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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Are Zoos Protective ~ Rhino Shot Dead Inside Thoiry Zoo
Rhinos are attractive ~ some say they are on the brink of extinction !the white rhino is a major conservation success story, having been brought back from the... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Riding a Horse ~ Sad Tale of a Young Girl's Injury - Million Pound Law Suit..
Is India a litigant State – not exactly ? – there are thousands of cases pending at Courts across States and UTs. By some statistics there are lakhs of cases... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2017 SOCIETY -
the Sad Tale of a Champion Sports Person Struggling to Make Ends Meet !!!
In our school days, the best of sportspersons (generally were not good in studies) but yet could land a dream job in Govt or PSU – Sports quota (usually in... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Queen of Pench - Collarwali - Incredibly Fertile Tigress - Mother of 26 Cubs !!
In every Zoo they would be the prime attraction – the largest of all the Asian big cats, ‘Tigers’ - rely primarily on sight and sound rather than smell. They... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Spain's First Female Defence Minister Carmen Chacon is Dead !
Spain’s first female defence minister, Carmen Chacon has died at the age of 46. The cause has not been released but it has been reported that she had been... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Dalai Lama Visits Tawang ~ TOI Says 100s Welcomed Him !!!
Perhaps a small example of how we are fed by media ~ the news as they want us to see and understand !! - As the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama, Urgelling... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2017 SOCIETY -
MI Pulls of a Heist at Wankhede
At Wankhede, MI won the toss and put KKR in – Manish Pandey’s belligerence helped them post a total of 178. 2nd over – first delivery – Chris Woakes to Patel,... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Remembering the Hero of 1st War of Independence 1857 ~ Mangal Pandey
It is the story of a hero that the Nation must be reading in School books etched in its History – the sad tale of an execution scheduled for April 18 but was... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Trump Wall Getting Real ~ Sedition - Zuma Fires - SPB Loses and More !!
In Politics Current affairs, things keep happening, sometimes taking others by storm, sometimes slowly, as reaction to some past occurrence ! Read more
Posted on 06 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Nilgiri Railways Gets Fully Booked for Summer !!
Train journey is most enjoyable as one can spend time leisurely eating the choicest delicacies looking through the window at the different culture, fields,... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Collision of Dacca and Michelino ~ Privy Council : Onus Probandi
Onus Probandi : [Latin, The burden of proof.] In the strict sense, a term used to indicate that if no evidence is set forth by the party who hasthe Burden of... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2017 SOCIETY -
the Leopard Walk !! Delays International Flight !!
The leopard (Pantherapardus) is one of the five "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Compared to other members of Felidae, the leopard has relatively short legs an... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Greyhound at Wimbledon ... and Euthanised at NSW
So high are Roger Federer’s hopes of adding another grand slam title to his collection of 18 at Wimbledon that the 35-year-old is considering missing a... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Nostalgic Emotional Reunion of Dalai Lama with Assam Rifles Guard After 58...
In the Himalayas, a young monk, about to be crowned the Rinpoche of the monastery, is kidnapped by a gang of black magicians who wishto make a human sacrifice o... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2017 SOCIETY -
World's Strongest Coffee ~ It is Black Insomnia .. .. Dose of Caffeine
In Madrasi [South Indian !] culture, the visitor to a House is welcomed and offered a tumbler of coffee. It is an energizer, many have the habit of taking a... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2017 SOCIETY -
Big Maple Leaf Gold Coin Burgled from Bode Museum, Berlin
The Royal Canadian Mint created its first million-dollar coin, in Canadian dollars, as a demonstration in 2007 — “because we can,” the mint says on its website ... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2017 SOCIETY -
Are Aussies Shattered ? - Cyclone Debbie and Gold Train Put Down !!
Is Australia shattered ? –would wait for a day to write more on that !! .. Mornington is a seaside town in Peninsular Victoria, Australia, located 57 km (35... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2017 SOCIETY -
Court Convicts 31 Workers in Maruti Gruesome Killing Case
In July 2012, Maruti at Manesar was on fire – in a sad tale, riots broke out, in the widespread vandalism, the plant, many vehicles were damaged and more... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2017 SOCIETY -
First Bike of Hero Corp Halol Plant to Somnath Temple
It is a magnificent edifice – the Somnath temple located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra, is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2017 SOCIETY -
Dharamshala Test Interestingly Poised ! - the China(wo)man Bowler !!
Ever heard of Priti Dimri, who played 2 tests and 23 ODIs for India ? The second most powerful politician in China has touched down in New Zealand -... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2017 SOCIETY