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Public Economics, Policy Commentary & Field Observations.

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PEHCHAAN JOURNAL SERIES VOL. II // MID JULY 2026
Aditi Anand-Mishra

Aditi Anand-Mishra

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Economics enthusiast. Professional overthinker fueled by coffee. Amateur detective of public policy. Aditi can turn a road project into a debate on urban planning and a temple corridor into a discussion about incentives. At The Third Eye, she spends her days turning everyday observations into uncomfortable questions and surprisingly good stories. Varanasi just happens to have thousands of those stories hiding in plain sight. If she’s done her job well, you’ll leave with a few new perspectives, a handful of unanswered questions, and a curiosity to look at the city a little differently. Which, in her view, is exactly the point.

JOURNAL DIRECTORY

Editorial Archive

Explore previous and active issue dispatches of the chronicle.

VOL. I // LATE JUNE 2026

The Anatomy of Belief

An exploration into the hidden economic networks and generational supply chains that sustain the spiritual capital of the city.

VOL. II // MID JULY 2026

Out of Sight, Out of Bite

As Varanasi relocates nearly 400 meat shops to the city's outskirts, Project Pehchaan combines field research with urban economics to ask what happens when a market is moved away from the people who sustain it.

VOL. III // LATE JULY 2026

Monsoon Economics

Analyzing how Kashi's seasonal river patterns, ghat flooding, and localized rains reshape daily livelihoods and informal economies.