Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Afghan and Ireland Granted Test Status - Who Was India's First Captain ??

  

  Porbandar State was a princely state during the British Raj. It was one of the few princely states with a coastline. The capital of state was the harbour town o... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Qatar Blockade ! 4000 Cows by Cattle Class ! Insurance Coverage !!

  

  Qatar is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Google Doodle on Oskar Fischinger ~ Ellis Dungan in Tamil Movies

  

  Whislt I am overtly enthused in Cricket, even when India loses badly in Champions Trophy, am no great follower of Cinema – today’s Google doodle made me post... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Kumble Retires ! - What Makes Good Coach - Who is a Better Runner : Sehwag 0r...

  

  Every One wants to win ~ the expectation itself puts pressure on people. Captain is as good as his team is !! ~ though lot could change with the approach of... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Researcher Says Strands Are Most Important for Banana !!

  

  In vascular plants, phloem is the living tissue that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis (known as photosynthate), in... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Champions Trophy Finals Loss ~ England Plays Cricket at Laikipia - Maasai Country

  

  Laikipia County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province of the country. The county has two major urban... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 SOCIETY

• MP Man Preserves Local Varieties of Rice

  

  I had earlier posted about Indian Green revolution, rice and on IR8 – Ponni Rice is a variety of rice developed by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1986. I... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Spotting Pink Ball in Cricket ! - Colour-blindness !!

  

  It was disappointing for the die-hard Indian fan, as the Team folded without much of fight in Champions trophy finals – debate would rage on whether it was... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 SOCIETY

• India Beats Pakistan at London ~ Fans Celebrate !!!

  

  An India-Pakistan match is not just a game. The intensity of the match goes well beyond the realm of sport. It’s a psychological battle between two teams... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Little Sunfish (not Mola Mola) to Crawl Fukushima Nuclear Reactor

  

  The ocean sunfish—a goofy looking fish with a vacant gaze and toothy grin—is one of the most ridiculed animals in the sea. It is - common mola (Mola mola), the... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Sedition Report of 1918 and Remembering the Great Hero Vanchinathan's Sacrifice

  

  A century and a decade ago, in 1907 people in the Madras Presidency were excited by a series of lectures delivered by Bepin Chandra, Bengali journalist and... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Ever Observed That Posh Restaurant Menu Cards Do Not Have Pictures ??

  

  Developer activates the light sensitive crystals that make up the emulsion on your paper. When the crystals come into contact with developer, any parts of the... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Did Cladding Added to the Grenfell Tower Blaze ? - Apathy of Builders !!!

  

  Cladding is a material attached to a building's frame to create an outer wall. The process of applying the rain-proof frontage can create a 25mm-30mm cavity... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Wozniacki ………. Woznick ~ Birth of Apple Computer

  

  Wozniacki ………. Woznick ~ whom do you know better ? In 1969, Wozniak returned to the Bay Area after being expelled from University of Colorado Boulder in his... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2017 SOCIETY

• London Bridge Terror Attack ~ India Thumps Pak; WI Beats Afghanistan !?!?

  

  Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. It is the largest and most populous British city outside London; a medium-sized... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Chennai Silks Fire ~ Some Instances of Fire Accidents Earlier Elsewhere !!

  

  “Oh the miserable and calamitous spectacle!” wrote John Evelyn in 1666, “mine eyes … now saw above 10,000 houses all in one flame. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Chennai Silks Fire ~ What the Media States on Insurance Claim !!

  

  The busiest place at all times, T Nagar, the textile hub is bellowing smoke ~ a huge building that would not miss the eyes as one descends on the flyover, is... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Ethiopia Cuts off Internet ! ~ Cheating in Public Exams

  

  We live by the axiom that ‘Education is the only tool which can uplift the Society and empower the lower echelons of the Society’. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 SOCIETY

• Champions Trophy 2017 - England Beats Bangla ~ Race for Coach of India

  

  Historian Ramachandra Guha has resigned from the Committee of Administrators, which was appointed by the Supreme Court of India to oversee the working of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 SOCIETY

• What Skills Would a Coach Impart to Top Performers !?!?

  

  Every game has its charm ~ Ivan Lendl, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble would look madly methodical; you always have Viv Richards, Sehwag, John... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 SOCIETY