@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;0,700;1,500&family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500;600&family=Hind+Siliguri:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');
:root {
  --gold     : #b8860b;
  --gold-mid : #d4a017;
  --gold-lt  : #f0c040;
  --gold-pale: #fdf8ed;
  --gold-bg  : #fffdf5;
  --dark     : #1a1309;
  --dark2    : #2e2210;
  --grey     : #6b6055;
  --lt-grey  : #f5f2ec;
  --border   : #ede8d8;
  --white    : #ffffff;
  --ff-serif : 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --ff-sans  : 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  --ff-bengali: 'Hind Siliguri', sans-serif;
  --sh-sm    : 0 2px 12px rgba(184,134,11,.07);
  --sh-md    : 0 8px 32px rgba(184,134,11,.12);
  --sh-lg    : 0 20px 60px rgba(184,134,11,.16);
  --r        : 16px;
  --r-sm     : 10px;
  --tr       : .3s ease;
}
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { font-family: var(--ff-sans); background: var(--white); color: var(--dark); overflow-x: hidden; line-height: 1.65; }
.container { width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; }
.section-label { display: block; font-size: .69rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.section-title { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3.2rem); font-weight: 700; color: var(--dark); line-height: 1.15; }
.section-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold); }
.section-desc { color: var(--grey); max-width: 600px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.78; margin-top: 16px; }
.gold-divider { width: 64px; height: 2.5px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-lt)); border-radius: 2px; margin: 16px 0; }

/* REVEAL */
.reveal-up    { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(36px);  transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease; }
.reveal-left  { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-40px); transition: opacity .75s ease, transform .75s ease; }
.reveal-right { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(40px);  transition: opacity .75s ease, transform .75s ease; }
.reveal-up.visible, .reveal-left.visible, .reveal-right.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* BUTTONS */
.btn-gold {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-mid), var(--gold));
  color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 50px;
  padding: 14px 32px; font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 20px rgba(184,134,11,.3);
  transition: all var(--tr);
}
.btn-gold:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 32px rgba(184,134,11,.4); }
.btn-ghost {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  background: transparent; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3); border-radius: 50px;
  padding: 13px 28px; font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 500; text-decoration: none;
  transition: all var(--tr);
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--gold-lt); color: var(--gold-lt); }
.btn-ghost-white {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  background: transparent; color: #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5); border-radius: 50px;
  padding: 13px 28px; font-family: var(--ff-sans);
  font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 500; text-decoration: none;
  transition: all var(--tr);
}
.btn-ghost-white:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.1); border-color: #fff; }

/* ────────────────── HERO ────────────────── */
.ab-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--dark2) 0%, #1a1309 50%, #0e0b05 100%);
  position: relative;
  padding: 130px 0 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ab-hero-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.alpona-overlay {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='100' height='100' viewBox='0 0 100 100'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23b8860b' stroke-width='.5' opacity='.1'%3E%3Ccircle cx='50' cy='50' r='22'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='50' cy='50' r='10'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='50' cy='50' r='4'/%3E%3Cpath d='M50 28L53 40L50 48L47 40Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M72 50L60 53L52 50L60 47Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M50 72L47 60L50 52L53 60Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M28 50L40 47L48 50L40 53Z'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='50' cy='28' r='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='72' cy='50' r='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='50' cy='72' r='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='28' cy='50' r='3'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='0' cy='0' r='2.5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='100' cy='0' r='2.5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='0' cy='100' r='2.5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='100' cy='100' r='2.5'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.ab-hero-glow { position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; pointer-events: none; }
.ab-glow-1 { width: 600px; height: 600px; top: -200px; right: -150px; background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(212,160,23,.14) 0%, transparent 65%); }
.ab-glow-2 { width: 400px; height: 400px; bottom: -100px; left: -100px; background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(184,134,11,.1) 0%, transparent 65%); }

