Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Wicket Keepers as Captains .... When Ramdin Said 'yeh Viv Talk Nah'...

  

  In Test no. 1308 – way back in Oct 1995 at Bangalore, India won by 80 runs and this man debuted..... (see last para) An interesting article by Rob Steen in... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Changing Records ... 'Cherrapunjee' (Chirapunji) Wettest Place on Earth

  

  We often hear this cliché – ‘records are meant to be broken’ ……. I had earlier posted about Mark Taylor….. and the test in Peshawar in Oct 1998. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Bizarre Run-outs ............ Amit Mishra Walks into That Infamous List.

  

  Today in the 30th match of IPL at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad ~ between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals – the 20th over of SRH innings was... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Bans Jallikattu - Animals Do Have Right to Live Peacefully

  

  It is a place associated with Keshari dynasty; capital of Kingdom of Rana Anangabhimadeva of Ganga dynasty, Gajapathi kings, under Maratha rules and more. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 SOCIETY

• SC Landmark Judgment on Mullaperiyar ~ Overrules Kerala Law of 2006

  

  Altercations between States especially on sharing of river waters has been common … this one is perhaps different….. It is all about water – which has flamed th... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 SOCIETY

• the First Voter of India Votes Again at 97 for the 17th Time !!

  

  In the 9th Lok Sabha elections in 1989 at Guntur, in Andhra, the candidate was 89 years old and he won too. The people, Kinners are believed to be the... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Lalit Modi Rises Again ~ Rajasthan Elects

  He is in news and is sought after …. About a couple of years back, there was the news report of wailing sirens - black Mercedes with five cars in tow and a... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Tale on Recession and Countenance of FM Pranab Mukherjee

  Dear (s) First, this story about a man who once upon a time was selling hotdogs by the roadside: He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 SOCIETY

• MRP ... MSP .... Law of Demand and Supply ~ and Fact of Consumer Taken for a Rid...

  

  Some of my friends criticize me for posting too many on Cricket – some come naturally ….the connection in this post too !! We go to supermarkets – do some... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Rajnikant Joins Twitter ~ Ambarish Travels to Attend Film 'Linga' Pooja

  

  My KQ on Cinema is pretty low and self-confessedly, I don’t write about cinema much.... !! Malavallii Huche Gowda Amarnath more popularly known as Ambareesh - i... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Terror Claims Lives in Chennai ... Feeling Sad for the Young Girl Victim..

  Swathi left with unfinished dreams – brutally cut short for no fault of hers ! Tamilnadu claims to be ‘peace garden’ (amaithi poonga) by Dravidian parties –... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Rains in Chennai ~ OHT Snag Delays MRTS Trains ... and Silent Workers

  Every year Chennai gets hotter … we have started fearing the Chennai summer … the mercury was shooting up and the hottest part of the year in May – June –... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Rains Bring Cheer to Chennaiites ............... It is Raining Now !

  

  Every summer you hear this cliché ...... ‘that mercury is shooting up’ ~ and this summer is going to be much tougher than it has been.... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Too Many Expert Advice .......... MI Wins at Last - Beats Untamed KXIP

  

  IPL is fun for it produces unexpected results ................... yesterday at Ranchi, it was India's first IPL match this season and the first six overs offere... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Interesting Horse Sale ... and Clydesdale Draught Horses

  

  To followers of Cricket – Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Somerset, Essex, Nottingamshire, Northamptonshire, Hampshire, Leicestershire, - are all known................ Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Bored of 'Selfie' ............ Post a 'Petsie'....

  

  In this beautiful World ~ life is all about self … the “I” specialists !! – In Facebooks, it is all about updates of what self does or ‘selfies’… people... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Operation Short Circuit .... 'blow a Fuse'

  

  What happens or what protects when there is sudden surge / overflow of current………. ..it is known as ‘fuse’ - a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Today is Akshaya Tritiya ........... Are You in Q to Buy Gold & Silver ?

  

  Not sure, whether it is a lull or me not experiencing it ... it is not raining that many offers – though some reports state that jewellers, automobile dealers... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Bush Fires in Australia and the Elephantine Solution !!!

  

  The fury of nature often ends in colossal losses ~ how do you prevent them – insurance is one way of protection – insurance can never prevent a loss; but would... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 SOCIETY

• Bomb Blast at Chennai Central Station - Reportedly One Killed. Sad !

  1st May 2014 has opened on a wrong note for Chennai, and citizens of India Sun TV reports of bomb explosion in compartments of Bangalore – Guwahati Express... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 SOCIETY