Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Capetown, Bhuvi Dazzles ~ Water Crisis and Johnny Higgs, Who ??

  

  Ever heard of - John Briggs, born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, who played for England. The 1st test between India South Africa got off to a flyer today. The match is... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2018 SOCIETY

• Melbourne Pitch Report : Ranji Finals and ... Coaches

  

  Following Ashes or Ranji or both ?? Good news is India has a new Ranji champion – Vidarbha – score card reads : Vidarbha 547 (Wadkar 133, Sarwate 79, Jaffer... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 SOCIETY

• Gold Winner – SYMA Child Fest 2018 ( in Association with Mangal Tirth Estate Ltd)

  

  Gold Winner – SYMA Child Fest 2018 in association with Mangal Tirth Estate Ltd Dear Student(s) Parent(s) …. Chennaites traverse this road almost daily –... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2018 SOCIETY

• Battle of Condore; Regimental Pet 'Plassey' and More ..

  

  History is always interesting (not when read in school !) ~ and perhaps what was read in school curriculam was a miniscule part that too a tinted version .. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2018 SOCIETY

• Welcoming New Year 2018 ~ in a Saner Way !!

  

  Welcome ‘New Year 2018’ - celebrate, party, enjoy - in a saner way !!! The movie – Rollerball released in 1975 a science fiction sports action film, was set in... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Did China Supply Oil to North Korea Illicitly ??

  

  In Nov 2017, U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned one individual, 13 entities, and 20 vessels as the United... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 SOCIETY

• Viswanathan Anand ~ Wins World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh

  

  Great achievers do not climb to top in a meteoric manner, they work hard, marshall their resources best and upon reaching top, stay there for a long while ! Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 SOCIETY

• 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