Sampathkumar Sampath

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• 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

• Significance of Turmeric (Manjal) - Western Research

  

  Natural plant products have been used throughout human history for various purposes. For a Srivaishnavaite, the best ornament is Thiruman Kappu. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Workmen ~ Employee Compensation Act - Calculation of Wages 2020

  

  A few decades ago ! ~ life was different .. .. there were white-collared and blue-collared workers ! ~ what ! – how would colour differentiate a worker ? – thos... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Nick Kyrgios Offers to Donate $200 Per Ace - Pledging Support for Victims of...

  In the Tennis World, as in any other Sports, there are characters. Ilie Năstase a Romanian was a great player who often was in the news for his... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Be a Workaholic ! ~ Do You Know About Your Company's Leave Policy ?

  

  Long before the invention and usage of templates – there were specialists who used to tutor writing a leave application - ‘as I am suffering from fever’ People... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn Smuggled out of Japan !

  

  Masujiro Hashimoto founded the Kaishinsha Motor Car Works in July 1911. In 1914, the company produced its first car, called DAT. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020 SOCIETY

• New Year 2020 Revelry ~ is Not Jan1, Just Another Day ?

  

  Another year has fleeted past ! ~ 2019 is gone and year 2020 has born. 2020 is a leap year and would it make any changes in your lives ? – is there hope, fear o... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020 SOCIETY

• Some Interesting Occurrences at Sea

  

  Dear (s) The Kerch strait connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. See the photo below for the location. This place between Ukraine and Russia is in the... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Communism, Karl Marx & Things Unknown (to Me) !!

  

  Do you know who was – ‘Johanna Bertha Julie Jenny von Westphalen’ ? In Das Kapital (1867), Marx proposes that the motivating force of capitalism is in the... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Chennai Corporation Sells Compost Manure at Marina

  

  The economy in Zanzibar is predominantly based on agriculture and allied activities. To boost natural farming, compost is imported in Zanzibar. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Pumpkin Flowers in the Middle of Kolam ~ Jacinda Ardern

  

  Jacinda Ardern’s media popularity has irked some, and spawned this #hashtag. ~ wonder what ? – before that .. .. .. for some, the practice of putting kolams in... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Tim Paine Sledges ! ~ Peter Siddle Retires

  

  Australians are well known for their sledging ~ but the exchanges between Tim Paine and Rishab Pant were seen as comic banters, eventually ending with Pant... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 SOCIETY