Sampathkumar Sampath

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• 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

• Rice is (not An) Agricultural Product...... Strange Are the Ways !! Service Tax...

  

  Oryza sativa is most common here; Oryza glaberrima elsewhere and there are 23 species more…… guess what ? Google search on Samba – could throw many results…... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Google Doodle ~ Birth Anniversary of Kavikuyil Sarojini Naidu

  

  She was the first Governor of free ‘United Provinces’………. You need not scroll down to the last to see what it was ! ~ the United Provinces of British India, mor... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 SOCIETY

• Freddie, the Great Dane Standing at 7ft 4in ... Tallest One !!

  

  What About Bob? ~ is a 1991 comedy film directed by Frank Oz, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. It is a dog’s life… and there are dogs like the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, SOCIETY

• Grand Opening Ceremony at Sochi Winter Olympics and the Glitch .. !!

  

  I have posted earlier on the Parade of Nations and Indian anguish at Winter Olympics – officially the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, no... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 SOCIETY

• India Back in Olympic Fold... IOC Readmits IOA After Elections... !!

  IPL and controversies ….. version 7 of IPL is to steamroll with the all important IPL auctions……… which will go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday at Bangalore, th... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 SOCIETY