/*
Theme Name: astra child
Theme URI: [Enter the URL of your child theme's website or leave it blank]
Description: My custom child theme based on generatepress.
Author: Ram
Author URI: [Your website URL or leave it blank]
Template: astra
Version: 1.0
*/

/* ─── VARIABLES ─── */
:root{
  --ink:#100e09;--ink-soft:#2c2718;--ink-muted:#6b6050;--ink-faint:#a89880;
  --paper:#faf7f2;--warm:#f3ece0;--dark-warm:#ede5d5;
  --rule:#d5c8b3;--rule-dk:#b8a888;
  --red:#c0391b;--red-h:#a02d12;--red-s:#f5ddd6;
  --gold:#a87a18;--gold-s:#f5ead6;
  --green:#296545;--green-s:#d5eddf;
  --blue:#1a4878;--blue-s:#d6e5f5;
  --violet:#5a2888;--violet-s:#ecdff5;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:'Noto Sans Devanagari',sans-serif;overflow-x:hidden;}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;}

/* ─── CURSOR ─── */
.cursor{width:10px;height:10px;background:var(--red);border-radius:50%;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:9999;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);transition:width .2s,height .2s;mix-blend-mode:multiply;}
.cursor.big{width:36px;height:36px;opacity:.3;}
@media(hover:none){.cursor{display:none;}body{cursor:auto;}}

/* ─── PROGRESS BAR ─── */
.prog{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;background:var(--red);z-index:500;width:0;transition:width .1s;}

/* ─── TOAST ─── */
.toast{position:fixed;bottom:2rem;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(80px);background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:.7rem 1.5rem;border-radius:2px;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:500;z-index:400;transition:transform .35s;pointer-events:none;white-space:nowrap;}
.toast.on{transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(0);}

/* ─── SCROLL TOP ─── */
.st{position:fixed;bottom:2rem;right:2rem;width:40px;height:40px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);border:none;border-radius:50%;font-size:1rem;cursor:pointer;display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.2);transition:background .2s;z-index:80;}
.st:hover{background:var(--red);}
.st.on{display:flex;}

/* ─── NAV ─── */
.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:200;background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--ink);}
.nav-in{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:56px;gap:1rem;}
.site-logo{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);flex-shrink:0;}

.nav-ul{display:flex;list-style:none;}
.nav-ul>li>a{display:block;padding:.4rem .9rem;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);border-bottom:2.5px solid transparent;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s;white-space:nowrap;}
.nav-ul>li>a:hover,.nav-ul>li>a.on,.nav-ul>li.current-menu-item>a,.nav-ul>li.current_page_item>a{color:var(--red);border-bottom-color:var(--red);}
.nav-tag{font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);flex-shrink:0;}
.ham{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;cursor:pointer;padding:6px;background:none;border:none;}
.ham span{display:block;width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);border-radius:1px;transition:all .3s;}
.mob{display:none;position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:300;background:var(--ink);flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:2.5rem;}
.mob.on{display:flex;animation:fadeIn .25s ease;}
.mob-x{position:absolute;top:1.5rem;right:2rem;font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--paper);background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;}
.mob a{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--paper);transition:color .2s;}
.mob a:hover{color:var(--red);}
@media(max-width:768px){.nav-ul,.nav-tag{display:none;}.ham{display:flex;}}
@media(max-width:400px){.mob a{font-size:1.6rem;}}

/* ─── LAYOUT ─── */
.c{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;}
.cs{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;}

/* ─── CHIPS ─── */
.chip{display:inline-block;font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.2rem .75rem;border-radius:2px;}
.cr{background:var(--red-s);color:var(--red);}
.cg{background:var(--gold-s);color:var(--gold);}
.cgr{background:var(--green-s);color:var(--green);}
.cb{background:var(--blue-s);color:var(--blue);}
.cv{background:var(--violet-s);color:var(--violet);}
.c0{background:var(--red-s);color:var(--red);}
.c1{background:var(--gold-s);color:var(--gold);}
.c2{background:var(--green-s);color:var(--green);}
.c3{background:var(--blue-s);color:var(--blue);}
.c4{background:var(--violet-s);color:var(--violet);}

