  /* ================= NAVBAR ================= */

  .custom-navbar {
    background: transparent;
    transition: background 0.4s ease, box-shadow 0.4s ease;
    padding: 6px 0;
  }

  .navbar-logo {
    height: 60px;
    width: auto;
  }

  .navbar-nav {
    align-items: center;
  }

  .navbar-dark .nav-link {
    font-family: Poligon Regular;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    transform: scale(1.15);
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
      transform: none;
    }
  }

  .custom-navbar.scrolled {
    background: #000 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  }

  /* ================= GLOBAL ================= */

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

  html,
  body {
    width: 100%;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
  }

  /* ================= HERO ================= */
  .about-hero {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: block;

    /* Safari white gap fix */
    line-height: 0;
  }

  .about-hero picture,
  .about-hero img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
  }

  .about-hero img {
    object-fit: cover;
    /* MOST IMPORTANT */
    object-position: center top;
    /* mobile safe */
  }

  /* Overlay */
  .hero-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  /* ================= COMMON ================= */

  .section-heading {
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    text-align: left;
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    color: #000;
  }

  /* ================= ABOUT INTRO ================= */

  .about-intro {
    padding: 40px 0 70px;
    /* 🔥 FIX: reduced top padding */
    background: #fff;
    max-width: 900px;
    /* same content width */
    /* margin-left: auto; */
    margin-right: 386px;

  }

  .intro-text {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;
    color: #000;
  }


  /* ================= OUR JOURNEY (UPDATED) ================= */
  .our-journey {
    padding: 40px 0 70px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .journey-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .journey-left {
    max-width: 900px;
    width: 100%;
    margin-right: 100px;
    /* right side gap for strip */
  }

  /* LEFT */
  .journey-left .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding-left: 60px;
    align-items: left;
    text-align: left;


  }

  .journey-left p {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding-left: 60px;
    text-align: left;
  }

  /* RIGHT */
  .journey-right img {
    width: 500px;
    height: 500px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .journey-info {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 30px;
    /* justify-content: space-between; */
    /* 🔥 content spread */
  }

  .journey-info p {
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 75%;
    font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;
    color: #000;
  }

  .journey-quote {
    font-size: 24px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    ;
  }

  /* ================= MOBILE ================= */

  @media (max-width:992px) {
    .journey-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .journey-info {
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .journey-right img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
    }
  }

  /* ================= WHAT SETS APART ================= */
  .apart-section {
    padding: 70px 0;
  }

  .apart-section p {
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;
    color: #000;
  }


  /* ================= VALUES / PHILOSOPHY ================= */

  .values-section {
    padding: 40px 0 70px;
  }

  .values-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .value-box h3 {
    font-size: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .value-box p {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;
  }

  .value-box.commitment {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 40px;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
    transform: translateY(-40px);
  }

  /* ================= RESPONSIVE ================= */

  @media (max-width:992px) {

    .journey-grid,
    .values-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 50px;
    }

    .journey-content {
      margin-top: 0;
    }

    .journey-image img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
    }

    .section-heading {
      font-size: 22px;
    }

    .journey-bottom {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
  }

  .journey-title {
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    color: #000;
    white-space: nowrap;
    /* ek hi line me rakhega */
    display: inline-block;
  }

  .journey-name {
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    /* 🔥 premium name font */
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #000;
  }

  .journey-text {
    margin: 0;
    /* 🔥 paragraph gap removed */
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .journey-title {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    /* 🔥 very small gap */
  }

  .journey-name {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    /* 🔥 controlled gap */
  }

  /* Footer */
  .footer {
    background: #000;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(63, 45, 45, 0.4);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 60px 80px 30px;
    font-family: Poligon Regular, sans-serif;
  }

  /* TOP */
  .footer-top {
    display: flex;
    /*gap:80px;*/
    gap: 155px;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  /* Columns */
  .footer-col {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .footer-logo {
    max-width: 160px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .footer-col p {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    opacity: 0.85;
  }

  /* Lists */
  .footer-col ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .footer-col li {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .footer-col a {
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .footer-col a:hover {
    opacity: 0.7;
  }

  /* Headings */
  .footer-col h4 {
    font-size: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  /* Social */
  .social-icons a {
    margin-right: 15px;
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  /* Bottom */
  .footer-bottom {
    margin-top: 40px;
    padding-top: 15px;
    border-top: 1px solid #222;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }

  .footer-bottom-right a {
    color: #fff;
    margin-left: 20px;
    font-size: 18px;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  /* ================= POLICY POPUP OVERLAY ================= */

