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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Caring for Flora and Fauna ~ Ethnic Cleansing and Fitting Spikes to Trees to...
In Cinema and in story books, we have read about some being so calm, peace-loving, caring for humanity and doing lot for promoting peace ? is all that true –... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Swami Vivekananda's Madras Connection ~ and the Photographer Who Framed Him Here
Those days, when one travelled by Pallavan Transport Corporation, people were used to hearing the conductor shout the place by identifying the nearest... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2017 SOCIETY -
the Intelligent Brydon Coverdale ! - Cricket Writer and Quizzer ..
Often tourists would be confronted and bowled over in a pacy wicket at Perth – in Nov 1981, the Aussies batting first were bowled out for 180 but struck back... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Tram Road in Triplicane ~ Trams Dubbed as Slower Than Walk in Dublin
The roads in Triplicane are narrow and traffic often get struck … Big Street at places is in fact a small lane… the road that runs from D1 Police Station in... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Nicole Sturgeon Introduces Tartan Tax !
Gavin Mark Hamilton debuted in Test No. 1471 in Nov 1999, against South Africa. In both the innings he was caught by Pollock off Alan Donald for duck and did no... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2017 SOCIETY -
TN Police Inspector Pursuing Jewellery Heist Shot Dead in Rajasthan
There are occupations that deserve great regards, admiration and respect – men in Khaki, the Police Force stands on the top drawer alongside armed forces that... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Ro-hit Third Double and Nothing Else on That Mohali ODI
On a working day, towards Year close, did not follow this ODI no. 3941 played at Mohalli – though the 2nd match in the series did arouse some interest after... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2017 SOCIETY -
More Than 2000 Honour Dead Croatian General Who Drank Cyanide at the Hague
In Triplicane, two decades and half ago, there was a murder – and there were close to 2000 people in that funeral procession as the man dead was carried in a... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Nobel Prize 2017 ~ the Dinner and Google Doodle on Robert Koch
The Robert Koch Institute, is a German federal government agency and research institute responsible for disease control and prevention. It is located in... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Remembering Mahakavi Subramanya Barathiyar
கணிதம் பன்னிரண்டாண்டு... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2017 SOCIETY -
MSD Ensures That It is Not India's Nadir at Dharamshala
2,0,9,0,2, ** , 10,0,19,0,0 reads our scorecard and at 29/7 Indians were certainly looking at one of the worst performances ever in ODI Cricket, thanks to... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Google Doodle on Dalda 13 Photographer .. What is ISO ?
Today’s doodle is on a photographer born in 1913, under pseudonym ‘Dalda 13’ ~ nothing to do with the Dutch company’s vanaspathi, to which Hindustan Lever... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Working Overtime and Japanese Idea of Blasting with Drone !
Drones have come to stay ~ : an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Indian Elections ~ RK Nagar By-poll - How Difficult is Contesting in Election ??
Elections are in some ways festivals in India and by-elections are bonanza to some. All eyes are on RK NagaR constituency that fell vacant after the death of... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2017 SOCIETY -
the Courageous Girl Who Tried to Eliminate Bengal Governor in 1932
How good a student were you in your school days ? ~ was History an interesting subject whilst you studied ?? do you now realize that whatever was taught and... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Wildfires of California
Often the first perceivable difference between village life and city is that of – ‘good clean air’ – we, the city dwellers may not notice that easily, until we... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Maria Angela Di Trapani, (the Real Sornakka) Arrested !!
Nayakan, directed by Mani Ratnam based on the Bombay don Varadaraja Mudaliar ran packed houses and was a trend setter after which many movies hailing Dons came. Read more
Posted on 05 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Property Insurance - Australia - Glitch Due to Usage of Technology
Australia's insurance market can be divided into roughly three components: life insurance, general insurance and health insurance. Read more
Posted on 05 December 2017 SOCIETY -
'A Clear Blue Sky' ... Jonny Bairstow Presented Gloves !!
Indian Cricket fan ~ do you remember that Oval Test of 1979 – when 438 in 4th innings looked gettable and how Srinivasa Venkatraghavan was treated ? Read more
Posted on 05 December 2017 SOCIETY -
Freud on Work & Love ~ Proposal Made on Aussie Parliament Floor
It was, in all likelihood, the first marriage proposal to be made at that place; the answer came back fast and loud: "Yes." ~ yet it is making news ! guess why... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2017 SOCIETY