/* ─── BUTTONS ─── */
.btn{display:inline-block;padding:.65rem 1.5rem;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;border:none;border-radius:2px;cursor:pointer;transition:all .2s;font-family:inherit;}
.btn-dk{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);}
.btn-dk:hover{background:var(--red);}
.btn-rd{background:var(--red);color:#fff;}
.btn-rd:hover{background:var(--red-h);}
.btn-ol{background:transparent;border:1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3);color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);}
.btn-ol:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.1);}

/* ─── CARD ─── */
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:1.5rem 1.75rem;display:block;color:inherit;transition:border-color .2s,transform .2s,box-shadow .2s;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}
.card::after{content:'';position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;width:0;height:3px;background:var(--red);transition:width .3s;}
.card:hover{border-color:var(--rule-dk);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.07);}
.card:hover::after{width:100%;}
.card-cat{margin-bottom:.6rem;}
.card-t{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.02rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:.5rem;}
.card-x{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--ink-muted);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:.9rem;}
.card-m{display:flex;gap:.75rem;align-items:center;font-size:.67rem;color:var(--ink-faint);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.card-r{color:var(--red);font-weight:700;margin-left:auto;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.15em;}
.card-lg .card-t{font-size:1.3rem;margin-bottom:.7rem;}
.card-lg .card-x{font-size:.9rem;}

/* ─── SECTION HEAD ─── */
.sh{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:2rem;padding-bottom:1rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);}
.sh-k{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:.25rem;}
.sh-t{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.55rem;font-weight:800;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.1;}
.sh-a{font-size:.67rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:2px;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s;flex-shrink:0;}
.sh-a:hover{color:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);}

/* ─── MARQUEE ─── */
.mq{background:var(--red);overflow:hidden;padding:.65rem 0;}
.mq-t{display:flex;animation:mq 30s linear infinite;white-space:nowrap;}
.mq-i{font-size:.65rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.9);padding:0 2rem;}
.mq-i::after{content:'·';color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);margin-left:2rem;}
@keyframes mq{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

/* ─── HERO ─── */
.hero{background:var(--ink);position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:5rem 0 4rem;}
.hero-noise{position:absolute;inset:0;opacity:.7;pointer-events:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.04'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");}
.hero-in{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:4rem;align-items:center;}
.h-kick{font-size:.62rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.35em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:1.2rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem;}
.h-kick::before{content:'';width:2rem;height:2px;background:var(--red);}
.h-title{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5.5vw,4rem);font-weight:900;line-height:1.08;color:#fff;margin-bottom:1.5rem;}
.h-title em{color:var(--red);font-style:normal;}
.h-desc{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.85;color:rgba(255,255,255,.58);margin-bottom:2rem;max-width:460px;}
.h-desc strong{color:rgba(255,255,255,.88);}
.h-btns{display:flex;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.h-feat{background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding:2rem;display:block;transition:background .2s;}
.h-feat:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.08);}
.hf-k{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:1rem;}
.hf-t{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;line-height:1.3;margin-bottom:.75rem;}
.hf-x{font-size:.87rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:1.25rem;}
.hf-r{font-size:.67rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;}
.hf-r::after{content:'→';transition:transform .2s;}
.h-feat:hover .hf-r::after{transform:translateX(4px);}
.hero-div{border:none;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);margin:3rem 0 0;}

