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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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu & Sanjita Chanu Bring Glory to India.
Situated in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba - it's shortened to the Gabba is a famous Cricket ground. Gabba is a contraction of Woolloongabba, a suburb... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2018 SOCIETY -
the Fittest Women Toomey Wins Gold at Commonwealth
There are books on lives of different achievers ! Ever since I was in primary school I loved to compete. I lived for sport, particularly running, and would... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2018 SOCIETY -
DMDK on Cauvery ~ Mrs Premalatha Vijayakant Asks People to Pray to God
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam was formed in Sept 2005. This party contested in all 234 seats in the state elections in May 2006 with Vijayakanth contesting i... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2018 SOCIETY -
Deer - Black Buck and Chinkara .. .. and the Crime of Killing the Meek
Deer - blackbuck and Chinkara ! Deer have a peculiar problem ! Unlike human pupils, which are round and when dilated do not span much of the eye, deer pupils ar... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2018 SOCIETY -
IPL Boycott ~ Theatre Boycott ~ Bermuda !!
In Tamil Nadu, protests are turning the order of the day ! ~ someone has suggested to boycott the first match of IPL at Chepauk so that International attention... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2018 SOCIETY -
Truck Carrying Elephant Overturns ~ Pachyderm Killed ~ Couple Injured
Elephants have always attracted me. For ages, temple elephants have been a vital part of temple ceremonies and festivals especially in South India. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2018 SOCIETY -
MSD Conferred Padma Bushan 2018 ~ Receives in Style
At Visakhapatnam nearly 13 years ago – India batting first opened with Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Against Pak, with Rana bowling, Indian score at... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2018 SOCIETY -
Velaikaran Fly ~ Bee Causes De Kock's Missed Stumping at Johannesburg Test
Ragupathi s/0 Gajapathi s/o Valayapathi, spake Rajnikant in Velaikaran movie. Rajni hitting the villains black and blue in the garb of hitting a big fly was a... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2018 SOCIETY -
What is IMO Number ? ~ Heavy Load Carrier Vessel
코렉스 에스피비 2호 ~ you may never be able to decipher what this is ?; yet the topic of the day is interesting... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2018 SOCIETY -
Coffee Vendors Must Carry Cancer Warnings ~ Rules Los Angeles Judge
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed drinks in the world, with two billion cups drunk worldwide every day. Brewers from every continent have developed a... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2018 SOCIETY -
Death of Sudan ~ Curtains for Northern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium Simum...
It was named Sudan, aged around 45 and in Kenya, rangers had risked their lives to keep the ageing rhino safe ...... Rohit Sharma once stood by him, as did Masa... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2018 SOCIETY -
Suicides Are to Be Hailed If Only Thy Were That of Srirangam Vellayi ;...
For Sri Vaishnavaites, Srirangam venerated as “Kovil” is the most reverred temple. The history of the Srirangam temple is closely related to the development of... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Stallions ~ Race, Breeding and Pedigree !!
Even for those who get lured to horses racing, it would be a different kind out there – Gallops of Morocca, is a desert endurance challenge where riders of the... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Google Green Doodle on Dr Anandi Gopal Joshi ~ a Tragic Story !!!
As is usual, today too started with Google search page ~ lured by the green doodle. It is an Indian woman, Anandi Gopal Joshi who is honoured with a Google... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Crimes & Punishments ~ and Misplaced Sympathies !!!
Often there could misplaced sympathies !!! There are times when people sympathise with the perpetrator of a crime, totally forgetting the torment of the innocen... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Aussies Ball Tampering ! the Other Effects ..
To those following Cricket regularly – can you name the Indian Openers during the Indian tour of South Africa ~ more specifically that 1st One dayer at... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Language Problem ... Not Humans This Time !!!
There are thousands of languages – Our Nation has hundreds of languages with Hindi in Devanagari script being the principal official language. Read more
Posted on 28 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Remington Files Chap 11 Bankruptcy !
In good old days, in Tamil movies, a rich man would suffer a great set back (mostly with the ship carrying his stock sinking ! Read more
Posted on 27 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Salute to Those Great Martyrs Who Fought for Our Freedom ~ Gopinath Saha
Indian history has a cliché ~ Gandhi got us freedom; Indian freedom was gotten without spilling blood. Far away from truth – for there were thousands of... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2018 SOCIETY -
Chipko Movement is Google Doodle of the Day
Most days start with our search on Google on Bancroft’s sandpaper episode or something else .. .. .. today read that - originally expected to last just two... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2018 SOCIETY