Sampathkumar Sampath

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• 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

• Akshay Karnewar of Vidarbha Bowls Left Handed and Right Handed !!

  

  India sadly lost at Melbourne making it 0-3 – how many of us know Akshay Karnewar, the 23-year-old from Vidarbha ? ofcourse, a Cricketer !! Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Destination Marina Beach on Kanum Pongal Day at Chennai 2016

  

  The harvest festival Pongal brings cheer and happiness to everybody – Chennai is a city of people who had moved in from their villages decades ago or even... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Loss at Melbourne - Aussie Streak ~ Optical Illusion of Ishant

  

  At Melbourne in ODI no. 3725 – it was a similar tale. Rishi Dhawan and Gurkeerat Singh made their debuts. The Aussie attack comprised of Kane Richardson, J... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Nation Salutes and Remembers the Sacrifices of Army

  

  Today, 16th Jan 2016 ~ is a day of special significance. After Bhogi and Makara Sankranthi [Pongal], today is dedicated to the cattle popularly known as ‘Mattu... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Stuart Broad on Fire - Bowls out SA for 83 - England Wins Away Series

  

  At home, most teams are tigers – when South Arica lost to India – many spoke thus. Today at New Wanderers, Johannesburg, the home team stands humiliated. It is... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Animals Have Been Part of Life in Villages ..... Will City Understand !

  

  Today, 16th Jan 2016 ~ is a day of special significance. After Bhogi and Makara Sankranthi [Pongal], today is dedicated to the cattle popularly known as ‘Mattu... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Container Flooring ~ Eco Containers !

  

  After the post on traffic snarl at Manali – comes this one….there were so many containers – one of them caught my attention – not for its colour but ‘on what wa... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Tamil Nadu State Formation Day : செந்தமிழ் நாடெனும் போதினிலே

  

  Nov. 1 is significant ~ Jan 14th also is – but not many know it to be !! செந்தமிழ்... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2016 SOCIETY

• If You Feel, You Are in a Black Hole - Don't Give u- ~ There is Way : Hawking

  

  This man was born on 8th January 1942 (300 years after the death of Galileo) in Oxford, England. His parents' house was in north London, but during the second... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Bank Auctions House Wrongly ! ~ Squash Gold Medalist Auctioned His Kidney

  

  கொடிது கொடிது வறுமை... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Celebrating - Swami Vivekananda’ Birthday & V House at Triplicane

  

  Today, 12th January 2016 marks the 153rd birth anniversary of a noble soul – and here is photo of a magnificent edifice that stands at Beach Road, in... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Calendar Distribution ~ Chinese Braving Dangerous Smog Stand in Queue

  

  In tune with changing times, this too has changed – till a decade or so ago, New Year would be welcomed with them. Many shops used to distribute and people in... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Chennai Flood Affected - Rehabilitation by SYMA 2016

  

  They say that people’s memory is short-lived. Can those affected forget memories of those wet days of Dec 2015 too ! Chennai rains floored many, spared none –... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Colin Munro Blasts 2nd Fastest 50 in T20s

  

  The touring Lankans are having horrid time – losing 2 Tests; 2 ODIs and 2 T20s in New Zealand ~ can you identify this Cricketer who played his only test at... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Jallikattu SC Ban Lifted ! Virumandi Bull

  

  Jallikattu is a South Indian sport involving bull taming, not exactly comparable with the Western concept - the Spanish running of the bulls. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2016 SOCIETY

• Hero Lt Col Niranjan ... Appreciate the Action of Kerala Government

  

  This man is a real hero and easily the hero of Indian ‘Hurt locker’ – Hurt Locker released in 2008 is an American war film about a three-man Explosive Ordnance... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 SOCIETY