  .policy-modal {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    display: none;
    /* JS se show/hide */
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
    z-index: 9999;
  }

  /* ================= POPUP BOX ================= */

  .policy-content {
    background: #fff;
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 650px;
    max-height: 80vh;
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 40px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    position: relative;

    /* 🔥 Control heading–paragraph gap here */
    --hp-gap: 28px;
  }

  /* ================= HEADING ================= */

  .policy-content h2 {
    margin-bottom: var(--hp-gap);
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 26px;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }

  /* ================= PARAGRAPH ================= */

  .policy-content p {
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #333;
  }

  /* ================= CLOSE BUTTON ================= */

  .policy-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 15px;
    right: 20px;
    font-size: 30px;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: #555;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }

  .policy-close:hover {
    color: #000;
  }

  /* ================= SCROLLBAR (OPTIONAL PREMIUM) ================= */

  .policy-content::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 6px;
  }

  .policy-content::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: #ccc;
    border-radius: 10px;
  }

  .policy-content::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: transparent;
  }

  /* ================= MOBILE OPTIMIZATION ================= */

  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .policy-content {
      padding: 25px;
      --hp-gap: 22px;
    }

    .policy-content h2 {
      font-size: 22px;
    }

    .policy-content p {
      font-size: 14px;
    }
  }

  /* ================= TABLET RESPONSIVE ================= */
  @media (max-width: 992px) {

    /* NAVBAR */
    .navbar-logo {
      height: 48px;
    }

    .navbar-dark .nav-link {
      font-size: 14px;
      padding: 6px 10px;
    }

    /* HERO */
    .about-hero {
      height: 70vh;
    }

    /* HEADINGS */
    .section-heading {
      font-size: 38px;
    }

    /* ABOUT INTRO */
    .intro-text {
      font-size: 20px;
    }

    /* OUR JOURNEY */
    .journey-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 50px;
    }

    .journey-left .section-heading,
    .journey-left p {
      padding-left: 0;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .journey-right img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
    }

    .journey-info {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 20px;
    }

    .journey-info p {
      max-width: 100%;
      font-size: 20px;
    }

    .journey-quote {
      font-size: 22px;
    }

    /* VALUES */
    .values-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .value-box h3 {
      font-size: 34px;
    }

    .value-box p {
      font-size: 20px;
    }

    .value-box.commitment {
      transform: none;
    }

    /* FOOTER */
    .footer {
      padding: 50px 40px 30px;
    }

    .footer-top {
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 40px;
    }
  }


  /* ================= MOBILE RESPONSIVE ================= */
  @media (max-width: 600px) {

    /* NAVBAR */
    .custom-navbar {
      padding: 8px 0;
    }

    .navbar-logo {
      height: 42px;
    }

    /* HERO */
    .about-hero {
      height: 60vh;
    }

    /* SECTION SPACING */
    .about-intro,
    .our-journey,
    .apart-section,
    .values-section {
      padding: 20px;
    }

    /* HEADINGS */
    .section-heading {
      font-size: 30px;
    }

    /* TEXT */
    .intro-text,
    .journey-left p,
    .journey-info p,
    .apart-section p,
    .value-box p {
      font-size: 12px;
      line-height: 1.7;
    }

    /* JOURNEY */
    .journey-quote {
      font-size: 20px;
    }

    .journey-title {
      font-size: 22px;
    }

    .journey-name {
      font-size: 16px;
    }

    .know-more-btn {
      font-size: 18px;
      margin-left: 0;
    }

    /* VALUES */
    .value-box h3 {
      font-size: 28px;
    }

    .value-box.commitment {
      padding: 25px;
    }

    /* FOOTER */
    .footer {
      padding: 40px 20px 25px;
    }

    .footer-top {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 30px;
    }

    .footer-col p,
    .footer-col a {
      font-size: 18px;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .footer-bottom-right a {
      font-size: 16px;
      margin-left: 12px;
    }
  }

  /* IMAGE BELOW PARAGRAPH – NO CUT */
  .about-inline-image {
    margin: 18px 0 18px 0;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .about-inline-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    /* 🔥 FIX – image full dikhegi */
    object-fit: contain;
    /* 🔥 NO CROPPING */
    display: block;
  }

  .director-desk {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.8fr;
    /* left bada, right chhota */
    gap: 50px;

    width: calc(100% - 120px);
    margin-left: 57px;
    padding: 40px 0 70px;
  }

  /* LEFT SIDE (image + content) */
  .director-left {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 15px;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  /* left wali image chhoti rakho */
  .director-left img {
    width: 375px;
    /* height: auto; */
    border-radius: 10px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-left: 0px;
  }

