Sampathkumar Sampath

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• Stress, Future - Scheduling Worries !!

  

  Life is full of uncertainties – one is not sure of what is ahead and is constantly worried about future ! Stress is a natural response to uncertainty. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Innings Win at Dharamshala - Some Statistical Delights Including Sixers !!

  

  Back in 1976 India outplayed NewZealand at Chepauk and I was keen to see Glenn Turner – their Captain. High expectations as he had scored 171* 114* in 1975... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Flower - Bird of Paradise !

  

  Ever heard of - Heliconia rostrata !! The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species are foun... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Colonial Mindset - Kingdom of Dahomey - Golden Bear

  

  In June 1834, Thomas Macaulay came to Ooty, spent under a year as a British historian and educationist. By 1835 after returning to London, he formulated an... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2024 SOCIETY

• TN out of Ranji 2024 - Sack Sulakshan Kulkarni

  

  Sadly the cup of woes is complete for Tamil Nadu, yet another time knocked out of Ranji trophy - when will we get to see another Balu Alagannan or S Vaduevan ?? Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Curved Beak !!

  

  Every morning as I feed, 2 or 3 dozen or more of Pigeons come flying down – in a few months, I have taken hundreds of photos and capturing them on flight is... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Accident and Container Falling at Sea - Legos Washed Ashore !!

  

  In the deep Ocean getting washed to beaches are numerous things – yet this is different. On a stormy day, out in the Ocean, thousands of plastic yellow ducks,... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Farmer Gets Payout After Birds Terrified by Low Flying Helicopters ! & LHR...

  

  London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR) is a major international airport in West London, England, United Kingdom. Heathrow is the busiest airport in the United... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Black Kite, Parunthu Flying ! ~ சிறிய பறவை, சிறகை விரிக்க துடிக்கிறதே

  

  The name Srinivasan Sundarrajan may not strike a bell – but Major Sundarrajan, sure would. Known for his dialogue delivery, this versatile actor was a director... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Light in the Middle ! - Stumps, Bails Glitter !!

  

  This light in the middle is attractive !! For those of us watching Cricket matches on TV for hours – what a transformation from the days of mid 1970s to the... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Cat Eyes ! - ஓர் ஆயிரம் பார்வையிலே

  

  ஓர் ஆயிரம் பார்வையிலே, உன்... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2024 SOCIETY

• Youth in Politics !!

  

  This is a post on Murmu, the name would strike a bell, our Hon’ble President but this is on another Murmu ! Respected Droupadi Murmu is our current President... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2024 SOCIETY

• Remembering That Genius Sujatha !

  

  Ever heard of - Traité de mécanique celeste ? – for sure I would not have cared to know what it is about but for Sujatha Q A in Karrathum Perrathum !!... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2024 SOCIETY

• Cow & Calf - Election Symbols

  

  India is a democracy ~ the electoral process in such a large country of crores of people is difficult to handle. As Election dates are announced, each party... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2024 SOCIETY

• Birds Combo : குயில் பாட்டு ஓ வந்ததென்ன

  

  Combo means a bunch or a collection. In restaurants, a combo meal consists of beverage and food combined. In some garment shops they would offer a pant bit and... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2024 SOCIETY

• குருகு - Heron Landing

  

  A heron about to land on water ! - குருகு என்ற தமிழ்ச் Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2024 SOCIETY

• Tearful Homage to Friend - Shankar Ramakrishna Iyer

  

  There are days that make you very sad !! ~ Triplicane would ever miss this tall lovable person always seen in pure white shirt and a neat white dhoti !! Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2024 SOCIETY

• Black & White King Fisher

  

  This morning spent sometime watching birds in a waterbody near Foreshore Estate. This one was different – it was a King Fisher but have seen them mostly having... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2024 SOCIETY

• குரங்கு கையில் பூமாலை

  

  Monkeys are Omnivores – they eat small prey as also plant roots, fruits and .. .. flowers too – here is a monkey holding Samanthi (Marigold) and eating too !! Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2024 SOCIETY

• Zebra ! - வரி என்றவுடன் !?!?

  

  In Euclidean geometry, the intersection of a line and a line can be the empty set, a point, or another line. Distinguishing these cases and finding the... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2024 SOCIETY