/* ─── PILLARS / CATEGORY GRID ─── */
.pil-s{background:var(--ink);padding:3rem 0;}
.pil-hd{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem 1.5rem;}
.pil-hd-k{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:.4rem;}
.pil-hd-t{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff;}
.pil-g{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;gap:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);}
.pil-c{background:var(--ink);padding:1.75rem 1.5rem;display:block;transition:background .2s;border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);}
.pil-c:last-child{border-right:none;}
.pil-c:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);}
.pil-n{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.4rem;font-weight:900;line-height:1;margin-bottom:.5rem;}
.pil-t{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.25rem;}
.pil-d{font-size:.73rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.42);line-height:1.55;}

/* ─── QUOTE BLOCK ─── */
.qb{background:var(--warm);border-top:3px solid var(--red);border-bottom:3px solid var(--red);padding:4rem 1.5rem;text-align:center;}
.qb-m{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:5rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--red-s);line-height:.5;display:block;margin-bottom:1.25rem;}
.qb-t{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:clamp(1.3rem,3vw,1.9rem);font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.45;max-width:680px;margin:0 auto 1rem;}
.qb-a{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);}

/* ─── NEWSLETTER ─── */
.nl-s{background:var(--ink);padding:4rem 0;}
.nl-in{max-width:560px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;padding:0 1.5rem;}
.nl-k{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:1rem;}
.nl-t{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,4vw,2.3rem);font-weight:900;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.7rem;line-height:1.15;}
.nl-x{font-size:.88rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:2rem;}
.nl-f{display:flex;gap:.75rem;}
.nl-i{flex:1;padding:.8rem 1.1rem;background:rgba(255,255,255,.08);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff;font-size:.88rem;font-family:inherit;border-radius:2px;outline:none;transition:border-color .2s;}
.nl-i::placeholder{color:rgba(255,255,255,.3);}
.nl-i:focus{border-color:var(--red);}
.nl-b{padding:.8rem 1.4rem;background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:none;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer;border-radius:2px;transition:background .2s;white-space:nowrap;font-family:inherit;}
.nl-b:hover{background:var(--red-h);}

/* ─── FOOTER ─── */
.ft{background:#1a1610;padding:3.5rem 0 0;}
.ft-g{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem 3rem;display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:2.5rem;}
.ft-brand .fn{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.3rem;}
.ft-brand .fn span{color:var(--red);}
.ft-brand .ft-tag{font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.35);margin-bottom:1rem;}
.ft-brand p{font-size:.82rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.4);line-height:1.75;max-width:260px;}
.ft-ct{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.35);margin-bottom:1rem;}
.ft-ul{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.45rem;}
.ft-ul a{font-size:.83rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);transition:color .2s;}
.ft-ul a:hover{color:var(--red);}
.ft-bot{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);padding:1.1rem 1.5rem;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;}
.ft-c{font-size:.7rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.28);}
.ft-ln{display:flex;gap:1.25rem;}
.ft-ln a{font-size:.7rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.28);transition:color .2s;}
.ft-ln a:hover{color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);}

/* ─── PAGE HEADER ─── */
.ph{background:var(--ink);padding:3rem 0 2.5rem;}
.ph-in{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;}
.ph-k{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:.75rem;}
.ph-t{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5vw,3rem);font-weight:900;color:#fff;}
.ph-x{font-size:.88rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.47);margin-top:.5rem;max-width:480px;}

/* ─── FILTER BAR ─── */
.fb-bar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--paper);position:sticky;top:56px;z-index:100;}
.fb-in{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;display:flex;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;}
.fb-in::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none;}
.fb{padding:.8rem 1rem;font-size:.67rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);background:none;border:none;border-bottom:2.5px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;white-space:nowrap;transition:color .2s,border-color .2s;margin-bottom:-1px;font-family:inherit;}
.fb:hover{color:var(--ink);}
.fb.on{color:var(--red);border-bottom-color:var(--red);}

/* ─── ARTICLES GRID ─── */
.art-s{padding:3rem 0 5rem;}
.art-g{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.25rem;}

