Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Shreyas Iyer Enraptures ! ~ Story of a Debutant Hamish Bennet

  

  Long ago when he was on screen, (at a time when Rohit Sharma was getting out regularly for low scores) – Sunil Gavaskar remarked ‘you are seeing the future of... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2020 SOCIETY

• India Beats New Zealand in U19 WC Too - DL Method and Life of Atharva Ankolekar

  

  At Auckland there was mayhem – 407 runs in 40 overs - at half-way today, NZ for sure would have fancied their chances setting up a target of 204 – never they... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Azhar Debuted as a Sensational Batsman - Faded with Match-fixing Infamy

  

  Australia top-order batsman Steve Smith has broken silence on India captain Virat Kohli's gesture during the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales last year. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Remembering Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose - Gunami Baba !!

  

  The Jharkhand government has declared January 23 as a public holiday – do you know the reasons ? – this morning as I walked in the Marina beach, Republic Day... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Jallikkattu ~ When the Bull Jumped Over and More !

  

  It is a Sport – it is not what Western Media wants to project – Jallikattu is not merely an agitated bull set to run in an open space. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Did the New Slinga Bowl the Fastest Delivery ? U19 WC is Now on

  

  There is going to be lot of Cricket as India embarked on a tour to New Zealand to play 5 T20s; 3 ODIs and 2 tests. The man playing Ranji here, Ravichandran... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Horns of Cows - Genetically Modifying Them for Benefit of Cattle Merchants !!

  

  It’s not horn vs hornless but Cattle lovers Vs Commercial rearers !! On Mattu Pongal day, I had posted on ‘cows of Triplicane’ beautifully decorated and cared... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2020 SOCIETY

• 30 Years After Exodus and Ethnic Cleansing ~ the Pain of Kashmiri Pandits

  

  Prescript 1: it was fading light – I met a gentleman who was sitting forlorn in the lawns of Faridabad Staff training college – some Raina, upon talking to him ... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Commie Horror ~ the Man Who Disappeared 75 Years Ago !!

  

  This man born in Apr 1908, after schooling, enrolled in a technical school, from which he was expelled in 1924 for forging his report card. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Rahul's Day out ! ~ Bapu Nadkarni is No More - India Wins at Rajkot

  

  After MSK Prasad another Wicketkeeper from Andhra came close to representing India. India called up Andhra wicketkeeper-batsman Kona Srikar Bharat as cover for... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2020 SOCIETY

• பொங்கலோ பொங்கல் ~ மாட்டு பொங்கல் ~ Thanking Cattle for the Harvest 2020

  

  பொங்கலோ பொங்கல் ~ மாட்டு... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Matt Renshaw's Par Boundary Catch Takes Cricket World by Storm !

  

  Life has changed a lot – some players are supremely fit – Virat Kohli, Sir Jadeja .. .. long ago, Indians were not athletic – the likes of Dilip Vengsarkar,... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Iranian Missile Operator Shoots Ukrainian Passenger Jet Killing 176

  

  Till a couple of decades ago, travel in an aircraft was a dream for commoner – airport and its vicinity were attractions – one could see hundreds lined-up... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Food from the Heaven ~ Ravaging Australian Bushfire

  

  Gippsland is a rural region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of that state. It covers an area of 41,556 square kilometres (16,045 sq... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 SOCIETY

• 180 Sheep Gets Saved from Sinking Ship and Lives on !

  

  There are ships which carry general cargo, bulk cargo, liquid cargo, cars and there are so many varieties of ships, making marine more and more enchanting. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 SOCIETY

• SYMA Childfest 2020 - Sri NK Raman - Jewels of Triplicane

  

  IPS (important pre-script): 1. SYMA Childfest drawing competitions were on – and I was hopping from one building to another. In between received info that... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 SOCIETY

• SYMA Childfest 2020 - Sri Deshmukh Shekhar Sanjay, IPS

  

  ""தோன்றிற் புகழொடு தோன்றுக;... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Predicting Future – Do You Want to Know Whether You Will Turn 100

  

  Most humans exhibit a passion (or perhaps arising out of fear) to know what future holds for them. From time immemorial people have resorted to knowing the... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Babies ~ Intelligence ~ Generation Improvement - Smart Babies !!

  

  The debate could be endless ~are present generation smarter than the earlier one ? – for every parent, their child is so fast in learning [till they get to... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Education in India - Universities and .. .. .. Violence Inside Campus

  

  Indian history needs to be rewritten and read in a totally different perspective – for colonialism and communism has sought to taint our glorious past. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2020 SOCIETY