Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Bumrah Special ~ Double Standard When Kapil Was Criticised for Same !!

  

  If one were to remember those few matches, even today one would get a bit sorrowful .. .. a bright afternoon, when whole Nation sat before TV wanting India to... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 SOCIETY

• Vice President Sri Venkayya Naidu Honours Adikavi Nannaya

  

  Pulakesi II (609–642) of Chalukya Dynasty, the ruler of Vatapi (Badami of Karnataka) conquered Vengi (Andhra) and sent Kubja Vishnuvardhana, his brother, as... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 SOCIETY

• Cheran Express to Run with All New Linke-Hofmann-Busch Coaches

  

  How much do you relish rail journey, especially, if you are to travel during day-time. In our school days, there was a lesson on ‘seeing people off’ –... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2017 SOCIETY

• Nuclear Reactors and Earthquake Hazards ~ Kalpakkam is Safe .. **

  

  Before every creation of infrastructure, those involved would certainly carryout risk assessment, identify the hazards, cost/benefit analysis made, insurance... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 SOCIETY

• Cricket to Flourish at Rwanda ~ Gahanga Cricket Stadium !

  

  Australia need a keeper who catches, not one who chatters – Ian Chappel comments on Peter Neville. Meantime, got overawed by this picturesque stadium – where th... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 SOCIETY

• Intrusions and Unnatural Stoppage in Cricket Matches

  

  Have you ever stood in that long queue waiting to enter the Chepauk ground – there would be excitement in the air, one would have to show the ticket at more tha... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 SOCIETY

• Chennai Nov 2017 ~ Continuous Rains ... and People's Fears !!!

  

  Chennai’s climate all along had been described as : ‘hot, hotter and hottest’ ~ but the present cliché in social media is : 10 months in Chennai – water... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 SOCIETY

• First Man in Space; First Indian in Space .... and the First Animal in Space !!!

  

  If you remember Kapil Devils winning Prudential World Cup 1983, you might also remember 2nd Apr 1984 or the event or - Rakesh Sharma, former Indian Air Force... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 SOCIETY

• India Beats NZ in T20 at Kotla ~ Ashish Nehra Retires.

  

  At Kotla, India won – outsmarting visiting New Zealand in all departments – yet lot would be written about this man, whose 2nd delivery in ODI removed Alistair... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2017 SOCIETY

• Remembering Sadly the Assassination of Ms Indira Gandhi

  

  To many of Cricket fans – it would be a news that Mohinder Amarnath, the gritty batsman allrounder, Vice-captain of famous World Cup 1983, did captain India in... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Self-driving Cars .. .. ........... and the Most Ethical Choice Q !!

  

  Sure you would have heard this story ~ and would have your own answer and theory .. .. .. to a similar Q – Sujatha wrote a classical answer in Enthiran. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Pune Curator Pandurang Salgaoncar Dismissed for Malpractice !!

  

  In Feb 2017, I had posted an article on him based on ESPN report, the man is in news today for wrong reasons !! Pune situated 560 metres (1,837 feet) above sea... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Kiwis Play Spin Well ~ Beat India : Virat Kohli 200th ODI

  

  The Auckland cricket side recovered slightly from a horrendous start to the Plunket Shield season, but were still all out for 62. The Aces slumped to 23 for... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Diwali India Photo from Space ~ Paolo Nespoli from ISS Mission 52..

  

  Born in 1957 in Milan, Italy, Paolo Nespoli’s hometown is Verano Brianza, Milan, Italy. He enjoys scuba diving, piloting aircraft, assembling computer... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Deepavali Release ~ It is Different : Bio-pic of a Painter ! - Loving Vincent !!

  

  Vandichakkaram; Mazhalai pattalam; Soundaryame varuga, varuga; Andharangam Oomaiyanathu; Thoorathu idi muzhakkam; Ellam un kairasi; Geetha oru senbagapoo; Oru... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2017 SOCIETY

• NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik ~ Fidget Spinner on Space !!

  

  Randy “Komrade” Bresnik was selected as an astronaut in 2004. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in May 1989. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Google Honours Nobel Laureate Who Studied in Triplicane

  

  It was a grand colourful Deepavali ~ the sound of crackers was heard throughout the day and at Triplicane (perhaps in all other places too) as one looked at... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Deepavali Film Release ! ~ Ticket Rates Go up .......... Touring Talkies (tentu...

  

  Deepavali, the festival of lights is grandly celebrated with crackers, sweets, wishes and more … One favourite pastime of people is to watch movies on... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 SOCIETY

• MV Act ~ Road Rules ....... and Driving Without Licence !!!

  

  In legal Forums, and Court of law, many legal aspects do get analysed in every case. In the impugned case, the learned counsel for the respondents submitted tha... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2017 SOCIETY

• Keeping Ashwin out of Scheme ? - Smit Patel 99 - Tripura Who ??

  

  One may not easily identify this young lad - Gujarat wicketkeeper-batsman Smit Patel moved out to join the Tripura cricket team. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 SOCIETY