/* ─── ARTICLE HEADER ─── */
.ah{background:var(--ink);padding:4.5rem 0 3.5rem;}
.ah-in{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;}
.ah-t{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:clamp(1.75rem,4vw,2.75rem);font-weight:700;color:#fff;line-height:1.2;margin:1rem 0 1.25rem;}
.ah-d{font-size:1rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.58);line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:2rem;border-left:3px solid var(--red);padding-left:1.1rem;}
.ah-m{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.38);}
.ah-m strong{color:rgba(255,255,255,.68);}
.ah-m a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);transition:color .2s;}
.ah-m a:hover{color:var(--red);}

/* ─── META BAR (auto) ─── */
.art-meta-bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:1rem 1.5rem;background:var(--warm);border-left:4px solid var(--red);margin-bottom:2.5rem;}
.meta-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;font-size:.67rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--ink-muted);}
.meta-item strong{color:var(--ink);}
.meta-item a{color:var(--red);}
.read-time-badge{margin-left:auto;background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:.25rem .75rem;border-radius:2px;font-size:.65rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;white-space:nowrap;}

/* ─── ARTICLE BODY ─── */
.art-body{padding:4rem 0;}
.art-body p{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.05rem;line-height:2;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:1.75rem;}
.drop-cap::first-letter{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:4.5rem;font-weight:900;float:left;line-height:.82;margin:.05rem .12rem -.05rem 0;color:var(--red);}
.art-body h2{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);margin:3rem 0 1rem;padding-top:2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);}
.art-body h3{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);margin:2rem 0 .75rem;}
.art-body ul,.art-body ol{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.85;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 1.75rem 1.5rem;}
.art-body li{margin-bottom:.4rem;}

/* ─── CONTENT BOXES ─── */
.pq{margin:2.5rem 0;padding:1.75rem 2rem;background:var(--warm);border-left:4px solid var(--red);font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6;position:relative;}
.pq::before{content:'"';font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:5rem;color:var(--red);opacity:.12;position:absolute;top:-.8rem;left:1rem;line-height:1;pointer-events:none;}

.fb-box{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-top:3px solid var(--gold);padding:1.5rem 1.75rem;margin:2.5rem 0;background:#fffdf8;}
.fb-l{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:.6rem;}
.fb-box p{font-size:.9rem!important;line-height:1.75!important;color:var(--ink-soft)!important;margin:0!important;}

.hindia-points{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-top:3px solid var(--green);padding:1.5rem 1.75rem;margin:2.5rem 0;background:var(--green-s);}
.hindia-points .box-label{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);margin-bottom:1rem;}
.hindia-points ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.5rem;}
.hindia-points ul li{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.6;padding-left:1.5rem;position:relative;}
.hindia-points ul li::before{content:'✓';position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--green);font-weight:700;}

.hindia-warn{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-top:3px solid var(--red);padding:1.5rem 1.75rem;margin:2.5rem 0;background:var(--red-s);}
.hindia-warn .box-label{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:.6rem;}
.hindia-warn p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;line-height:1.7;}

.hindia-info{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-top:3px solid var(--blue);padding:1.5rem 1.75rem;margin:2.5rem 0;background:var(--blue-s);}
.hindia-info .box-label{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin-bottom:.6rem;}
.hindia-info p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;line-height:1.7;}

/* ─── SHARE BOX ─── */
.share-box{background:var(--warm);border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:1.75rem;text-align:center;margin:2rem 0;}
.share-box .sh-label{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:.75rem;}
.share-box .sh-title{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:.5rem;}
.share-box .sh-sub{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--ink-muted);margin-bottom:1rem;}
.share-btns{display:flex;gap:.6rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:.75rem;}

/* ─── TAGS ─── */
.article-tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin:1.5rem 0;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);}
.tag-label{font-size:.65rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);align-self:center;margin-right:.25rem;}
.article-tags a{display:inline-block;padding:.2rem .65rem;background:var(--warm);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;font-size:.72rem;color:var(--ink-muted);transition:all .2s;}
.article-tags a:hover{background:var(--red-s);color:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);}