.ab-hero-inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.ab-badge-pill {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  background: rgba(184,134,11,.12); border: 1px solid rgba(240,192,64,.25);
  color: var(--gold-lt); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 8px 20px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 24px;
  animation: fadeIn .8s ease both;
}
.pill-dot { width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold-lt); animation: pulse 2s infinite; }
@keyframes pulse { 0%,100%{opacity:1;transform:scale(1)} 50%{opacity:.5;transform:scale(1.4)} }
.ab-hero-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.5vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 700; color: #fff; line-height: 1.08;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  animation: fadeIn .8s .12s ease both;
}
.ab-hero-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold-lt); }
.ab-hero-desc { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.75; max-width: 500px; margin-bottom: 36px; animation: fadeIn .8s .22s ease both; }
.ab-hero-cta { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 32px; animation: fadeIn .8s .32s ease both; }
.ab-breadcrumb { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); animation: fadeIn .8s .42s ease both; }
.ab-breadcrumb a { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); text-decoration: none; transition: color var(--tr); }
.ab-breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--gold-lt); }
.ab-bc-cur { color: var(--gold-mid); }
@keyframes fadeIn { from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)} to{opacity:1;transform:none} }

/* Hero image stack */
.ab-hero-img-stack { position: relative; height: 500px; animation: fadeIn .9s .2s ease both; }
.ab-img-main {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 80%; height: 78%;
  border-radius: var(--r); overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
.ab-img-main img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.ab-img-frame {
  position: absolute; inset: -8px;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(184,134,11,.3);
  border-radius: 20px; pointer-events: none;
}
.ab-img-secondary {
  position: absolute; bottom: 0; right: 0;
  width: 55%; height: 52%;
  border-radius: var(--r); overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  border: 5px solid #1a1309;
}
.ab-img-secondary img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.ab-hero-badge-card {
  position: absolute; top: 38%; left: -32px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-mid), var(--gold));
  color: #fff; padding: 18px 22px;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm); text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(184,134,11,.4);
  z-index: 5;
}
.hbc-num { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; }
.hbc-num span { font-size: 1.4rem; }
.hbc-txt { font-size: .65rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .85; margin-top: 3px; }
.hbc-stars { font-size: .75rem; margin-top: 6px; letter-spacing: 2px; }
.ab-shankha-decoration {
  position: absolute; bottom: 60px; left: 40%;
  width: 100px; height: 100px; opacity: .6;
  animation: spinSlow 20s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes spinSlow { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.ab-hero-wave { position: absolute; bottom: -2px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 90px; }
.ab-hero-wave svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }

/* ────────────────── STATS ────────────────── */
.stats-ticker-section {
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 56px 0;
}
.stats-ticker-grid {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.stg-item { text-align: center; padding: 12px 48px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.stg-num {
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--dark); line-height: 1;
  display: inline;
}
.stg-plus { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 2rem; color: var(--gold); display: inline; font-weight: 600; }
.stg-label { font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--grey); margin-top: 6px; }
.stg-sep { color: var(--gold-lt); font-size: 1.4rem; opacity: .5; padding: 0 8px; }

/* ────────────────── STORY ────────────────── */
.story-section { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--white); }
.story-header { margin-bottom: 60px; }
.story-narrative { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 72px; align-items: center; }
.bengali-quote-block {
  background: var(--gold-pale);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 40px 36px;
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: var(--sh-sm);
}
.bqb-decor {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.bqb-line { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent); }
.bqb-text {
  font-family: var(--ff-bengali);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--dark);
  line-height: 1.7;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  quotes: none;
}
.bqb-translation {
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--grey);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.bqb-attribution {
  font-size: .75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.story-paras p { color: var(--grey); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.82; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.story-paras em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }

