Divine Dialogues
What the gods would actually say to each other over chai in a Tapovan café.
7 pieces
Columns
Tapovan Times is a newspaper, not a blog — which means it runs on recurring features. Each column below collects every instalment published so far.
From the Editor's Desk
Ashish Khandelwal on Rishikesh, Aavya, and the business of running a place people call art.
8 pieces
Café Crawl with Ashish
Working slowly through every café in Tapovan, one chai at a time.
4 pieces
Dear Didi
Agony aunt of Tapovan. Answering seekers with chai, sass, and a sprinkle of Om.
6 pieces
Did You Know
The temples, caves, waterfalls and histories hiding in plain sight around Tapovan.
4 pieces
Knowledge Series
Yoga, sound and philosophy explained without the incense-scented vagueness.
5 pieces
Headlines from Tapovan
The news, as it actually happens here. Bulls, blackouts, and the eternal wait for season.
3 pieces
Themed Spreads
The centre pages, given over to one idea at a time — music, the senses, art, Rishikesh itself.
4 pieces
Out and About
Treks, shops, cafés and river days within reach of Tapovan.
2 pieces
Guest Voices
Teachers, readers and passers-through, in their own words.
4 pieces
Verse & Sundry
Poems, riddles and the things that did not fit anywhere else.
3 pieces