A standing column

From the Editor's Desk

Ashish Khandelwal on Rishikesh, Aavya, and the business of running a place people call art.

01
Why Rishikesh and the Gangaji Hold the Magic They Do
Two swamis, a question by the riverbank, and a logic-driven man who stopped needing to understand.
6 Sept 2025 · Issue 1
02
Why Did We Start Tapovan Times?
One poster here, a timetable there, a WhatsApp message somewhere else. There had to be a better way.
6 Sept 2025 · Issue 1
03
Balaknath Road: My Four-Year Walk
From three cafés to forty. A twenty-minute walk that reliably takes two hours.
12 Sept 2025 · Issue 2
04
From the Editors' Desk — Second Edition
Copies flipped through at chai stalls, and two friends who forgot to talk to each other.
12 Sept 2025 · Issue 2
05
How Aavya Got Its Name
A cold February morning, a patch of sunlight, and a landlord with a phone.
12 Sept 2025 · Issue 2
06
The Great Spiritual Dilemma
Some nights, we're all just holding a mala in one hand and a calculator in the other.
20 Sept 2025 · Issue 3
07
Practical Ways to See Differently
When the eyes keep moving, the mind keeps moving. Turning the wandering eye into the eye of love.
3 Oct 2025 · Issue 5
08
The Return Issue: An Editorial Note
October!! November… December?? Early January. Mid January. "Shortened timeline."
11 Feb 2026 · Issue 8