/* ─── AUTHOR BOX ─── */
.author-box{display:flex;gap:1.5rem;align-items:flex-start;padding:2rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-top:3px solid var(--ink);margin:2.5rem 0 1rem;}
.author-avatar{width:68px;height:68px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--red);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff;flex-shrink:0;overflow:hidden;}
.author-avatar img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;}
.author-label{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);margin-bottom:.3rem;}
.author-name{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:.4rem;}
.author-name a{color:inherit;transition:color .2s;}
.author-name a:hover{color:var(--red);}
.author-bio{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--ink-muted);line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:.75rem;}
.author-social{display:flex;gap:.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.author-social a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.35rem;padding:.3rem .7rem;background:var(--warm);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;font-size:.67rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-muted);transition:all .2s;}
.author-social a:hover{background:var(--red-s);color:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);}

/* ─── AUTHOR PAGE ─── */
.author-hero{background:var(--ink);padding:4rem 0 3rem;}
.author-hero-in{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;display:flex;gap:2.5rem;align-items:center;}
.author-hero-avatar{width:100px;height:100px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--red);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.5rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff;flex-shrink:0;overflow:hidden;border:3px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);}
.author-hero-avatar img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;}
.author-hero-info{}
.author-hero-label{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:.5rem;}
.author-hero-name{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.8rem);font-weight:900;color:#fff;margin-bottom:.75rem;}
.author-hero-bio{font-size:.9rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);line-height:1.8;max-width:520px;margin-bottom:1.25rem;}
.author-hero-social{display:flex;gap:.6rem;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.author-hero-social a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.35rem;padding:.4rem .9rem;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);border-radius:2px;font-size:.67rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);transition:all .2s;}
.author-hero-social a:hover{background:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);color:#fff;}

/* ─── RELATED ─── */
.rel-s{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding:3rem 0;background:var(--warm);}

/* ─── ABOUT ─── */
.ab-h{background:var(--ink);padding:5rem 0 4rem;position:relative;overflow:hidden;}
.ab-h::before{content:'"';font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:22rem;font-weight:900;color:rgba(255,255,255,.02);position:absolute;top:-3rem;right:-1rem;line-height:1;pointer-events:none;}
.ab-in{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;}
.ab-k{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:1.2rem;}
.ab-t{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,3.8rem);font-weight:900;color:#fff;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:1.5rem;}
.ab-t em{color:var(--red);font-style:normal;}
.ab-lead{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:1.1rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);line-height:1.8;max-width:660px;}
.stats{background:var(--red);padding:2.5rem 0;}
.stats-g{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.2);}
.sc{background:var(--red);padding:1.5rem 2rem;text-align:center;}
.sc-n{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:2.4rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff;line-height:1;}
.sc-l{font-size:.66rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.68);margin-top:.35rem;}
.ab-c{padding:5rem 0;}
.ab-g{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:4rem;align-items:start;}
.ab-body p{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.9;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:1.5rem;}
.val-l{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.7rem;}
.val-i{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;padding:1rem 1.25rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-left:3px solid;}
.val-ic{font-size:1.1rem;flex-shrink:0;margin-top:.1rem;}
.val-tt{font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);font-size:.88rem;margin-bottom:.18rem;}
.val-d{font-size:.79rem;color:var(--ink-muted);line-height:1.6;}
.team-s{padding:4rem 0;background:var(--warm);}
.team-g{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.25rem;}
.tc{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:2rem 1.75rem;text-align:center;}
.tc-av{width:60px;height:60px;border-radius:50%;margin:0 auto 1rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff;}
.tc-n{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:.98rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:.22rem;}
.tc-r{font-size:.68rem;color:var(--ink-muted);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;}
.tc-b{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--ink-muted);line-height:1.65;margin-top:.7rem;}

