Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Inuka, the Polar Bear Put to Sleep at Singapore

  

  Peter Sleep debuted against Pak at Melbourne in Mar 1979 and played his last test against the Pakis at the same Melbourne in Jan 1990 – in between he played 14... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Ace Shuttler (CW Silver Medalist) Kidambi Srikanth Spurned Celebrating His...

  

  At Gold Coast Commonwealth Games came to an end and it's now four years until Birmingham 2022 but in light of one of the biggest events coming to the... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Paki Disrespectful Gesture at Wagah ~ Stamp on Jhulan Goswami

  

  At IPL, Prithvi Shaw the Indian U19 Captain sensation made his debut ~ there are so many of them – budding stars getting a chance in IPL – and a bunch is missin... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2018 SOCIETY

• ~ the Oxen of Gir - at Triplicane

  

  This post – started with a chance encounter in Thiruvallikkeni .. Talala is a city and a taluka in the famous Somnath district in Gujarat, also known as... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2018 SOCIETY

• the Gory Butchering at Jallianwala Bagh

  

  Often Indian freedom struggle gets described in one pithy statement - Gandhi got us freedom without shedding blood ! ~ how much away from truth, and why the... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2018 SOCIETY

• CSK Train Chugs off ~ CSKku Punela Visil Podu !!

  

  It is ten years since the first match in IPL was played in 2008. Ten full years since Brendon McCullum smashed 158* for Kolkata Knight Riders – between and... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Technology Howler in IPL ~ DK Hand Directs Bowler Mavi

  

  Remember that Chepauk Test in Dec 1983 – Sunil Gavaskar made an unbeaten 236 – but did not open. Anshuman Gaekwad opened with Navjot singh Sidhu. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2018 SOCIETY

• CSK Forced to Shift Home ~ Why DD & KX1 Missed out 1 Foreign Player ??

  

  On Sunday, 8th Apr 2018 – Delhi Daredevils played Kings X1 Punjab – and some observed that both teams were short by one foreign player, in specific – Aussies ! ... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Apex Court on Insurer's Liability - in Case of Cover Note !!

  

  There is so much of traffic and on every city road, you see so many vehicles – so many varieties of them – and there are automobile accidents. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Iceland Bans Palm Oil Products in Super Markets ~ Saving Orangutans

  

  Do you know that one species affected by palm oil production is the orangutan population. In some regions, oil palm cultivation has resulted in deforestation,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2018 SOCIETY

• World's Largest Statue of China's First Emperor Qin Toppled

  

  Qin's wars of unification were a series of military campaigns launched in the late 3rd century BC by the Qin state against the other six major states — Han,... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Interesting IPL ~ Team Compositions, Tosses, Probabilities and Fumbles !!

  

  Watching a Test match at Chepauk was charming in every manner ~ in those days of no or little TV coverage (remember that in 1970s – there would be only one... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Violations ~ Social Media Shaming ~ Presence on Web ??

  

  What sort of presence you have on the web and how much on social media ? – do you spend time on Social media : Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter and the... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Saikhom Mirabai Chanu & Sanjita Chanu Bring Glory to India.

  

  Situated in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba - it's shortened to the Gabba is a famous Cricket ground. Gabba is a contraction of Woolloongabba, a suburb... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2018 SOCIETY

• the Fittest Women Toomey Wins Gold at Commonwealth

  

  There are books on lives of different achievers ! Ever since I was in primary school I loved to compete. I lived for sport, particularly running, and would... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2018 SOCIETY

• DMDK on Cauvery ~ Mrs Premalatha Vijayakant Asks People to Pray to God

  

  Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam was formed in Sept 2005. This party contested in all 234 seats in the state elections in May 2006 with Vijayakanth contesting i... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Deer - Black Buck and Chinkara .. .. and the Crime of Killing the Meek

  

  Deer - blackbuck and Chinkara ! Deer have a peculiar problem ! Unlike human pupils, which are round and when dilated do not span much of the eye, deer pupils ar... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 SOCIETY

• IPL Boycott ~ Theatre Boycott ~ Bermuda !!

  

  In Tamil Nadu, protests are turning the order of the day ! ~ someone has suggested to boycott the first match of IPL at Chepauk so that International attention... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2018 SOCIETY

• Truck Carrying Elephant Overturns ~ Pachyderm Killed ~ Couple Injured

  

  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 03 April 2018 SOCIETY

• MSD Conferred Padma Bushan 2018 ~ Receives in Style

  

  At Visakhapatnam nearly 13 years ago – India batting first opened with Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Against Pak, with Rana bowling, Indian score at... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2018 SOCIETY