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
LATEST ARTICLES ( 5013 )
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Secret Video Leads to Downfall in Austria !
A total of 543 constituencies, seven phases spanned over a month, millions of voters — India's battle for the ballot has reached its final stage on Sunday. Read more
Posted on 20 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Battle of Gallipoli ~ a Century Ago ! - Disaster for Allies - Visit by Aussie...
Is distance a factor now ! ~ and how was that a century ago !! On 27 Oct 1914, two former German warships, the Ottoman Yavûz Sultân Selîm and Midilli, still... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Blabbering Actor Needs to Know History of 1926 and Earlier Too !
One should not pay any attention to the blabbering of actor turned politician – his views has never been stable – a person known for making long sentences,... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Tennis Andy Murray Knighted
Viv Richards was the star of those days ~ would walk in with a swagger, swat the bowlers to all part of the ground. He was knighted ! and became Sir Isaac Vivia... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Remembering the Great Martyr Born This Day 112 Years Ago ! ~ Sukhdev Thapar
The post starts with a sad pre-note – ‘how badly we have missed out knowing the real martyrs who gave their lives in earning freedom’. Read more
Posted on 15 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Music Prayers for Rain ~ Morsing Instrument !!
Music is divine ~ in our culture, Temples divinity have always been associated with music. On Sunday 12.5.2019, Srinivas YOungmens Association (SYMA) alongwit... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Gift, Ownership, Insurable Interest and Claim on Vehicle Taken Back
Insurance gives peace of mind, by protecting the property and providing financial support at the time of loss or damage. The primary criterion for taking out... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Slinga Malinga Excels ~ Bleeding Watto Repays Dhoni's Faith ..
The connoisseur of Test Cricket may have some adverse comments to make – yet there can be no denial of the fact that IPL has come to stay – the best way is to... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Infinite Tucker Leaps to Glory ... Dhoni Too is Run out !!
At the beginning of the take-off, the knee must be driven toward the hurdle and the foot then extended. The leg position when extended must be stretched out,... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Sea Kit Journeys to Orstend Belgium ~ with No Humans on Board !!
Marina beach - Chennai coastline is so pleasant, especially in hot summer days – we played Cricket on the roads, and sat near the shore watching waves raising... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Cinema Experience ~ Recline in Double Bed and Enjoy !!
Converting a currency and looking at its local value is a fallacy – yet this post is about a theatre experience at almost Rs.3500/- per person !! .. Read more
Posted on 12 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Reading Situation, Judging DRS ~ Thala Dhoni Stands out !
The all-important CSK Vs DC match is now at Vizag .. Dhoni is credited with many things – his inimitable style of keeping, big hitting, last over finish,... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Spelling Mistake in Currency Note !!
It would pain one to see the way our currency notes are handled by people, the multiple folds, keeping it in awkward places .. .. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Vizag Focus - Will CSK Beat DC ?
Crores of people would get hooked to the action at Vizag today ! Visakhapatnam (Vizag) is a beautiful port city located amidst the Eastern Ghats and the coast o... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Delhi Capitals Wins a Thriller ~ Set to Play CSK for a Place in Finals
Indraprastha ("Plain of Indra" or "City of Indra") was a flourishing city of the Kuru Kingdom. It was the capital of the kingdom led by the Pandavas ~ compares... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Isai Kutchery ~ Praying for Rains .. at Thiruvallikkeni : ஆழி மழைக்கண்ணா !! வாழ...
ஆழி மழைக்கண்ணா !! ஒன்றுநீ... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Operation Isotope ~ This Day 47 Years Ago ! and the 2 Prime Ministers
Payanam (Journey), titled Gaganam (Sky) in Telugu, directed by Radha Mohan hit Tamil Telugu screens in 2011. The plot of the film was flight hijacking... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Celebrate Akshaya Tritiya 2019
Can you identify or know what this is ? This morning read a little story on FB – it brought out in detail, the middle-class ‘newly wed girl’s encounters with... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2019 SOCIETY -
From Vajpayee to Narendra Modiji ~ BJP's National Security Policy Consistent
By the time Japanese airplanes bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the Military Intelligence Service Language School had been operating for more than a month i... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2019 SOCIETY -
Failure of Socialism in Venezuela ~ US Hospital Ship USNS Comfort
A tale of a ship - like her sister ship USNS Mercy, Comfort was built as a San Clemente-class oil tanker in 1976 by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2019 SOCIETY