  /* content beside image */
  .director-left .journey-info {
    flex: 1;
  }

  /* RIGHT SIDE IMAGE */
  .director-right img {
    width: 100%;
    /* max-width: 400px; */
    /* full stretch nahi hogi */
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 10px;
    margin-right: 510px;
  }

  /* right image ko center ya right align */
  .director-right {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .more {
    font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: #000;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .more:hover {
    opacity: 0.6;
    color: #01282c;
  }

  .awards-section {
    margin-left: 0px;
    margin-right: 241px;
  }

  .logo-slider-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .logo-heading {
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    font-size: 42px;
    color: #000;
    /* text-align: left; */
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-left: 0px;
  }


  .apart-section {
    width: calc(100% - 120px);
    /* ✅ SAME AS OTHERS */
    margin-left: 53px;
  }

  .apart-section p {
    max-width: 900px;
    /* 🔥 text wrap yaha control hoga */
  }

  .values-section {
    padding-right: 316px;
  }

  .values-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .value-box {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 30px;
    margin-left: 26px;
  }

  .value-box.commitment {
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  }

  .joruney-grid {
    position: absolute;
    top: 599px;
    right: 0px;
    width: 280px;
    height: auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
    background: #000;
    padding: 14px 12px;
  }

  .joruney-card {
    background: #000;
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    padding: 20px 15px;
    text-align: center;
    transition: 0.4s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
    height: 177px;
    /* 👈 INCREASED */
    width: 257px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .card-front,
  .card-hover {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 15px;
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
  }

  .card-front {
    opacity: 1;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .card-hover {
    opacity: 0;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .joruney-card:hover .card-front {
    opacity: 0;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .joruney-card:hover .card-hover {
    opacity: 1;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  .joruney-card:hover {
    background: #fff;
    /* white box */
    color: #000;
    /* black text */
    border-color: #fff;
  }

  /* .card-front h3 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
    line-height: 1.3;
  } */

  .card-hover p {
    color: #000;
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .joruney-card img {
    width: 40px;
    height: auto;
  }

  /* .joruney-card h3 {
    font-size: 10px;
  }

  .joruney-card h3 {
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.4;
  } */

  .joruney-card .year {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: bold;
    display: block;
  }

  .about-hero {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .award-arrow {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: none;
    background: #000;
    color: #fff;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 20px;
    margin: 0 0px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {

    .joruney-grid {
      position: relative;
      top: 0;
      right: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      flex-direction: row;
      overflow-x: auto;
      gap: 12px;
      padding: 10px;
      background: #000;
    }

    .joruney-grid::-webkit-scrollbar {
      display: none;
    }

    .joruney-card {
      min-width: 220px;
      height: 150px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .awards-section {
      padding: 20px;
      margin: 0px;
    }

    .logo-heading {
      font-family: "FormaDJRDisplayNarrow-Thin-Testing";
      font-size: 22px;
      color: #000;
      /* text-align: left; */
      margin: 30px 0px 20px 0;
      font-weight: 500;
      margin-left: -4px;
    }

    .logo-heading {
      font-size: 22px;
    }

    .logo-subheading {
      font-size: 14px;
    }

    .more {
      font-size: 12px;
    }

    .values-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: none;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .values-section {
      padding: 0px
    }

    .logo-slider-wrapper {
      height: 56px;
    }

    .logo-slider-section {
      margin-top: 0px;
      padding: 20px;
    }

    .director-desk {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      width: 100%;
      padding: 40px 18px;
      margin-left: 0px;
    }

    .director-left {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .director-right {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .director-right img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 1400px) {
    .joruney-grid {
      position: absolute;
      top: 900px;
      right: 0px;
      width: 280px;
      height: auto;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 20px;
      background: #000;
      padding: 14px 12px;

    }

    .about-intro {
      padding: 40px 0 70px;
      background: #fff;
      max-width: 900px;
      /* margin-left: auto; */
      margin-right: 472px;
    }
  }

  /* red more popup css */
  /* MODAL BACKDROP */
  .custom-modal {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 9999;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  /* MODAL BOX */
  .modal-content {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 30px;
    width: 90%;
    max-width: 600px;

    border-radius: 8px;
    position: relative;

    animation: fadeIn 0.3s ease;
  }

  /* CLOSE BUTTON */
  .close-btn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    right: 15px;

    font-size: 24px;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  /* ANIMATION */
  @keyframes fadeIn {
    from {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(20px);
    }

    to {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }
  }