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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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 -
Hima Das, Poovamma, Poovamma, Sarita Gayakwad and VK Vismaya - Bring Gold at...
She shot to prominence recently at IAAF World U20 Championships - India's Hima Das made history by becoming the country's first track athlete to become a world... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2018 SOCIETY -
Kudos to Golden Girl Swapna Burman
A real golden day for India at Asian games . .. .. there would be some comments comparing the winner’s poverty-stricken background with the money paid to... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2018 SOCIETY -
the Man Who Necessitated Bodyline ~ Google Doodle on Sir Bradman
Today’s Google doodle is on a man – after whom an adjective was coined in English language. : Bradmanesque is an adjective that attributes the class, consistenc... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2018 SOCIETY -
First Governor of Madras Province After Independence - Hoisting National Flag
The flag “Triranga’ attracts most ~ every time we see, WE SALUTE THY !! ~ here are some random read on what happened in Madras on that great day, and who hoiste... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Saluting Mukut Bihari Meena ~ and the Nameless Indian Jawans !!
Pictures are great like the one below ~ it is picturesque mountainview of Dras, situated about 60 km away from Kargil, on the road to Srinagar. Pic credit :... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Great Relief Work by Indian Army ~ Row Over Funds That Were Never Allotted -...
Chennaites would never forget that first week of Dec 2015 when water flowed over Saidapet bridge – inundating many parts of the city - several reports... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Art of Procrastination ! ~ Laziness Too is a Key to Survival !!
How cluttered is your desktop – as we open our laptop at work every day, the first thought that occurs is to clean – but perhaps that never happens for most ! Read more
Posted on 24 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Young Prithvi Shaw Called for National Duty ~ Will He Debut ??
The Societies Registration Act, 1860 allows the registration of entities generally involved in the benefit of society - education, health, employment etc. Read more
Posted on 23 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Woman Minister Rides Bicycle to Hospital for Delivery
You don’t get to see people going to work on a bi-cycle – that way, Julie Anne Genter, riding a cycle on a “beautiful Sunday morning” to an hospital in... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Remembering Nethaji Bose This Day !! Letter to Prof Samar Guha Seeking Truth !!!
One man who has left the most indelible impression on India – as fighter par excellence was certainly ‘Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose’ and the Nation remembers... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Young Rishabh Pant Arrives at Nottingham - Kohli Misses Century
The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire and it flows through and drains most of the metropolitan centra... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Cattle Rearing ~ Floating Farm Plan at Rotterdam
We design and create iconic, innovative, sustainable buildings and landscapes on the water. Have a look at our projects and feel free to reach out to us with... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2018 SOCIETY -
Foot-boarding Passenger ~ Liability of Railways
The gory accident involving death of passengers is now probably forgotten in a few days – that sad incident, occurred at St Thomas Mount police station - as... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2018 SOCIETY