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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Doodle on Abraham Ortelius ~ Famous Atlas 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'
Even at the height of IPL fever, we look to Cricket news elsewhere ~ and there is lot happening downunder ! ~ i.e., cricketing news from Australia New Zealand a... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2018 SOCIETY -
MACT ~ Appeals - and the Result That an Insurer Faced !!!
As we travel on roads, we see hundreds of motor vehicles of various hues – and sadly there are accidents too .. .. .. Motor vehicle accidents are one of the... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Handling Failures ~ Analysing TN +2 Results 2018
Old timers will recall that the First Public Examination for the students used to be at Class XI – those who passed would join PUC in College and those days, th... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2018 SOCIETY -
TN +2 Results Declared ~ SYMA Growth Students Do Well !!
The morning of 16th May 2018 dawned ~ and we were a bit tensed – anxious to see the results and were praying that our students do come out with flying colours ! Read more
Posted on 16 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Rare Diamond of a Queen Sells for Rs.45.50 Crores !!!!
What is the costliest gift that you brought for your better-half ? – this is a post on what was auctioned for US $ 67,00,000 equivalent to Rs. Read more
Posted on 16 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Sidhu Walks out Free ~ Supreme Court Acquits of Culpable Homicide
Experience is the comb that life gives you when you are bald; Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.; Beware of the naked man who offers... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Vladimir Putin Leads - Driving a Truck on Newly Constructed Crimean Bridge on...
The Kerch Strait connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Adoring Cricket Bats ~ the हाथ का बना Collection : Hail Prashant !!
Cricket enthralls us – there is so much – the most entertaining IPL – debut test of Ireland Vs Pak; SA women playing Bangla .. .. Read more
Posted on 15 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Bloomberg Rich and Powerful ... Never Allow the Trolls to Get into You
In this beautiful World, we are part of many smaller groups – and there are always people who quarrel .. the ego makes one think who is big and powerful... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Abhishek Sharma- Who ? ~ Irish Men Who Debuted Prior to Ireland
IPL – 16th over against RCB – Mohammed Siraj finally got Shreyas Iyer – in walked a young Abhishek Sharma and instantly became a hero hitting 46 off mere 19 wit... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Nigerian Sues Oxford English Dictionary for Wrong Meaning !!
நிகண்டு என்றால் என்ன என... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Nawaz Shariff Returns to Pak - to Face Money Laundering Charges
A couple of years after partition, in Dec 25, 1949 in Lahore, was born Nawaz Sharif, the eldest son of Muhammad Sharif, a wealthy industrialist whose family... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2018 SOCIETY -
the Strange End of This England Cricketer - Life is Not All Roses !!
IPL is a great entertainer ~ it has brought to fore lot of youngsters – Ishan Kishan and yesterday Rishab Pant rode to glory – and what a century it was – and... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Dispute in Name ~ Kerala Court Intervenes !!!
Disputes, differences of opinion are but common – some go to Court – if the argument is on a name : 1st Party wanting it to be : ** 1 – 2 ** - the other wants i... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Ireland Set to Play Test ~ Rishab Pant Sets Kotla Ablaze !!
Malahide, is an affluent coastal suburban town on the northside of Dublin city, Ireland and is in news ! Exciting IPL and exhilarating batting by this young... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Flying Unmanned Drones .... Pilots Experiencing Mental Stress
I have recently posted on ‘drone challenge’ between Chris Gayle and Kevin Pietersen – where Chris Gayle was able to hit a ball fired by a machine on to aerial... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2018 SOCIETY -
All-rounders of 1980s ~ Beefy's Charity Spent Only on His Daughter !!!
He walked in during the first time-out, with Mumbai 62 for 2 in nine overs, and soon hit a six and three fours off wristspinners Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Trump Resort in Scotland and Much Brew on Irn Bru
Do you remember Campa Cola, Citra the super cooler or Goldspot the Zing thing ~ products and advertisements that once ruled Indian hearts .. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2018 SOCIETY -
20 Things That You Understand When Office is Far from Where You Stay !!!!
Life on fast lane - population seems tobe exploding at Chennai when you wait at bus stops and railway stations. The city of Chennai is known for its lanes and... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2018 SOCIETY -
Katz-Hernandez, the ROTUS of Whitehouse
ROTUS stands for Receptionist of the United States (White House West Wing receptionist)..... IT does not require any elaboration that ‘White House’ is the... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2018 SOCIETY