.madhu-page {
            color: var(--hi-ink);
            background: var(--bg);
        }

        .madhu-hero {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            padding-top: clamp(58px, 7vw, 100px);
            padding-bottom: clamp(54px, 7vw, 96px);
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at 78% 14%, rgba(198, 148, 53, .2), transparent 28%),
                radial-gradient(circle at 8% 24%, rgba(221, 236, 240, .68), transparent 34%),
                linear-gradient(135deg, #fffaf1 0%, #f4e6d2 52%, #e7f0ed 100%);
        }

        .madhu-hero::after {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            inset: auto 0 0;
            height: 84px;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 250, 241, 0), #fffaf1);
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        .madhu-hero__grid {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.04fr) minmax(310px, .86fr);
            gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 78px);
            align-items: center;
        }

        .madhu-hero h1 {
            max-width: 980px;
            margin: 12px 0 18px;
            color: var(--hi-ink);
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 6.1vw, 6.2rem);
            line-height: 1.06;
            letter-spacing: 0;
        }

        .madhu-hero__lead {
            max-width: 780px;
            color: #69574f;
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(1.18rem, 1.85vw, 1.55rem);
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.78;
        }

        .madhu-quote-card {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            border: 1px solid rgba(198, 148, 53, .35);
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 246, .78);
            box-shadow: 0 28px 76px rgba(63, 45, 37, .16);
        }

        .madhu-quote-card img {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: clamp(390px, 52vw, 640px);
            object-fit: cover;
            object-position: center top;
        }

        .madhu-quote-card figcaption {
            position: absolute;
            right: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            padding: 86px 26px 26px;
            color: #fffaf1;
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(1.16rem, 1.75vw, 1.5rem);
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.58;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(40, 24, 31, .86));
        }

        .madhu-facts {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            margin-top: -34px;
        }

        .madhu-facts__grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 14px;
            padding: 16px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(121, 43, 42, .12);
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 246, .92);
            box-shadow: 0 18px 54px rgba(63, 45, 37, .1);
        }

        .madhu-fact {
            padding: 18px 18px 16px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(244, 230, 209, .58), rgba(255, 250, 241, .92));
        }

        .madhu-fact span {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 7px;
            color: #8a2f2d;
            font-size: .82rem;
            font-weight: 800;
        }

        .madhu-fact strong {
            color: var(--hi-ink);
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.45;
        }

        .madhu-journey {
            overflow: hidden;
            padding-block: clamp(70px, 8vw, 116px);
        }

        .madhu-journey--arrival { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--meeting { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--foundation { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--accepted { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--sadhna { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--granth { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--leadership { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--karuna { background: var(--bg);}
        .madhu-journey--living { background: var(--bg);}

        .madhu-journey__grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr);
            gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 70px);
            align-items: center;
        }

        .madhu-journey:nth-of-type(even) .madhu-journey__media {
            order: 2;
        }

        .madhu-journey__media {
            position: relative;
            margin: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            border: 1px solid rgba(198, 148, 53, .26);
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: #fffaf1;
            box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(63, 45, 37, .12);
        }

        .madhu-journey__media img {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: clamp(330px, 38vw, 520px);
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        /* §gyan-jwala's photo is wide (AR ~1.78) — cover was cropping it
           inside the shared tall frame. Run it at its own ratio instead. */
        #gyan-jwala .madhu-journey__media img {
            height: auto;
        }

        .madhu-journey__media figcaption {
            position: absolute;
            right: 14px;
            bottom: 14px;
            left: 14px;
            padding: 10px 14px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            color: #fffaf1;
            background: rgba(41, 29, 37, .74);
            font-size: .9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
        }

        .madhu-journey__copy {
            max-width: 780px;
        }

        .madhu-journey__copy h2 {
            margin: 10px 0 18px;
            color: var(--hi-ink);
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
            line-height: 1.16;
            letter-spacing: 0;
        }

        .madhu-journey__copy p {
            margin: 0 0 16px;
            color: #62544c;
            font-size: clamp(1.03rem, 1.34vw, 1.18rem);
            line-height: 1.9;
        }

        .madhu-journey__copy strong {
            color: #8a2f2d;
        }

        .madhu-note {
            margin-top: 24px;
            padding: 22px 24px;
            border-left: 4px solid var(--hi-gold);
            border-radius: 8px;
            color: #4c3a36;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 246, .78);
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.72;
        }

        .madhu-diary {
            margin: 22px 0 0;
            padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 34px);
            border: 1px solid rgba(121, 43, 42, .13);
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: rgba(255, 252, 246, .82);
            color: #4d3b37;
            font-family: var(--hi-serif);
            font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.52vw, 1.28rem);
            font-weight: 650;
            line-height: 1.82;
        }

        .madhu-diary cite {
            display: block;
            margin-top: 14px;
            color: #8a2f2d;
            font-family: var(--hi-sans);
            font-size: .95rem;
            font-style: normal;
            font-weight: 800;
        }

        .madhu-closing {
            text-align: center;
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(198, 148, 53, .16), transparent 36%),
                linear-gradient(180deg, #fffaf1 0%, #f4e6d2 100%);
        }

        .madhu-closing .hi-section-heading {
            max-width: 980px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 1080px) {
            .madhu-facts__grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 980px) {
            .madhu-hero__grid,
            .madhu-journey__grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .madhu-journey:nth-of-type(even) .madhu-journey__media {
                order: 0;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .madhu-hero {
                padding-top: 126px;
            }

            .madhu-hero h1 {
                font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 12vw, 4rem);
            }

            .madhu-facts {
                margin-top: 0;
            }

            .madhu-facts__grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .madhu-quote-card img,
            .madhu-journey__media img {
                height: 360px;
            }

            .madhu-journey__media figcaption {
                position: static;
                border-radius: 0;
            }
        }