Sampathkumar Sampath

LATEST ARTICLES ( 5617 )

• the Man Who Designed 'two Leaves' - Comedian Pandu is No More !

  

  In 1951, India’s literacy rate hovered around 18 percent, and so writing the names of candidates on the ballot paper would not work. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Some Murky News Emerge on the Kidnap of Famous Aussie Leg-spinner

  

  Carpal tunnel syndrome, also called median nerve compression, is a condition that causes numbness, tingling, or weakness in hand. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Wolves Under Threat by Mankind !!

  

  Long ago, before the four-legged best friend of humans learned to fetch tennis balls, its ancestors were purely wild animals in competition—sometimes... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Covid Strikes IPL Screeches to a Halt !!

  

  Covid 19 is striking deep ! .. .. World is reeling !! The Tamil Nadu government has said that all Government and private offices will have to function only... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2021 SOCIETY

• IPL Match Affected - Aussie Ban Return of Their Nationals from India !!

  

  From 9th April 2021 till date – daily routine has been watching IPL for atleast 4 hours – it has been such a great entertainment ! .. .. …… but sadly – not... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2021 SOCIETY

• I Want More Emotions Please !! ~ Emotion Recognition !!!

  

  ‘I want more emotions please’ – Tamil tinseldom relishes this comedy dialogue a camera-wielding Mayilsamy telling Nai Sekar (Vadivelu) who had just landed in th... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Pollard's Blitz Takes the Match Away from CSK

  

  IPL is entertaining – matches go down the wire – last ball finish need not be a six or four ! .. .. and yesterday Mumbai Indians played the last ball better to... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2021 SOCIETY

• They Stand and Serve ~ but Most Adore Glitz and Glamour !!

  

  I have seen too few movies and my knowledge of cinema can be written on the back of a postal stamp! .. .. I googled to find out details of that villain in... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Harpreet Brar's Day out ! .... Bails Not Falling - Clean Bowled

  

  IPL 2021 has been a great entertainer – so many varied results – tall scores being chased, teams folding smaller targets – choking closer to the end – some grea... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 SOCIETY

• May Day ~ Recalling Those Lunch Hour Demonstrations and Dreaded Strikes !!

  

  Today is 1st day of the month of May – celebrated as May Day. In Oct 2014, in an extraordinary and unprecedented move, West Indies players came out strongly... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Nicholas Pooran's Yet Another Duck Made Me Unhappy !!

  

  Sad to see people still loitering on roads – some off them not wearing a mask, some around their necks ! – why do not these people understand, don’t they read,... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2021 SOCIETY

• the Costliest Flower ! - Not from Any Garden Though !!

  

  You may have read this saying - “April Showers bring May Flowers” - is there any truth to it? .. .. at a time, when you are more likely to read that ‘flowers... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2021 SOCIETY

• Michael Collins Who Famously Orbited Moon - but Did Not Land is No More !

  

  In this beautiful world, now marooned by Covid 19 and the media highlighting the deaths, one can be forgiven if they had not read about this powerful obituary! Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2021 SOCIETY

• Prithvi's Day out ... Hitting 6 Fours and a Fastest 50 !

  

  Perhaps he was not aware of the records ! ~ would one day claim that he never played for records too – the fastest 50 in IPL by KL Rahul on 8th Aor 2018 was... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2021 SOCIETY

• Lies, Misinformation and Malignant Tendencies - Delhi Court Pulls AAP Govt on...

  

  At the time of national crisis, Ambanis, Adanis, Tatas and .. .. Aussie pacer Pat Cummins were in news for their contributions – we have not heard of tinseldom... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2021 SOCIETY

• Throwing Coins into Water Bodies !

  

  Not sure, how many of you still carry small change (in coins) and do you remember naya paisa ? – I remember 1 paisa, 2 paisa, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 1 rupee, 2 rupee... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2021 SOCIETY

• Oxygen Politics ! ............. Aussie Pat Cummins Stands Tall !!!

  

  A decade ago ! (in Nov 2011) – in the 2nd Test at Johannesburg, South Africa: 266 339 lost to Australia – who after scoring 296, chased a target of 310 and wo... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2021 SOCIETY

• Jaddu's Heroics .. .. and the One Run Short !!

  

  So on the first lockdown day in Apr 2021, there was to be great entertainment on screen – 2 matches, nail-baiting finish and more. As usual – some debate on tha... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2021 SOCIETY

• the Politics of Oxygen and Its Production in Mars !!

  

  The second wave of Corona and the high increase in the no. of persons affected is showing some States in poor light but they are still trying to play the... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2021 SOCIETY

• Cricket Trivia - Which Was the First Q & A : Luke Jongwe, Who ??

  

  A post only for Cricket lovers ~ others may not find this interesting ! – some Qs and many statistics embedded !!! –- IPL 2021 is proving to be a great... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2021 SOCIETY