https://jarunakiran.in/blog/ Recent content in Blog on The Big Banyan Tree Hugo en-us Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:08:02 +0530 https://jarunakiran.in/blog/2026-03-30-reading-notes-inspector-imanishi-investigates/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:08:02 +0530 https://jarunakiran.in/blog/2026-03-30-reading-notes-inspector-imanishi-investigates/ <img src="https://jarunakiran.in/images/seicho.png" alt="Inspector Imanishi Investigates" style="float:right;width:180px;margin:0 0 1.5rem 2rem;border-radius:0%;" /> <p>&lsquo;Reading Notes&rsquo; is one of my initiatives to keep a tab of what I read and when I read. These are just my general musing; I am interested in recording my thoughts as I read so that I can look back and reflect on my thought patterns. It will be a raw, unedited version of my thoughts.</p> <p>So here it goes. I am starting with &lsquo;Inspector Imanishi Investigates&rsquo; by Seicho Matsumoto.</p> https://jarunakiran.in/blog/2025-12-12-book-review-the-samurai/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:08:02 +0530 https://jarunakiran.in/blog/2025-12-12-book-review-the-samurai/ <img src="https://jarunakiran.in/images/thesamurai.jpg" alt="The Samurai" style="float:right;width:180px;margin:0 0 1.5rem 2rem;border-radius:0%;" /> <p>I had never previously read anything by Shusaku Endo. All I knew about him was that one of his novels, Silence, had been adapted into an award-winning film directed by Martin Scorsese. I had watched bits and pieces of the movie, and it was compelling enough to spark my curiosity about the events that took place in Japan during the 1500–1600s. Discovering that The Samurai was set in this period, I decided to give the book a try. I went in without expectations and emerged with a new perspective on faith and what it means to us.</p>