
  :root {
    --cream: #FAF4EF;
    --cream-deep: #F2EAE0;
    --plum: #79185B;
    --plum-deep: #5A0E44;
    --emerald: #1F4D3F;
    --emerald-deep: #163A30;
    --blush: #F5D5D0;
    --blush-deep: #EDC4BE;
    --brown: #A7623B;
    --brown-soft: rgba(167, 98, 59, 0.20);
    --brown-line: rgba(167, 98, 59, 0.18);
    --charcoal: #2A2520;
    --charcoal-soft: rgba(42, 37, 32, 0.60);
    --pink: #F238C3;
    --mustard: #D4A53A;
    --max: 1280px;
  }

  * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--charcoal);
    line-height: 1.65;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
  a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
  .container { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 48px; }
  @media (max-width: 800px) { .container { padding: 0 24px; } }

  /* TYPE */
  .eyebrow { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--plum); }
  .h1-hero { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 200; font-size: clamp(44px, 7.5vw, 92px); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: var(--plum); }
  .h1-hero em { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; }
  .h2 { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 56px); line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--plum); }
  .h2 em { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; }
  .h3 { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var(--charcoal); }
  .body { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--charcoal); max-width: 60ch; }
  .body-lg { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--charcoal); max-width: 52ch; }
  .body-sm { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--charcoal); }
  .pull-quote { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px); line-height: 1.35; color: var(--plum); }
  .label { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brown); }
  .flourish { width: 56px; height: 3px; background: var(--mustard); margin-bottom: 24px; }

  /* CTA */
  .cta-primary { display: inline-block; background: var(--pink); color: var(--cream); padding: 20px 36px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; border-radius: 2px; transition: background 200ms ease, transform 200ms ease; }
  .cta-primary:hover { background: var(--plum); transform: translateY(-1px); }
  .cta-ghost { display: inline-block; color: var(--charcoal); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--charcoal); padding-bottom: 6px; transition: color 200ms ease, border-color 200ms ease; }
  .cta-ghost:hover { color: var(--plum); border-color: var(--plum); }
  .cta-text { color: var(--plum); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--plum); padding-bottom: 4px; }

  /* NAV */
  nav.top { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.92); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
  nav.top .container { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding-top: 22px; padding-bottom: 22px; }
  .wordmark { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: var(--plum); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
  .wordmark .moves { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brown); margin-left: 8px; display: inline-block; transform: translateY(-2px); }
  .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 36px; align-items: center; }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--charcoal); transition: color 200ms ease; }
  .nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a.current { color: var(--plum); }
  .nav-cta { background: var(--plum); color: var(--cream) !important; padding: 12px 22px; border-radius: 2px; }
  .nav-cta:hover { background: var(--pink); color: var(--cream) !important; }
  .hamburger { display: none; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; color: var(--charcoal); font-size: 22px; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) { .nav-links { display: none; } .hamburger { display: block; } }

  /* HERO */
  section.hero { padding: 120px 0 140px; }
  .hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr; gap: 96px; align-items: center; }
  .hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 32px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
  .hero-eyebrow::after { content: ''; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--brown-line); max-width: 80px; }
  .hero h1 { margin-bottom: 40px; }
  .hero .body-lg { margin-bottom: 56px; }
  .hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 32px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .hero-image-wrap { position: relative; }
  .hero-image { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4/5; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 2px; }
  .hero-caption { position: absolute; bottom: -32px; left: -32px; background: var(--cream); padding: 20px 24px; max-width: 280px; border-left: 2px solid var(--mustard); }
  .hero-caption .label { margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .hero-caption .body-sm { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    section.hero { padding: 64px 0 96px; }
    .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
    .hero-caption { position: static; margin-top: 24px; max-width: none; }
  }

  /* WELCOME LETTER */
  section.welcome { padding: 120px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
  .welcome-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr; gap: 96px; }
  .welcome-meta .label { margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .welcome-meta .body-sm { color: var(--charcoal-soft); }
  .welcome-body p { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--charcoal); margin-bottom: 24px; max-width: 62ch; }
  .welcome-body p:first-child::first-letter { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300; font-size: 88px; line-height: 0.9; float: left; color: var(--plum); margin: 8px 16px 0 0; }
  .welcome-body .sign-off { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: 22px; color: var(--plum); margin-top: 32px; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) { .welcome-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; } }

  /* WHAT YOU GET */
  section.benefits { padding: 140px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
  .benefits-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; margin-bottom: 80px; align-items: end; }
  .benefits-head h2 { max-width: 14ch; }
  .benefits-head .body { max-width: 42ch; }
  .benefits-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .benefit { padding-top: 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
  .benefit .label { margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .benefit h3 { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 300; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.18; color: var(--plum); margin-bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
  .benefit h3 em { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; }
  .benefit .body-sm { color: var(--charcoal); max-width: 38ch; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .benefits-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    .benefits-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
  }

