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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A " Duck " in Cricket !!
When we started watching Cricket in mid 1970s, India had a long tail and would collapse so suddenly, expected as it was – Prasanna, Bedi Chandrasekar. Read more
Posted on 03 February 2024 SOCIETY -
Tiger ! ~ புலி உறுமுது புலி உறுமுது !
When a man kills a Tiger – it is called Sport; when Tiger kills a man, it is ferocity – a quote attributed to George Bernard Shaw. Read more
Posted on 03 February 2024 SOCIETY -
Parrots Attacking Food Grains ! - கடவுள் என்னும் முதலாளி, கண்டெடுத்த தொழிலாளி -...
கடவுள் என்னும் முதலாளி,... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2024 SOCIETY -
பட்டு வண்ண ரோசாவாம் ~ Yellow Roses !
ரோஜா கவிஞர்களின் பூ !... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2024 SOCIETY -
the Tongue of Giraffe is Black !!
நான் வளர்கிறேனே மம்மி ! Read more
Posted on 31 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Mayank Agarwal Suffers Medical Emergency - is Stable
One must be very careful when drinking especially from a bottle with no label – there have been instances of people wrongfully consuming some potentially... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2024 SOCIETY -
WhatsApp Group Mentality !!
Perhaps we get irate, when a slightly different person enters our group domain ! Imp Pre-script - : intended to make you laugh, not think overly and react. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Hartley - Who ? - Punctures Indian Bubble at Home !
What an ignominious defeat at our own place !! ~ and if Team India were to play unchanged in the next Test at Visakhapatnam – that could be very bitter !! Read more
Posted on 28 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Success Story of an Youngster from Remote Baracara, and Some Black History !!
The only way to get to Baracara is by very small boat. From Guyana’s port town of New Amsterdam, the trip up the Canje River is about 225km but can apparently... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Tusker Dance at Guruvayur
Dance is a fine art - of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and symbolic value, which soothes the mind … ஊர்வசி... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Efforts Are Most Important !!
Every achievement starts with small tries. No fruit is ever gotten without an attempt Morning thoughts - learnings from monkey ! Read more
Posted on 28 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Morning Life of a Squirrel
வயுத்துக்காக மனுசன்... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Masakadza Ton; the Pathetic Economic Stage of Zimbabwe
As I had posted earlier, the practice matches are practice matches and not much of significance be attached to the scores or the results. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2024 SOCIETY -
When Redbull Ran on the Roads !!!
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by Austrian company Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the highest selling energy drink in... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2024 SOCIETY -
That Glitzy Golden Eye ...... !!
Long ago, in a local conflict a friend was slapped on the face, he cowed down and was very nervous – started searching for something – later on the floor, he... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Majestic Kombans of Guruvayur
Gigantic, mammoth, fearsome – yet gentle affable Kombans (tuskers) of Kerala (Guruvaryur the one pictured here) Changala kilukkam kellkkumbol Chankilakathoru... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Richness Measure ! - the Biscuit Shop !!
Are you rich or poor ! - when someone talks about Biscuit, if your mind wanders of that glistening yellow metal ! and the nos. you have – you are !! Read more
Posted on 20 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Flying Kiss - Parrots !!
This is more of a photo-feature than any article on a topic which generally may not be properly received – “Kiss’. Most people would have longed or dreamt a kis... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Khelo India 2024 - Chennai Welcomes Modiji
Khelo India Youth Games 2024, aimed at improving India's sports culture at the grass-root level through organized talent identification, structured sporting... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2024 SOCIETY -
Prahar ! Prahar !! Prahar !!! Prahar !!!! Chaturvedi - Who ????
Prakhar Chaturvedi etched his name into the record books – yet, not sure, how many noticed his feat ! Remember buying Sportstar in 1988 that had on its Greame... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2024 SOCIETY