For Chirantan's inaugural issue, the Article Processing Charge (APC) is Rs. 1,200 per accepted article, charged only after a manuscript is recommended for publication - never at submission or during review. This is an introductory rate for the founding issue, as the journal works toward ISSN/eISSN registration; the fee structure for subsequent issues will be reviewed and published here separately once set. Chirantan is open access with no reader-side paywall - the APC covers editorial handling, formatting, hosting and archiving costs only, never publication itself. Authors facing genuine financial hardship should contact the editorial team before submitting.