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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Protect Wild Elephants ~ World Elephants Day 2017
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 12 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Remembering the Martyrdom of the Youngest Revolutionary - Khudiram Bose
The recent debates after celebrating ‘Quit India movement’ – have brought to fore – what we should be learning in Schools as History and whom we should rever ? Read more
Posted on 11 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Who is the Most Popular Athlete of IAAF 2017 ? Isaac Makwala to Run Again in...
Athletics, specifically is not only about Usain Bolt or Mo Farah. At the 2017 IAAF World Championships, the 16th edition is being held from 4 to 13 August 2017... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Plight of Road Accident Victims ~ Esp When Involving Transport Corpn Buses
Every road in Chennai [be it every other Metropolis] are clogged with vehicles of various hues – two wheelers, autos, cars, taxis, trucks, buses and other... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2017 SOCIETY -
75 Years of Clarion Call ~ ' Quit India' - Gowalia Tank Maidan's History
How often you have been to Mumbai ? ~ for somebody who has visited Mumbai only a few times – it presents a curate’s egg – concrete jungle, sea, skyscrapers,... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2017 SOCIETY -
IAAF ~ Another Jamaican Loss ~ Tori Bowie Wins 100M - 2017
My favourite writer genius Sujatha wrote a novel in Kumudam titled ’10 second mutham’ – a story of an Indian female athlete who is trained to break the barrier... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Usain Bolt Sunset ~ Loses to Justin Gatlin at IAAF 2017
“Sport rarely settles upon the perfect script. Life’s just not like that”.. .. the 2017 IAAF World Championships, the 16th edition is being held from 4 to 13... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Bahubali ~ Amarendra Teaching Devasena of 3 Arrow Release : Hero Stones of...
Bahubali (One with strong arms), a much revered figure among Jains was the son of Rishabha (first tirthankara and founder of Jainism). Read more
Posted on 04 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Hand Tex 2017 ~ Not All Silk Extraction is by Killing Moths !!
Hand-Tex 2017 ~ National Handloom expo : weavers from TamilNadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Panama Gate ~ Pak Supreme Court ~ the Case of Calibri Font
The daughter of Pakistan’s prime minister has become subject of ridicule in her home country after forensic experts cast doubts on documents central to her... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2017 SOCIETY -
Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Starts : Telegu Titans Beat Tamil Thalaivas
You may not be a great fan !- you could even be a harsh critic, yet there can be no denial that ‘Indian Premier League’ has changed the way games are played !! Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 SOCIETY -
the Kahani of Abhinav Mukund ~ Debut Need Not Be the Indicator !!
In the 1st Test at Galle, Hardik Pandya and MD Gunathilaka made their debuts and both would have different views of remembering this Test match. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 SOCIETY -
MRTS ~ Parakkum Rail Speeds up ~ Ordered Compensation 7.1 Lakhs for Accident to ...
Triplicane boasts of many historic places laced with spiritualism. Triplicane boasting the famous Marina beach, has a Railway station too … ‘Thiruvallikkeni’... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2017 SOCIETY -
Celebrating Kargil Vijay Diwas ~ Remembering Our Heroes of the Nation
Earlier it was known as Purig ~ now in news and apt to be remembered by the entire Nation today – 26th July 2017. Starting in 1590, the Gyalpo of Leh extended... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2017 SOCIETY -
MS Paint Deprecated; Set to Die ~ Resusciated by Outpouring of Fans !!
On Monday morning, the internet was abuzz with sad news: ‘RIP ~ Paint’ – most media wrote – nothing to do with ‘liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2017 SOCIETY -
Pastoralism ~ Brown Bear Drives Hundreds of Sheep to Suicidal Jump
A pastoral lifestyle is that of shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. Read more
Posted on 24 July 2017 SOCIETY -
Olfaction ~ Gold Nose ~ How to Satisfy Different People on the Likes !!
Have you observed that some people have the habit of smelling the food, before they eat ! ~ and some like the smell of paint, petrol, graphite, fresh currency,... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2017 SOCIETY -
Xanda, Son of Cecil - Becomes Victim of Big Game Hunting !!
பட்ட காலிலே படும்... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2017 SOCIETY -
India Loses Finals of ICC Women World Cup 2017
To lose was sad ! yet, Mithali Raj her team can feel proud for the way they played the game. For the first time in 12 years, in front of a capacity crowd at... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2017 SOCIETY -
NASA Forced to Deny Conspiracy Theory of Slave Colony in Mars !!
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible fo... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2017 SOCIETY