:root {
    --maroon: #7A1F2B;
    --maroon-deep: #59141C;
    --gold: #D9A441;
    --gold-soft: #F0D9A6;
    --green: #2F5233;
    --ivory: #F8F3E7;
    --card: #FFFDF8;
    --ink: #2B1E1A;
    --ink-soft: #5B4A3F;
    --line: #E4D6BC;
}

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

.blog-page {
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 10% 0%, rgba(217,164,65,.10), transparent 45%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 90% 15%, rgba(47,82,51,.06), transparent 40%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 100%, rgba(122,31,43,.06), transparent 50%), var(--ivory);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: 'Mukta', sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.65;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    min-height: 100vh;
}

    .blog-page h1,
    .blog-page h2,
    .blog-page h3 {
        font-family: 'Yatra One', cursive;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--maroon-deep);
    }

    .blog-page .eyebrow {
        font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: .22em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        font-size: .78rem;
        color: var(--green);
    }

    /* ================= HERO ================= */
    .blog-page .hero {
        position: relative;
        background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 15% -10%, rgba(217,164,65,.35), transparent 55%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 100% 0%, rgba(47,82,51,.25), transparent 50%), linear-gradient(180deg, var(--maroon-deep) 0%, var(--maroon) 100%);
        color: var(--ivory);
        padding: 90px 8vw 70px;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

        .blog-page .hero::after {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(255,255,255,.025) 0 2px, transparent 2px 26px);
            pointer-events: none;
        }

    .blog-page .hero-inner {
        position: relative;
        max-width: 1080px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .blog-page .seal {
        width: 92px;
        height: 92px;
        margin: 0 auto 26px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 2px solid var(--gold);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        font-family: 'Yatra One', cursive;
        font-size: 1.3rem;
        color: var(--gold);
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
        position: relative;
    }

        .blog-page .seal::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            inset: -9px;
            border: 1px dashed rgba(217,164,65,.5);
            border-radius: 50%;
        }

    .blog-page .hero .eyebrow {
        color: var(--gold-soft);
    }

    .blog-page .hero h1 {
        font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.6vw, 3.4rem);
        margin: 16px 0 10px;
        line-height: 1.15;
        color: var(--ivory);
    }

    .blog-page .hero .sub {
        max-width: 640px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        font-size: 1.08rem;
        color: #EFE4D2;
    }

/* ================= CONTAINER ================= */
.blog-container {
    max-width: 1160px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 60px 8vw 20px;
}

/* ================= FEATURED POST ================= */
.blog-featured {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: center;
    background: var(--card);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 28px;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 44px -24px rgba(89,20,28,.4);
}

.featured-img {
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

    .featured-img img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
        display: block;
    }

.featured-content .tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: .72rem;
    background: var(--gold-soft);
    color: var(--maroon-deep);
    padding: 5px 14px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.featured-content h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.featured-content .meta {
    font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
    font-size: .82rem;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    letter-spacing: .03em;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

    .featured-content .meta i {
        color: var(--gold);
        margin-right: 4px;
    }

.featured-content .excerpt {
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: .96rem;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.read-more {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: .82rem;
    color: var(--maroon);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold);
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    transition: color .2s ease, gap .2s ease;
}

    .read-more:hover {
        color: var(--maroon-deep);
        gap: 12px;
    }

/* ================= SECTION HEAD ================= */
.blog-page .section-head {
    max-width: 700px;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
}

    .blog-page .section-head h2 {
        font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
        margin-top: 8px;
    }

        .blog-page .section-head h2 span {
            color: var(--ink-soft);
            font-family: 'Mukta', sans-serif;
            font-size: .55em;
            display: block;
            margin-top: 4px;
            letter-spacing: .02em;
        }

/* ================= BLOG GRID ================= */
.blog-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
    gap: 26px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.blog-card {
    background: var(--card);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 36px -24px rgba(89,20,28,.35);
    transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, border-color .25s ease;
}

    .blog-card:hover {
        transform: translateY(-6px);
        box-shadow: 0 24px 40px -20px rgba(89,20,28,.4);
        border-color: var(--gold);
    }

.blog-card-img {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    object-fit: contain;
    overflow: hidden;
}

    .blog-card-img img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit:contain;
        display: block;
    }

    .blog-card-img.no-img {
        background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold-soft) 0%, var(--ivory) 50%, var(--gold-soft) 100%);
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-start;
        justify-content: flex-start;

    }

    .blog-card-img .tag {
        position: absolute;
        top: 14px;
        left: 14px;
        font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
        font-weight: 700;
        letter-spacing: .06em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        font-size: .68rem;
        background: var(--maroon);
        color: var(--gold-soft);
        padding: 5px 12px;
        border-radius: 999px;
    }

.blog-card-body {
    padding: 22px 22px 24px;
}

    .blog-card-body .meta {
        font-family: 'Rajdhani', sans-serif;
        font-size: .78rem;
        color: var(--green);
        letter-spacing: .03em;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        font-weight: 600;
    }

        .blog-card-body .meta i {
            margin-right: 4px;
        }

    .blog-card-body h3 {
        font-size: 1.05rem;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        line-height: 1.35;
    }

    .blog-card-body .excerpt {
        color: var(--ink-soft);
        font-size: .88rem;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

/* ================= FOOTER NOTE ================= */
.blog-footer-note {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 40px 8vw 60px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    font-size: .88rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    max-width: 1080px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

    .blog-footer-note .school-name {
        font-family: 'Yatra One', cursive;
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        color: var(--maroon);
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

/* ================= RESPONSIVE ================= */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .blog-featured {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
    .blog-page .hero h1 {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .blog-card {
        transition: none;
    }
}