  /* PLUM BAND (pricing) */
  section.pricing { padding: 140px 0; background: var(--plum); color: var(--cream); }
  section.pricing .eyebrow { color: var(--mustard); }
  .pricing-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr; gap: 96px; align-items: center; }
  .pricing h2 { color: var(--cream); margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .pricing .subtitle { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px); color: var(--mustard); margin-bottom: 40px; line-height: 1.4; }
  .pricing .body-lg { color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.85); margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .price-table { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; margin-bottom: 48px; padding-top: 32px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.2); }
  .price-tier .number { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300; font-size: 56px; line-height: 1; color: var(--cream); margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .price-tier .label { color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.7); margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .price-tier .note { font-size: 14px; color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.7); line-height: 1.5; font-style: italic; font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-weight: 300; }
  .pricing-actions { display: flex; gap: 24px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .pricing .cta-primary { background: var(--cream); color: var(--plum); }
  .pricing .cta-primary:hover { background: var(--mustard); color: var(--plum-deep); }
  .pricing .cta-ghost { color: var(--cream); border-color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.4); }
  .pricing .cta-ghost:hover { color: var(--mustard); border-color: var(--mustard); }
  .pricing-image { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4/5; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 2px; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    section.pricing { padding: 80px 0; }
    .pricing-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
  }

  /* PROOF BLUSH BAND */
  section.proof { padding: 140px 0; background: var(--blush); }
  .proof-head { margin-bottom: 80px; max-width: 60ch; }
  .proof-head h2 { margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .proof-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr; grid-template-rows: auto auto; gap: 24px; }
  .proof-img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 2px; }
  .proof-1 { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1 / span 2; aspect-ratio: 4/5; }
  .proof-2 { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; aspect-ratio: 1/1; }
  .proof-3 { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 2; aspect-ratio: 1/1; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    section.proof { padding: 80px 0; }
    .proof-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .proof-1, .proof-2, .proof-3 { grid-column: auto; grid-row: auto; aspect-ratio: 4/5; }
  }

  /* QUOTE */
  section.quote { padding: 140px 0; }
  .quote-block { max-width: 28ch; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
  .quote-block .quote-mark { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: 80px; line-height: 0.5; color: var(--mustard); margin-bottom: 24px; display: block; }
  .quote-block .pull-quote { margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .quote-block .quote-attribution { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brown); font-weight: 500; }

  /* BGA SISTER EMERALD */
  section.bga-sister { padding: 120px 0; background: var(--emerald); color: var(--cream); }
  section.bga-sister .label { color: var(--mustard); }
  section.bga-sister h2 { color: var(--cream); }
  section.bga-sister h2 em { color: var(--mustard); }
  section.bga-sister .body { color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.85); }
  section.bga-sister .cta-text { color: var(--mustard); border-color: var(--mustard); }
  section.bga-sister .cta-text:hover { color: var(--cream); border-color: var(--cream); }
  .sister-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
  .sister-grid h2 { margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .sister-grid .body { margin-bottom: 32px; max-width: 44ch; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) { .sister-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; } }

  /* CLOSER */
  section.closer { padding: 160px 0 120px; text-align: center; }
  .closer .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .closer h2 { margin: 0 auto 48px; max-width: 18ch; }
  .closer .body-lg { margin: 0 auto 56px; }
  .closer-actions { display: inline-flex; gap: 32px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }

  /* FOOTER */
  footer { background: var(--plum-deep); color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.7); padding: 80px 0 40px; font-size: 14px; }
  footer .container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 64px; }
  footer h4 { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mustard); margin-bottom: 24px; }
  footer ul { list-style: none; }
  footer li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
  footer a { color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.75); transition: color 200ms ease; font-size: 14px; }
  footer a:hover { color: var(--mustard); }
  footer .foot-brand .wordmark { color: var(--cream); font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; display: inline-block; }
  footer .foot-brand .wordmark .moves { color: var(--mustard); }
  footer .foot-brand p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 36ch; }
  footer .legal { grid-column: 1 / -1; border-top: 1px solid rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.15); padding-top: 32px; margin-top: 40px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; font-size: 12px; color: rgba(250, 244, 239, 0.5); }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    footer .container { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    footer .foot-brand { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 560px) {
    footer .container { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  }

/* ============================================
   SUB-PAGE-SPECIFIC STYLES
   ============================================ */

/* EVENTS LIST (Chai & Chaat upcoming) */
.events-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
.event-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px 1.4fr 1fr auto; gap: 48px; align-items: baseline; padding: 40px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
.event-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
.event-date { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: 22px; color: var(--plum); line-height: 1.2; }
.event-date small { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brown); display: block; margin-top: 6px; }
.event-title { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 22px; color: var(--charcoal); line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.event-title em { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; color: var(--plum); }
.event-meta { font-size: 14px; color: var(--charcoal-soft); line-height: 1.5; }
.event-status { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brown); font-weight: 500; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .event-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 32px 0; }
  .event-date { font-size: 26px; }
}

/* LEARNING TOPICS GRID (2 column) */
.topics-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 64px 80px; }
.topic { padding-top: 32px; border-top: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
.topic .label { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.topic h3 { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 300; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--plum); margin-bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.topic h3 em { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; }
.topic .body-sm { max-width: 42ch; color: var(--charcoal); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .topics-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; } }

/* MEDIA APPEARANCES LIST */
.media-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
.media-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr auto; gap: 48px; align-items: baseline; padding: 36px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
.media-row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brown-line); }
.media-date { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: 20px; color: var(--plum); }
.media-title { font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: var(--charcoal); line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.media-title em { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; color: var(--plum); }
.media-meta { display: block; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brown); margin-top: 8px; font-weight: 500; }
.media-link { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--plum); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--plum); padding-bottom: 2px; font-weight: 500; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .media-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
}

/* FOUNDER PAGE specific */
.founder-quote-band { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--cream-deep); }
.founder-quote-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
.founder-photo { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4/5; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 2px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .founder-quote-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; } }