/* ─── CONTACT ─── */
.ct-l{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:4rem;padding:5rem 0;}
.ci-t{font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:1.75rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:1rem;line-height:1.15;}
.ci-b{font-family:'Noto Serif Devanagari',serif;font-size:.93rem;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:2rem;}
.cd{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;padding:1rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.cd-ic{font-size:1rem;flex-shrink:0;margin-top:.1rem;}
.cd-k{font-size:.63rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);margin-bottom:.18rem;}
.cd-v{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:500;}
.fg{margin-bottom:1.2rem;}
.fl{display:block;font-size:.66rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-muted);margin-bottom:.45rem;}
.fi,.fs,.fta{width:100%;padding:.78rem 1rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);font-family:'Noto Sans Devanagari',sans-serif;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--ink);border-radius:2px;outline:none;transition:border-color .2s;}
.fi:focus,.fs:focus,.fta:focus{border-color:var(--red);}
.fta{height:130px;resize:vertical;}
.contact-success{background:var(--green-s);color:var(--green);padding:1rem 1.25rem;border-left:3px solid var(--green);font-size:.9rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;font-weight:600;}
.contact-error{background:var(--red-s);color:var(--red);padding:1rem 1.25rem;border-left:3px solid var(--red);font-size:.9rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;}

/* ─── PAGINATION ─── */
.nav-links{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:.5rem;margin-top:3rem;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.nav-links a,.nav-links span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:36px;border:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink-muted);border-radius:2px;transition:all .2s;}
.nav-links .current,.nav-links a:hover{background:var(--red);color:#fff;border-color:var(--red);}
.nav-links .dots{border:none;}

/* ─── MISC ─── */
@keyframes fadeIn{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(8px)}to{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}}
.aligncenter{display:block;margin:0 auto;}
.alignleft{float:left;margin:0 1rem 1rem 0;}
.alignright{float:right;margin:0 0 1rem 1rem;}
.screen-reader-text{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);}
.wp-caption-text{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--ink-muted);text-align:center;margin-top:.4rem;}

/* ══════════ RESPONSIVE ══════════ */
@media(max-width:1024px){
  .hero-in{gap:2.5rem;}
  .feat-g{grid-template-columns:3fr 2fr;}
  .ft-g{grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;}
  .ft-g>div:last-child{display:none;}
}
@media(max-width:860px){
  .hero-in{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem;}
  .feat-g{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .side-s{flex-direction:row;}
  .lat-g{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .art-g{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .ft-g{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
  .stats-g{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .team-g{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .author-hero-in{gap:1.75rem;}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .hero{padding:3rem 0 2.5rem;}
  .feat-s,.lat-s,.art-s,.ab-c{padding:2.5rem 0;}
  .feat-g,.side-s{flex-direction:column;}
  .lat-g,.art-g{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .ft-g{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem;}
  .ft-g>div:last-child{display:block;}
  .stats-g{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}
  .team-g{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .ab-g{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem;}
  .ct-l{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.5rem;padding:3rem 0;}
  .nl-f{flex-direction:column;}
  .qb{padding:2.5rem 1.5rem;}
  .ah{padding:3rem 0 2.5rem;}
  .art-body{padding:2.5rem 0;}
  .art-meta-bar{gap:.75rem;}
  .read-time-badge{margin-left:0;}
  .author-box{flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;}
  .author-hero-in{flex-direction:column;gap:1.25rem;}
  .share-btns{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}
  .sh{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:.75rem;}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .c,.cs{padding:0 1rem;}
  .nav-in,.hero-in,.ph-in,.ab-in{padding:0 1rem;}
  .card{padding:1.25rem;}
  .pq{padding:1.25rem 1.25rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;font-size:1rem;}
  .ft-bot{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;}
  .h-btns .btn{width:100%;text-align:center;}
  .pil-g{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)!important;}
}