:root {
      /* Two-colour system pulled from the flag/logo palette: Navy (India Ashoka Chakra / logo mark) + Saffron (India flag) */
      --navy: #0B1585;
      --navy-deep: #080F5C;
      --saffron: #FF9933;
      --saffron-deep: #CC7A24;

      --paper: #FAF9F6;
      --paper-dim: #F1EFE6;
      --ink: #101433;
      --ink-soft: #4B4F6B;
      --ink-faint: #8A8DA3;
      --line: #DEDBD0;
      --line-dark: #2B3166;
      --radius: 2px;
      --maxw: 1240px;
    }

    * {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    body {
      background: var(--paper);
      color: var(--ink);
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    }

    img,
    svg {
      display: block;
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    a {
      color: inherit;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .mono {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    }

    h1,
    h2,
    h3 {
      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
      font-weight: 600;
      line-height: 1.08;
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
      color: var(--ink);
    }

    .eyebrow {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.14em;
      color: var(--navy);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 0.6em;
    }

    .eyebrow::before {
      content: "";
      width: 22px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--saffron-deep);
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .wrap {
      max-width: var(--maxw);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 32px;
    }

    :focus-visible {
      outline: 2px solid var(--navy);
      outline-offset: 3px;
    }

    /* ---------- HEADER ---------- */

    header {
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 100;
      background: rgba(250, 249, 246, 0.92);
      backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .nav-inner {
      max-width: var(--maxw);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 14px 32px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .logo {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 12px;
    }

    .logo img {
      height: 42px;
      width: auto;
    }

    .logo .lockup {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .logo .word {
      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 1.28rem;
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
      color: var(--navy);
    }

    .logo .sub {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.58rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.12em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-faint);
      margin-top: 3px;
    }

    nav.primary {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 36px;
    }

    nav.primary .links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 30px;
    }

    nav.primary .links a {
      font-size: 0.87rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      position: relative;
      padding: 4px 0;
    }

    nav.primary .links a::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 0;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--navy);
      transition: width 0.25s ease;
    }

    nav.primary .links a:hover::after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    nav.primary .links a:hover {
      color: var(--ink);
    }

    .btn {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.03em;
      padding: 11px 20px;
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      border: 1px solid var(--navy);
      transition: all 0.2s ease;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .btn-solid {
      background: var(--navy);
      color: var(--paper);
    }

    .btn-solid:hover {
      background: var(--navy-deep);
      border-color: var(--navy-deep);
    }

    .btn-ghost {
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--navy);
    }

    .btn-ghost:hover {
      background: var(--navy);
      color: var(--paper);
    }

    .btn-light {
      border-color: rgba(250, 249, 246, 0.4);
      color: var(--paper);
    }

    .btn-light:hover {
      background: var(--paper);
      color: var(--navy);
    }

    .lang-toggle {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      color: var(--navy);
      background: none;
      border: 1px solid var(--navy);
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      padding: 6px 10px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
    }

    .lang-toggle:hover {
      background: var(--navy);
      color: var(--paper);
    }

    .menu-toggle {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 5px;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      padding: 6px;
    }

    .menu-toggle span {
      width: 22px;
      height: 2px;
      background: var(--navy);
      display: block;
    }

    /* ---------- HERO ---------- */

    .hero {
      padding: 80px 0 70px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .hero-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 0.95fr;
      gap: 64px;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .hero h1 {
      font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 4.1vw, 3.5rem);
      margin: 18px 0 22px;
    }

    .hero h1 em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--navy);
    }

    .hero p.lede {
      font-size: 1.08rem;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      max-width: 46ch;
      margin-bottom: 34px;
    }

    .hero-ctas {
      display: flex;
      gap: 14px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .hero-art {
      position: relative;
    }

    .hero-art svg {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
    }

    .route-label {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.62rem;
      fill: var(--ink-soft);
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    }

    .route-label.city {
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      fill: var(--ink);
    }

    .route-label.title {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      fill: var(--ink);
    }

    /* ---------- TICKER ---------- */

    .ticker-band {
      background: var(--navy);
      overflow: hidden;
      padding: 14px 0;
    }

    .ticker-track {
      display: flex;
      width: max-content;
      animation: scroll-left 28s linear infinite;
    }

    .ticker-track span {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.76rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #D9DCF2;
      padding: 0 28px;
      white-space: nowrap;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 28px;
    }

    .ticker-track span::after {
      content: "◆";
      color: var(--saffron);
      font-size: 0.55rem;
    }

    @keyframes scroll-left {
      from {
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      to {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }
    }

    /* ---------- SECTION SHELL ---------- */

    section {
      padding: 96px 0;
    }

    .section-head {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
      align-items: end;
      margin-bottom: 56px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
      padding-bottom: 32px;
    }

    .section-head h2 {
      font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.9vw, 2.5rem);
      margin-top: 14px;
    }

    .section-head .desc {
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      font-size: 0.98rem;
      max-width: 44ch;
      justify-self: end;
    }

