Sampathkumar Sampath
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Sampspeak - the thoughts of an Insurer
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a Blog on Insurance especially Marine Insurance, Sports and Current Affairs
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Heart of Gold ~the Good Samaritan Autokaaran
What is your immediate reaction on seeing this photo ~ not so young man, with an old autorickshaw having MGR sticker [nothing about sticker or politics ! Read more
Posted on 08 February 2016 SOCIETY -
“கற்கை நன்றே; Leopard Comes Visiting School
கல்வி கற்பது ஒன்றே ஒரு... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2016 SOCIETY -
Inflation and ... IPL !! ~ Pawan Negi Who ? ... and IPL Auction !
Inflation is too much money chasing too few goods ~ what is too much money is chasing too many things ….. it is * IPL Auction * Strange things happen in... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2016 SOCIETY -
Farmer Who Rejected a £275million Offer for His Land - விவசாயி
Agriculture is the primordial occupation. Farmer is the most important person – ploughing is the most important activity – for they provide us the food ! In... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2016 SOCIETY -
U19 WC - India Will Play Namibia ~ and Did 25 Year Old Play ?
For the Cricket fan, any match is a treat and Indians are happily looking forward to the QF against Namibia. For those who pooh-pooh, Namibia Under-19s reached... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2016 SOCIETY -
WI Mankads Its Way to QF of U19 WC ~ England Should Remember Running out Cheeka
It is war on Twitter … Eoin Morgan : Disgraceful behaviour in the U19CWC. WI's should be embarrassed!! Jos Buttler : Can't believe what I've just seen!... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2016 SOCIETY -
Modern Express Heading for French Coasts Lists at Bay of Biscay
The enchanting Marina beach offers lot of things – cool breeze, waves rushing to the shore – even as one downs in the sand, another one raises, calmness,... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2016 SOCIETY -
First Robot Sent to Radioactive Fukushima Plant Dies in 3 Hours !!!
The land of rising Sun, an archipelago of 6852 islands was in the news for wrong seasons after surviving the natural disasters of largest earthquake on March 11... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2016 SOCIETY -
Stressfree Job - the Beautiful Isles of Scilly ...
How many jobs you have shifted in your career ? – are all of them on the same profession ? How satisfied are you with your present job ? Read more
Posted on 01 February 2016 SOCIETY -
Serengeti Selfie .... and Camera Trap Images !
The Serengeti region is located in northern Tanzania and extends to south-western Kenya spanning approximately 30,000 km2(12,000 sq mi). The Kenyan part of the... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2016 SOCIETY -
Forest-fire Like Spreading Zika Threatens Rio Olympics !!
Microcephaly is a neurodevelopmental disorder. It serves as an important neurological indication or warning sign, but no uniformity exists in its definition. Read more
Posted on 29 January 2016 SOCIETY -
U19 Cricket World Cup is on .... ICC T20 WC to Follow !
The inaugural event was titled the McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup, and was held in 1988 as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations. Read more
Posted on 28 January 2016 SOCIETY -
Bajaj Auto Roll out Bike Bajaj V ~ from the Steel of INS Vikrant !!
In metalworking, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness and to make the... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2016 SOCIETY -
Manish Pandey & Bumrah Help India Salvage Some Prestige at Sydney
I had earlier posted on the innovative Spider camera seen at Chepauk during IPL 4 in Sept. 2011. SCG at last, gave us a win – the hero was Manish Pandey who sho... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2016 SOCIETY -
Sydney - Bumrah Debuts - Will India Win ?
At Sydney, the ever optimistic Indian fan would watch with only expectation – will India avoid the whitewash ? Dhoni has won the toss and chose to field – now... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2016 SOCIETY -
Celebrating the Birth of Scoville ~ the Unit of Hotness of Food !!
Google puts interesting doodles on important days – today it was a game – by clicking the mouse at the correct point on a sliding bar, you can fire ice cream... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2016 SOCIETY -
the Wet Chennai and .. Earth's Warmest Year (2015) Since 1880, Says NASA
In olden days, if not sweater-wearing, muffler-wearing Madrasis could be spotted on roads of Chennai in December. Dec is the coldest period in Chennai, which... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2016 SOCIETY -
At Manuka, India Snatches Defeat from Jaws of Victory
Followers of Indian Cricket are well experienced to witnessing losses – yet today’s performance hurts badly ! .. .. .. What Umpire Pashchim Girish Pathak did... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2016 SOCIETY -
Animals Suffer at Ugly Zoo of Gyumri, Armenia
Gyumri, is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of the Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. Its name has been changed several... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2016 SOCIETY -
Good Sleep ~ Poor and Sleep Merchants at Delhi
When do you hit bed daily ~ how long and how well do you sleep !! ~ it is close to 11 pm as I post this and perhaps this is not good for health !!! Some of us... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2016 SOCIETY