Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Rajneesh Gurbani Hat-trick for Vidarbha; Emulates TN Bowler Who Debuted for...

  

  The Ranji trophy finals is on between Delhi and Vidarbha. The trophy is mostly won by Bombay and then by Karnataka and Delhi ~ that way we all support Vidarbha... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Train Travel ~ Window Seat; Booking of Tatkal and More !!

  

  It's an indelible part of history. On June 7 in 1893, a young lawyer from India was travelling from Durban to Pretoria for work. He bought a first class ticked... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Vishy Anand Beats Magnus Carlsen in World Rapid & Blitz Championship

  

  Chess tournaments, for better or worse, don't usually command international headlines. Do you remember those matches in 2013 ~ it was the World Chess... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Winter Fable : Ant and Grasshoppers ~ Anew !!!

  

  In Mathematics, there is an interesting puzzle : ‘the grasshopper Q’: A grasshopper lands at a random point on a lawn, then jumps once, a fixed distance, in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Maize, Elephant Hide, 2 Day Test, Political Turmoil ~ All About Zimbabwe

  

  Do you wear – leather shoes, leather belt and if you are a woman, are you fond of costly leather vanity bag ? Shell Cordovan is one of the most expensive... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Boxing Day Test at Melbourne

  

  Millions of Britons enjoyed a last hurrah in the Boxing Day sales with determined shoppers camping out in the early hours to secure the best bargains although... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Washington Sundar Debuts in T20; Sachin Could Not at Rajya Sabha

  

  At Wankhede, Washington Sundar at 18 years and 80 days, became the youngest to represent India in a T20 International. He was handed over his cap by Sarandeep... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Ro'hit' ~ Holkar Carnage

  

  In mid 2013, I had posted - ‘It would ever remain a mystery as to how he played against England at home after scoring – 5,0,0,4,4 at Srilanka and 4 against Pak... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2017 SOCIETY

• 'No DL' ~ is an Offence but Not 'Contributory Negligence'

  

  Election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have been declared – BJP is in power in both the States. Interestingly, there are many who write that it is a... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Some History of Berar ~ Vidarbha Likely to Enter Ranji Finals

  

  MSD is a cult star ~ last ball of the innings – bent to hoist, up, up and up it went – and as it descended it was not too long (71 M) but so high – up above... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Navdeep Saini's INA Connection ~ Ranji Update !!

  

  It cannot get bigger than this is the common refrain – but IPL keeps growing the 2018 IPL auction will be held on January 27 and 28, in Bangalore. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 SOCIETY

• 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