma Vihari Debuts ~ Memories of Kennington Oval .. and PB Sreenivas
Tamil cinema fans would ever remember – ‘ kalangalil aval vasantham song’ from the film Pavamannippu. The final test is now on at Kennington Oval, London. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2018 SOCIETY -
South African Cricketers Marry .. Supreme Court Landmark Judgement in Sec 377 IPC
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) is a landmark civil rights case in the Supreme Court of the United States .. .. .. Sukhinder Kaur was the Mayor of... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2018 SOCIETY -
What is a Motor Vehicle ! What is a Public Place & Insurer's Liability
Sadly, there are road accidents and people do get injured or lose their lives in accidents involving vehicles. Motor Vehicles Act inter-alia, provides avenues... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Teachers' Day ~ Remembering the Great VOC (Kappal Ottiya Thamizhan) - 2018
Things were far different when we joined, studied and left … not these long queues, ordeal of admission, it was mostly of simple application filling and... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Devastating Fire in National Museum in Rio, Brazil Destroys History !!
John VI, nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825. After the recognition of Brazilian... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Cannes Film Festival ~ High Heels ! ~ Gender Bias
The annual film festival held at Cannes, France, since 1946 famously ‘Cannes International Film Festival ‘ previews new films of all genres, including... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Thomas Cook Ordered to Pay for Illness in Egypt
In 1967, a virus called Motaba, which causes a deadly fever, is discovered in the African jungle. To keep the virus a secret, U.S. Armyofficers Donald McClintoc... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Controlling Animal Way of Life !! ~ Sport Where Men & Women Compete Together !!
In mid 1990s, in Kakinada, on a hot evening, there was no power and there was chaotic scenes with pigs raising sound of agony ! Read more
Posted on 03 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Remembering Puli Thevar's Exploits ... Battle of Kallakkadu !!!
Kalakkad is a Panchayat town in Tirunelveli district. The town is centerd on the Sathya Vageeswarar Temple. Kalakkad was a scene of frequent struggles during... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2018 SOCIETY