/* ────────────────── TIMELINE ────────────────── */
.timeline-section { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--lt-grey); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.tl-bg-pattern {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='60' height='60' viewBox='0 0 60 60'%3E%3Ccircle cx='30' cy='30' r='1' fill='%23b8860b' opacity='.08'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.timeline-header { margin-bottom: 64px; }
.timeline-track { position: relative; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; }
.tl-center-line {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--border), var(--gold-mid), var(--border));
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.tl-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0;
  margin-bottom: 56px;
  position: relative;
}
.tl-left { flex-direction: row; }
.tl-right { flex-direction: row-reverse; }
.tl-content {
  width: calc(50% - 40px);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 28px 30px;
  box-shadow: var(--sh-sm);
  transition: all var(--tr);
}
.tl-item.tl-active .tl-content { border-color: var(--gold-mid); box-shadow: var(--sh-md); }
.tl-year {
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: 2.6rem; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-lt); line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 8px; opacity: .7;
}
.tl-item.tl-active .tl-year { opacity: 1; color: var(--gold); }
.tl-content h3 { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dark); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.tl-content p { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--grey); line-height: 1.7; }
.tl-dot {
  width: 80px; height: 80px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
}
.tl-dot-inner {
  width: 16px; height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 3px solid var(--border);
  transition: all .4s ease;
}
.tl-item.tl-active .tl-dot-inner {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(184,134,11,.15);
  transform: scale(1.3);
}

/* ────────────────── MISSION VISION VALUES ────────────────── */
.mvv-section { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--white); }
.mvv-header { margin-bottom: 56px; }
.mvv-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
.mvv-card {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 36px 32px;
  position: relative;
  transition: all var(--tr);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-sm);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mvv-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-lt));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .4s ease;
}
.mvv-card:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: var(--sh-lg); border-color: var(--gold-mid); }
.mvv-card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.mvv-icon {
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  background: var(--gold-pale);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  transition: all var(--tr);
}
.mvv-card:hover .mvv-icon { background: var(--gold); color: #fff; border-color: var(--gold); }
.mvv-tag {
  font-size: .65rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 10px; display: block;
}
.mvv-card h3 { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dark); margin-bottom: 16px; line-height: 1.3; }
.mvv-card h3 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold); }
.mvv-card p { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--grey); line-height: 1.75; }
.mvv-values-list { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
.mvv-values-list li { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--grey); }
.mvv-val-icon { font-size: 1rem; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 1px; }
.mvv-values-list strong { color: var(--dark); font-weight: 600; }
.mvv-bottom-border { height: 1px; background: var(--border); margin-top: 24px; }

/* ────────────────── WHY US ────────────────── */
.why-section { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--lt-grey); }
.why-header { margin-bottom: 56px; }
.why-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.why-card {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 28px 24px;
  transition: all .35s ease;
  box-shadow: var(--sh-sm);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.why-card.wc-dimmed { opacity: .55; transform: scale(.98); }
.why-card:hover { transform: translateY(-5px) scale(1.01); box-shadow: var(--sh-lg); border-color: var(--gold-mid); opacity: 1 !important; }
.wc-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.wc-icon-wrap {
  width: 48px; height: 48px;
  background: var(--gold-pale);
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  transition: all var(--tr);
}
.wc-emoji { font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1; }
.why-card:hover .wc-icon-wrap { background: var(--gold-pale); transform: scale(1.1) rotate(-3deg); }
.wc-tag {
  font-size: .6rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--gold-pale); color: var(--gold);
  padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 50px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.why-card h3 { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 1.08rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dark); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.why-card p { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--grey); line-height: 1.68; }
.wc-bottom-line { height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent); border-radius: 2px; margin-top: 20px; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform .4s ease; }
.why-card:hover .wc-bottom-line { transform: scaleX(1); }

/* ────────────────── OCCASIONS ────────────────── */
.occasions-section {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: var(--dark2);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.occ-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1309 0%, #2e2210 50%, #1a1309 100%);
}
.occasions-section::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120' viewBox='0 0 120 120'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23b8860b' stroke-width='.4' opacity='.08'%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='60' r='45'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='60' r='28'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='60' cy='60' r='10'/%3E%3Cpath d='M60 15L63 38L60 48L57 38Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M105 60L82 63L72 60L82 57Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M60 105L57 82L60 72L63 82Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M15 60L38 57L48 60L38 63Z'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.occ-header { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 60px; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.occ-header .gold-divider { margin: 16px auto; }
.occ-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
}
.occ-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(184,134,11,.18);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 28px 22px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: all .35s ease;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.occ-card:hover {
  background: rgba(184,134,11,.08);
  border-color: rgba(184,134,11,.4);
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
}
.occ-card-icon { font-size: 2rem; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.occ-card-bn {
  font-family: var(--ff-bengali);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--gold-lt);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}
.occ-card-en { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 12px; line-height: 1.3; }
.occ-card-desc { font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5); line-height: 1.65; }
.occ-card-line { width: 32px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--gold); margin: 18px auto 0; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .3s, width .3s; }
.occ-card:hover .occ-card-line { opacity: 1; width: 48px; }

