.hero {
  position: relative;
  height: 70vh;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: url("../assets/vocal.png") center/cover no-repeat;
  z-index: 0;
}

.hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;

  padding: 0 16px;
}

.hero-content h1 {
  font-size: 3.2rem;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  color: #fff;
}
.hero-content p {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: #e0e0e0;
}

.hero-content.animate h1,
.hero-content.animate p {
  animation: riseText 0.8s ease forwards;
}

.hero-content.animate p {
  animation-delay: 0.2s;
}

.hero-stats {
  margin-top: 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 22px;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
}

.stat {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

.stat-number {
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.stat-label {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-top: 6px;
  opacity: 0.85;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.stat-divider {
  font-size: 2rem;
  opacity: 0.6;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

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

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .stat-number {
    font-size: 1.9rem;
  }

  .stat-label {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
  }

  .stat-divider {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }
}

/*=======Sect-2 Why Bharatnatyam ========*/
.why-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 50px 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #f9fafc;
}

.why-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at 20% 30%,
      rgba(40, 90, 200, 0.08),
      transparent 40%
    ),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 70%, rgba(40, 90, 200, 0.06), transparent 40%);
  animation: floatBg 10s linear infinite;
  z-index: 0;
}
@keyframes floatBg {
  0% {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  50% {
    transform: translateY(-20px);
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

.why-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.why-content h2 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}

.why-content h2::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 65px;
  height: 5px;
  background: #000000;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.why-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 32px;
}

.why-card {
  background: white;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
}

.why-card.show {
  animation: riseCard 0.8s ease forwards;
}
@keyframes riseCard {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .why-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .why-content h2 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }
}

/*=======Sect-3 timeline ========*/
.timeline-section {
  padding: 40px 16px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at center,
      rgba(249, 255, 183, 0.6) 5%,
      rgba(255, 255, 230, 0.6) 55%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) 80%
    ),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      rgba(249, 255, 183, 0.12),
      rgba(249, 255, 183, 0.12) 10px,
      transparent 10px,
      transparent 20px
    );

  opacity: 0.8;
  text-align: center;
}

.timeline-section h2 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.timeline-section h2::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 65px;
  height: 5px;
  background: #000000;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.timeline {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 60px auto 0;
}
.timeline-line {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  width: 3px;
  height: 0;
  background: #2f5bea;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  transition: height 1.2s ease;
}
.timeline-item {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
}
.timeline-dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  background: #2f5bea;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.timeline-content {
  margin-left: 24px;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  background: #f5f7ff;
  border-radius: 12px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 85%;
}

/*animations*/
.timeline-item.show {
  animation: riseItem 3.8s ease forwards;
}

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

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  /*.timeline {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 80px auto 0;
    padding: 0 40px;
  }*/
}

/*=====Sect-4+5+10-===*/

.program-info {
  padding: 80px 16px;
  background: #f9fafc;
}

.info-grid {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
}

.info-card {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, #f8faff);
  padding: 15px 20px 17px 24px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow:
    0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  border-left: 5px solid #2f5bea;
  transition:
    transform 0.25s ease,
    box-shadow 0.25s ease;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
}

.info-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
  position: relative;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.info-card h3::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 42px;
  height: 3px;
  background: #000000;
  margin-top: 6px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.info-card ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.info-card li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.info-card li::before {
  content: "●";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 2px;
  color: #2f5bea;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
}

.info-card.show {
  animation: riseSoft 0.7s ease forwards;
}
@keyframes riseSoft {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

.batch-card {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 28px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  border-left: 5px solid #2f5bea;
}

.batch-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  text-align: left;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.batch-card h3::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  width: 42px;
  height: 3px;
  background: #000000;
  margin-top: 6px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.batch-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
  column-gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.batch-label {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  background-color: rgba(136, 171, 248, 0.6);
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  margin-bottom: 0px;
}

.batch-time {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto auto;
  column-gap: 15px;
  row-gap: 6px;
}

.batch-time div {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.download-btn {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f5bea, #4c6fff);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 14px 20px;
  border-radius: 30px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition:
    transform 0.2s ease,
    box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.download-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(47, 91, 234, 0.35);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .batch-card {
    position: sticky;
    top: 120px;
  }

  .info-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .info-left {
    display: grid;
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .download-btn {
    margin-top: 35px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .batch-item {
    grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr;
  }
}

/*======Sect 6====teaching approach*/
.teaching-section {
  padding: 50px 16px;
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle at 20% 30%,
    rgba(40, 90, 200, 0.08),
    transparent 40%
  );

  max-width: 100%;
  margin: auto;
}
.teaching-section h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.teaching-section h2::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 65px;
  height: 5px;
  background: #000000;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.teaching-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding-left: 32px;
}

.teaching-line {
  position: absolute;
  left: 8px;
  top: 0;
  width: 2px;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #2f5bea, transparent);
}
.teaching-item {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(14px);
}

.teaching-dot {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background: #2f5bea;
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin-right: 16px;
  margin-top: 6px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.teaching-item p {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0;
}
.teaching-note {
  margin-top: 40px;
  padding-left: 32px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #444;
  font-style: italic;
}

.teaching-item.show {
  animation: riseSoft 0.7s ease forwards;
}

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

/*====Sect 8 program exposure====*/
.slider {
  position: relative;
  margin: 40px auto 60px;
  max-width: 1100px;
}

.slider-window {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 18px;
}

.slider-track {
  display: flex;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}

.slider-track img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 320px;
  object-fit: cover;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 22px;
  cursor: pointer;
  z-index: 5;
}

.arrow.left {
  left: 12px;
}

.arrow.right {
  right: 12px;
}

.exposure-section h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.exposure-section h2::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 65px;
  height: 5px;
  background: #000000;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.event-title {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.event-title::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 65px;
  height: 5px;
  background: #000000;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .slider-track img {
    height: auto;
    max-height: 420px;
    object-fit: contain;
    background-color: #000;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .arrow {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    font-size: 20px;
  }
}
/*======Exams & Cert ======*/
.exams-section {
  width: 100%;
  padding-bottom: 50px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at center,
      rgba(249, 255, 183, 0.6) 5%,
      rgba(255, 255, 230, 0.6) 55%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) 80%
    ),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      rgba(249, 255, 183, 0.12),
      rgba(249, 255, 183, 0.12) 10px,
      transparent 10px,
      transparent 20px
    );
  z-index: 0;
}
.cert h3 {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding-top: 15px;
  font-family: "Ink Free", serif;
  color: #3b82f6;
}
.cert h3::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 65px;
  height: 5px;
  background: #000000;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.exams-grid {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 0 20px; /* prevents edge sticking */
}

.exam-card {
  background: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 28px 32px 20px 20px;
  transition:
    transform 0.25s ease,
    box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.exam-card h4 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 625;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #111;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.exam-card p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #444;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Optional hover polish */
@media (hover: hover) {
  .exam-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  }
}

/* Mobile fallback */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .exams-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.recognition-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
}

.recognition-grid img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition:
    transform 0.25s ease,
    box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .recognition-grid img:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .recognition-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .story-track img {
    height: 360px;
  }
  .exposure-events {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* ===== FOOTER ===== */
footer {
  background-color: #1e40af;
  color: #fff;
  margin-top: 0px;
}

.footer-left {
  padding: 14px 15px 0px 5px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}
.Cybroxin {
  padding-top: 0px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}