Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Bright Flowers of a Thorny Plant !

  

  Age and experience are great teachers ! ~ yet, after crossing 50 years also, there are so many things, new and not learnt thus far ! ~ an experience I had this... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Restoring PWD - Using Old Technique and Kangeyam Bulls

  

  The bulls have a defined routine: 48 rounds a day to produce 30 cubic feet of lime mortar for about 300 sq ft of wall. The output is 10% less than what modern... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 SOCIETY

• MG Ramachandran ~ Actor Turned CM Remembered !

  

  Do you remember or know of a song which years after its release was screened in all the theatres of Tamilnadu in 1980s. It was the song ‘Andavane unthan... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Shardul Thakur Lifts India ~ Krish Srikkanth Was Stranded at 99

  

  Remember that 2nd ODI at the same stadium played on 27.12.1984 for different reasons ! The Somavamshi dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019 SOCIETY

• US Firm Fined $1 Million for Failing to Scan Air Cargo

  

  The United States is one country that is concerned about its security and implements its policies strictly. It might appear that at times they are fastidious bu... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Facebook Utility for Mercedes Benz Users - It is Not a Facility - ?0nly a Bane...

  What is ultimate in luxury – does facilities add up to betterment ? When one think of luxury, high end cars – Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Volvo, Jaguar, Lambardini... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Remembering Mahakavi Subramanya Barathiyar 2019

  

  11th Dec is a day to remember ~ it marks the 137th birth anniversary of the greatest poet, a great son of India – Mahakavi Subrahmanya Barathiyar. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 SOCIETY

• George Laurer. Developer of Barcode is No More !

  

  There is traffic everywhere ~ on week ends and on festival days, so many people are travelling – at every toll-plaza there are long winding queues and some try... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY

• WADA Bans Russia 4 Years for Drug Violations !!

  

  The World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) executive committee has dealt a serious blow to Russia's sporting community, banning the country's athletes and officials... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Nobel Dinner Today ~ Protests Against Peter Handke's Literature Nobel 2019

  

  Guests are required to come in a dark suit for gentlemen and short or long dresses for ladies. This is a strictly formal affair and gentlemen are required to... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Lady Tatiana (Mountbatten) Banned from Driving for 6 Months

  

  Queen Elizabeth, 93+ is always in news ! – It was the WhatsApp message that convinced millions of people the Queen is no more. had died. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Birth of Chimera Piglets ! ~ Good to Mankind Or Unethical ?

  

  Schneider plays Marvin Mange, a man who is critically injured but unknown to him he is put back together by a mad scientist who transplants animal parts,... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 SOCIETY

• 'double Room with Twin Occupation' ~ Stay in Hotels - Legality !!!

  

  Lot happened Maharashtra – every political party tried teaching a lesson to others. As usual, there were newer definitions of ‘secularism’ and political... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Vandu Murugan Comedy ! Zameen .. ... Avocado and Politics !!

  

  ஜாமீன் / சாமீன் ~ என்பது பிற... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 SOCIETY

• How Much of Value-add Does a Coach Brings in to the Team !!

  

  Way back in Dec 1974, India won the Test at Calcutta against the mighty West Indies led by Clive Lloyd………there were two debutants in that test – Anshuman Gaekwa... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 SOCIETY

• the Local Goli Soda ~ Would It Make a Comeback !!

  

  Are you a fan of thirst-quencher ‘goli-soda’ – and would it make a comeback ? ~ and do you know the relevance of Hiram Codd (1838 – 1887), an English engineer. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Bob Willis is No More !!

  

  A hypocorism is a diminutive form of a name. In England’s tour of India 1976-77, the man much talked about was John Lever, especially after his spell at Delhi... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Gender Bias in Chatbots Too !

  

  Robots are quite interesting ! (this post is more on bots!) ~ in Rajini starrer Enthiran (Robot) – Chitti, the humanoid robot would read a full book by just... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Remembering with Melancholy ~ Bhopal Gas Tragedy ! ~ Plight of Victims !!

  

  The night of Dec 2, 1984 would ever rankle as the black day in the annals of Indian history. Over 3000 died that night itself ; nearly 12000 died subsequently... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 SOCIETY

• Manish Pandey Marries ~ Steve Smith 'white-ants' !!

  

  National Highway 48 (NH 48) starts at Delhi traverses six states winding through Jaipur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Pune, Kholapur Belgaum, Davangere,... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2019 SOCIETY