Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Ghastly Murder of a Techie of Siruseri SIPCOT IT Park

  The ghastly death of a 23 year old techie is in news ! in a Metropolis brimming with floating population, crimes do get reported … but this murder is to be not... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Death Centenary of Thillaiyadi Valliammai - Woman Who Inspired Gandhiji

  

  No explanation required perhaps for this photo, which in realtime would have attracted women….am trying to somehow connect this with Indian freedom struggle... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Asylum Seeker Dies in Manus Island ... Something on Papua New Guinea

  

  I have not heard of this island before (Manus) nor know anything about - Pacific Solution which is in news now for wrong reasons. Before that something on... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Pepper Sprayed 15th Lok Sabha Concludes .... Something on Young and Old...

  

  Manipur with Imphal as its capital, is a North Eastern State of which we perhaps know little. Its people include the Meitei, Pangal, Naga, and Kuki, Zomi and... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Falling Onion Prices ..easing Inflation and SC Banter ....

  

  Empires have fallen when people agitated and agitations have taken places for marketplace issues !During Oct 2013, it was ‘Allium cepa’ – the bulb onion that wa... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Heritage Building – Threat to Vivekananda House by Govt. of Tamilnadu

  

  Dear (s) All old tamil films have one thing in common. The hero from a small village would land in Chennai for growing big or for settling scores with the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Gender Based Discrimination at Workplace and Law Suits...

  

  Do you have the right equipment to do your job well is one of the Qs !!Telangana is all set to become 29th state of the Union with the Parliament approving the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Magnesium in Tap Water Reduces the Risk of Broken Hip !!!

  

  Trisha would ask on screen “Kya Toothpaste mein namak zaroori hai?” ~ does your toothpaste contain salt ? …..why it should contain and if it is so necessary, wh... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 SOCIETY

• After SC Directive, TN Govt Decides to Release 7 Persons Convicted for Rajiv...

  This place is famous for being the birthplace of our greatest Acharyar – Sri Ramanujar ~ life has changed a lot in the past couple of decades after that... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Face Books Buys WhatsApp at a Whopping Price ...

  

  In my recent pilgrimmage to Thirukannapuram, a Temple near Nannilam (Mayiladuthurai – Nagapattinam route) – I stepped into a small post Office, bought Inland... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Are You in the Habit of Refreshing Computer Screen and Have You Heard of ‘bacn’ ?

  Net addicts have this habit – when they get up late night, instead of going to the rest room, they plug on to their computers to check for new e-mails. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Google Buys Slicklogin ..... Login with Sounds Rather Than Words

  

  Before you start reading this post, recall – how many User ID login and passwords had to be remembered…. In our increasing dependence on e-World and e-tools, on... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 SOCIETY

• the Winged Visitors of Pallikaranai Marsh .... 'philopatric' .... !!

  

  Ducks, Cranes, Pelicans and more….. or simply … white birds, ducks, the ones with blue tinge….One need not be an expert – still one can enjoy the winged visitor... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Wedding Videographer Sued for Poor Execution...

  

  A couple of decades ago, not all marriages were videographed… people would engage photographers who would take 3 or 4 rolls [remember a good photographer would... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Appalling Driving by an Indian on a New Zealand Road.....

  

  In OMR – vehicles of all hues drive fast….that is the rule of the road ! ~ are we, Indians, setting a bad example elsewhere too ?!?! Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 SOCIETY

• McCullum Completes 300 ~ India Struggling at 10/2

  The debate whether the Indian bowling is toothless or its batsmen consistently fail abroad would flow unabated !Away at Dubai International Stadium, India beat... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 SOCIETY

• McCullum Stands Tall at Basin Reserve.... Will He Declare ? ~will India Survive...

  

  A man aware of the records and yet chose to…. Played for a decade = 104 Tests made 7525 runs ~ that was Mark Taylor….. one would ever remember that test in... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Advertisements and People Falling for Them.... When People Are Ready to Be...

  

  Decades ago, we used to see players using bats like Slazenger, G M, Grey Nicholls, SG, SS, BDM and the like….. now you see bats without brand name explicit but... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Bloomer of Richard Madley Pinches Mallaya... Makes Yuvi Richer.. !!

  

  Professionals get more money ! .. in this age of commercialism, everyone tries to maximize their revenues, things are outsourced and experts command a premium... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Indian Star Tortoises - Imported and Exported ~ Not Through Proper Channel !!

  

  Long ago, Mambalam mosquitoes were famous … now you find them everywhere ~ lambasting theories that ‘mosquitoes won’t fly high’ and ‘areas closer to seashore,... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 SOCIETY