/* ────────────────── TEAM ────────────────── */
.team-section { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--white); }
.team-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
.ts-left p { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--grey); line-height: 1.78; }
.ts-pills { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 28px; }
.ts-pill {
  font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--gold-pale); color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 50px;
  padding: 7px 16px; transition: all var(--tr);
}
.ts-pill:hover { background: var(--gold); color: #fff; border-color: var(--gold); }
.team-cards { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
.tm-card {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 18px;
  background: var(--gold-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 22px;
  transition: all var(--tr);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-sm);
}
.tm-card:hover { border-color: var(--gold-mid); transform: translateX(4px); box-shadow: var(--sh-md); }
.tm-avatar {
  width: 54px; height: 54px; border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.tm-av-1 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-mid), var(--gold)); }
.tm-av-2 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b7355, #5c4a28); }
.tm-av-3 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0825a, var(--gold-mid)); }
.tm-name { font-family: var(--ff-serif); font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dark); }
.tm-role { font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 2px; }
.tm-desc { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--grey); line-height: 1.6; }

/* ────────────────── TRUST ────────────────── */
.trust-section { padding: 80px 0; background: var(--lt-grey); }
.trust-inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
.trust-left p { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--grey); line-height: 1.78; margin-top: 8px; }
.trust-badges { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
.tb-item {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  padding: 20px;
  transition: all var(--tr);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-sm);
}
.tb-item:hover { border-color: var(--gold-mid); box-shadow: var(--sh-md); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.tb-icon { font-size: 1.6rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
.tb-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.tb-text strong { font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dark); }
.tb-text span { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--grey); line-height: 1.55; }

/* ────────────────── ABOUT CTA ────────────────── */
.about-cta-section {
  padding: 100px 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
}
.ab-cta-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--dark) 0%, var(--dark2) 100%);
}
.ab-cta-alpona {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='80' height='80' viewBox='0 0 80 80'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23f0c040' stroke-width='.3' opacity='.06'%3E%3Ccircle cx='40' cy='40' r='18'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='40' cy='40' r='8'/%3E%3Cpath d='M40 22L43 32L40 40L37 32Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M58 40L48 43L40 40L48 37Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M40 58L37 48L40 40L43 48Z'/%3E%3Cpath d='M22 40L32 37L40 40L32 43Z'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.about-cta-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.ab-cta-icon { font-size: 3rem; margin-bottom: 20px; animation: float 3s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes float { 0%,100%{transform:translateY(0)} 50%{transform:translateY(-10px)} }
.ab-cta-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 700; color: #fff; line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.ab-cta-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold-lt); }
.ab-cta-sub { font-size: 1rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto 36px; line-height: 1.7; }
.ab-cta-btns { display: flex; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ────────────────── RESPONSIVE ────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .why-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .occ-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .mvv-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 640px; }
  .story-narrative { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ab-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .ab-hero-img-stack { height: 340px; }
  .ab-hero-badge-card { left: -8px; }
  .team-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .trust-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .stats-ticker-grid { gap: 0; }
  .stg-item { padding: 12px 24px; }
  .tl-center-line { left: 20px; }
  .tl-item { flex-direction: column !important; padding-left: 56px; }
  .tl-dot { position: absolute; left: 0; width: 40px; height: 40px; }
  .tl-content { width: 100%; }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .why-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .occ-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .trust-badges { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ab-hero-img-stack { height: 260px; }
  .ab-img-secondary { display: none; }
  .ab-shankha-decoration { display: none; }
  .stg-sep { display: none; }
  .stg-item { padding: 10px 16px; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .occ-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mvv-grid { max-width: 100%; }
  .team-cards { gap: 12px; }
}