Sampathkumar Sampath

LATEST ARTICLES ( 5617 )

• 9 Crore Worth ! Richard Mille Watch Stolen in Ibiza, Spain ..

  

  A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display watch. A basic chronograph has an independent sweep second hand; i... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Five Black Rhinos Fly 3700 Miles to Rwanda

  

  Rhinos are a highly threatened species. Prized for their horn, which is made from keratin and is a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, they... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 SOCIETY

• First Woman to Receive Doctor of Philosophy ~ This Day, 341 Years Ago !!

  

  All great philosophies and philosophers of the world have been those who made man premier of their teachings. The first entity that man encounters in this... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2019 SOCIETY

• the Police Officer Who Arrested Former PM Mrs. Indira Gandhi is No More !

  

  I was too young .. .. yet Triplicanites could make me understand the electoral politics. Clearly there was a wave ~ in houses the elder generation was for... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Pat Cash Who Defeated Ivan Lendl in Financial Trouble !!

  

  In 1983, my friends had booked a movie ticket [hard to get those days] and gracefully invited me – it was K Viswanath’s classic ‘Salangai Oli’ – Kamal Jayapradh... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Ranveer Tweet ! and WWE Threat !!

  

  There is a particular way Mumbai Indians play or strategise ~ 1) their bench strength [advisors – ex-players] would be more formidable than the playing X1 itsel... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Spiteful Dance ... Tweet of Pak PM .. .. and an Indian Win !!

  

  The Indo-Pak encounter was ‘no match’ but lot seems to be flying around after that 7th loss !! ~ all is not well with Pakistan. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Bangla Soars Win Over West Indies

  

  Sure you have heard this cliché many a times ~ ‘in ODI Cricket, it is not the best team that wins – but the team that wins better on that day !’ .. .. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Remembering the Supreme Sacrifice of Veera Vanchinathan, 108 Years Ago !

  

  The debates after celebrating ‘Quit India movement’ – brought to fore – what we should be learning in Schools as History and whom we should rever ? Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 SOCIETY

• India - Pakistan Encounter at Old Trafford 2019

  

  What the weather is going to be like in Manchester during the marquee India vs Pakistan clash at the World Cup has been one of the biggest talking points in... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Bhutan PM Raises Salaries of Teachers, Doctors and Nurses .. ..

  

  Just saw Rajnikant in ‘Kuselan’ ~ in the climax the hero Ashok Kumar (Rajni) speaks highly of School teachers and of classmates .. .. do you remember / recall... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Elephant Story ! ~ Baby Born at Belgium Zoo

  

  Brugelette is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The Battle of Jemappes (6 Nov 1792) took place near the town of Jemappes in Hainaut,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Rishab Pant Flying ! ~ What is Contingency Planning !!

  

  Most people plan ~ some over do ! ~ there should always be a plan B – a viable alternative. … once I missed Tirupathi Express by a few minutes – took an auto,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Rain Abandons Play Exposing Poor Planning ECB

  

  "Rain Rain Go Away" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. There is a short story in the same name too, by American writer Isaac Asimov. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Story of Cricketer Nicknamed Judge ~ Who Almost Ended His Life !!

  

  Life is all about perceptions ! ~ we think that Cricket stars who are so much adored are so well placed in life, especially those who have had National... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Two Tankers Attacked in Strait of Harmuz

  

  The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 SOCIETY

• the Story of a King & His Marriage ! (not Chola King) but British King

  

  Some dust has been raised with ill-intended speech on Raja Raja Cholan (Arul Mozhi Varman) – a great Chola Emperor. Tinseldom has changed – in 1973 came the... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Would Denial / Delay in Settlement of Insurance Claim, Filed as Cheating !!

  

  It all happened in Aug 2018 ~ Kerala received heavy monsoon rainfall, which was about 75% more than the usual rainfall. The dams received copious inflow and wer... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 SOCIETY

• Alas Crazy Mohan Who Made Us Laugh is No More !!

  

  Today when I first heard the news of ‘Crazy Mohan’ passing away – it was a moment of sadness and it took time to sink in .. .. .. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 SOCIETY

• the Myth of Kindness and Compassion of Western World - Belgium Apologises !!

  

  India is a country of snake-charmers; the majority religion is intolerant, racism is widely prevalent, people are not treated properly .. .. unlike Western Worl... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 SOCIETY