Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Puppetry ~ Feeding a Javan Green Magpie

  

  This photo went viral on Western media ~ ‘ feeding a bird ’ .. .. Puppetry (Bommalattam) is an ancient form of Indian art ~ its popularity has faded in recent... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 SOCIETY

• Deer Law ~ All Are Equal Before Law !!!

  

  The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is an ungulate species of antelope native to the Indian subcontinent that has been classified as near threatened by IUCN... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 SOCIETY

• Roach Bowls out Bangla for a Lowly 43

  

  In 1970s 1980s – West Indies were unbeatable .. ..We grew up watching the exploits of the WI team led by Clive Lloyd, batting giants Isaac Vivian Richards,... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 SOCIETY

• Ode to Yahoo Messenger .. and Yahoo Squirrel is Born !

  

  Sure you know and are fond of squirrels ! ~ heard of ‘Yahoo squirrel’ ? (pic credit : sciencing.com) There are things in life which one feels are the most... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 SOCIETY

• the Intent Gaze ~ Quiet Eye - Makes Champions !!

  

  Down but not out ! ~ the greatness is not in not falling ~ but in getting up every time one falls ! – falling is physical; getting up is mental attitude. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 SOCIETY

• Wimbledon Set to Start on 2nd July Under the Eyes of Rufus, the Hawk

  

  2nd July is an all important date ! ~ it is the date on which Wimbledon starts – as the trophy is set to start, British fans are already scrambling for days off... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 SOCIETY

• Wimbledon - Seeding Makes Serena Happy - Leaving Cibulkova Unhappy

  

  One would have witnessed some people jumping Queue (say in trying to get a train seat or in a Ration shop) – so, when a person or a group of persons – cut the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Iceland Bows out Graciously of FIFA 2018

  

  Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is the world's northern most capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Employee Compensation Insurance ~ Insurer's Liability on Interest

  

  In any workplace, be it an Office, or factory or elsewhere – accidents do occur and employees could be injured. In a society, there has to be welfare and the La... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Maternity Leave ! ~ Wimbledon Seeding ~ John Mcenroe Speaks

  

  The Central Government passed the Maternity Benefit Act in 1961 applying to every establishment in India. While the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act came as a... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 SOCIETY

• What's Special About South Korean Lee Duck-hee, Aiming to Play at Wimbledon

  

  At Old Trafford, Manchester, Jos Buttler gave Australia one last nightmare to take home from an abject ODI tour of England as the hosts squeaked to a victory... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 SOCIETY

• India Thumps Pakistan in Kabaddi WC at Dubai 2018

  

  A few years ago, the phase of an ODI innings between overs 15 to 40 was considered to be dull and insipid - with batting sides resorting to accumulation. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Italy Interior Minister Matteo Salvini Says Migrants 'will Only See Italy on a...

  

  The Arab Spring has not radically changed patterns of migration in the Mediterranean, and the "migration crisis" label does not capture a composite and... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Oh Teacher Sir, Please Don't Go Pleads Students and Parents !!

  

  சுமார் 30 அல்லது 40... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Friendly Crocodiles of “Ouagadougou” Burkina Faso

  

  A lakeside baptism service in Ethiopia was struck by tragedy after a crocodile attacked and killed the vicar. It is reported that an 80-strong congregation... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Long Hours Occupation of Crease ~ Work Culture !!

  

  Afghans learnt it the hard way ~ that in Test Cricket – occupying the crease is one of the most important thing. Have once seen Anshuman Gaekwad grind Pakis... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 SOCIETY

• பாரதியாரின் குயில்பாட்டு ~ Indian Koel - the Songbird

  

  மஹாகவி சுப்ரமண்ய... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2018 SOCIETY

• England Makes History Posts 481 in ODI at Trentbridge

  

  The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire and it flows through and drains most of the metropolitan centra... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Simpl(y)icity Forgotten ~ Mr Kakkan

  

  Most of us suffer from short-term memory loss ! ~ a decade or two ago, there was a trip of an Indian PM (not Modiji) to an island – and there were reports that... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 SOCIETY

• Afghan Capt & Team Learn How Harsh Test Cricket Could Be !!

  

  For the connoisseur of the game – it is the real Test ! Test cricket is many wonderful things, it is also a harsh reality check. It could expose teams brutally. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2018 SOCIETY