    /* ---------- SERVICES ---------- */

    .services-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 1px;
      background: var(--line);
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .service-card {
      background: var(--paper);
      padding: 34px 30px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 16px;
      transition: background 0.25s ease;
    }

    .service-card:hover {
      background: var(--paper-dim);
    }

    .service-code {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      color: var(--saffron-deep);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .service-card h3 {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    .service-card p {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
    }

    /* ---------- ACADEMIC PATH ---------- */

    .academic .section-head{
    display: block;
}
    .academic {
      background: var(--paper-dim);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .academic-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 56px;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .academic-copy .lede {
      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      line-height: 1.35;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 22px;
    }

    .academic-copy p {
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      font-size: 0.98rem;
    }

    .academic-services h3 {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .service-list {
      list-style: none;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 14px;
    }

    .service-list li {
      display: flex;
      gap: 12px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      padding-bottom: 14px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .service-list li:last-child {
      border-bottom: none;
      padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .service-list li::before {
      content: "→";
      color: var(--saffron-deep);
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    /* ---------- APPROACH ---------- */

    .approach {
      background: var(--paper-dim);
    }

    .approach-list {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 0;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .approach-item {
      padding: 32px 26px 32px 0;
      border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
      position: relative;
    }

    .approach-item:last-child {
      border-right: none;
    }

    .approach-num {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      color: var(--navy);
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      display: block;
    }

    .approach-item h3 {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .approach-item p {
      font-size: 0.88rem;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
    }

    /* ---------- ABOUT / SECTORS ---------- */

    .about-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
      gap: 56px;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .about-photo {
      position: relative;
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .about-photo img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    }

    .about-photo figcaption {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.66rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-faint);
      padding-top: 10px;
    }

    .about-copy .eyebrow {
      margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .about-copy .lede {
      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      line-height: 1.35;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin-bottom: 26px;
    }

    .about-copy p {
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      font-size: 0.98rem;
    }

    .sector-tags {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 10px;
      margin-top: 26px;
    }

    .sector-tags span {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.03em;
      padding: 8px 14px;
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
      color: var(--ink-soft);
    }

    /* ---------- CONTACT ---------- */

    .contact {
      background: var(--navy);
      color: var(--paper);
    }

    .contact-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
      gap: 60px;
    }

    .contact h2 {
      color: var(--paper);
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.9rem);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .contact p.lede {
      color: #C7CBEC;
      font-size: 1.02rem;
      max-width: 42ch;
      margin-bottom: 32px;
    }

    .contact-detail {
      border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
      padding-top: 26px;
    }

    .contact-detail dt {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.68rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      color: #9498C4;
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    .contact-detail dd {
      font-size: 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 22px;
    }

    .contact-detail dd a:hover {
      color: var(--saffron);
    }

    /* ---------- FOOTER ---------- */

    footer {
      background: var(--navy);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
      padding: 26px 0;
    }

    .footer-inner {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 14px;
    }

    .footer-brand {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
    }

    .footer-brand .badge {
      background: var(--paper);
      padding: 5px;
      border-radius: 3px;
      line-height: 0;
    }

    .footer-brand .badge img {
      height: 26px;
      width: auto;
    }

    .footer-brand .mono {
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      color: #9498C4;
    }

    .footer-links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 22px;
    }

    .footer-links a {
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      color: #C7CBEC;
    }

    .footer-links a:hover {
      color: var(--saffron);
    }

    /* ---------- REVEAL ---------- */

    .reveal {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(18px);
      transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
    }

    .reveal.in {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    /* ---------- RESPONSIVE ---------- */

    @media (max-width:768px) {
      nav.primary .links {
        display: none;
      }

      .nav-inner nav.primary>a.btn {
        display: none;
      }

      .menu-toggle {
        display: flex;
      }

      .hero-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .hero-art {
        order: -1;
      }

      .section-head {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .section-head .desc {
        justify-self: start;
      }

      .academic-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .services-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      }

      .approach-list {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      }

      .approach-item {
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
      }

      .about-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .about-photo img {
        aspect-ratio: 16/9;
      }

      .contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width:600px) {
      .wrap {
        padding: 0 20px;
      }

      section {
        padding: 64px 0;
      }

      .services-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .approach-list {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .approach-item {
        border-right: none;
      }

      .footer-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      html {
        scroll-behavior: auto;
      }

      .ticker-track {
        animation: none;
      }

      .reveal {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
        transition: none;
      }

      #route-dot {
        animation: none !important;
      }
    }

    .academic-photo {
      position: relative;
      border: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .academic-photo img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      aspect-ratio: 3/4;
    }

    .academic-photo figcaption {
      font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
      font-size: 0.66rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--ink-faint);
      padding-top: 10px;
    }

    .whatsapp-float {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 24px;
    right: 24px;
    width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    background: #25D366;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 34px;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
    z-index: 9999;
    transition: all .3s ease;
}

.whatsapp-float:hover {
    transform: scale(1.1);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}

@media (max-width:768px) {
    .whatsapp-float {
        width: 55px;
        height: 55px;
        right: 18px;
        bottom: 18px;
        font-size: 30px;
    }
}