@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Tiro+Devanagari+Marathi:ital@0;1&display=swap');
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*:before,*:after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important}}

/* YouTube conversations: actual video thumbnails in a restrained editorial grid. */
.youtube-section{background:var(--paper2);padding:90px 0 105px}
.youtube-heading{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 275px;gap:80px;align-items:end;padding:72px 0 58px}
.youtube-heading h2{font:400 clamp(58px,6.6vw,110px)/.98 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.025em;margin-top:19px}
.youtube-heading h2 em{color:var(--red)}
.youtube-heading-side p{color:var(--muted);font-size:16px;line-height:1.8}
.youtube-heading-side .underlined-link{margin-top:24px}
.youtube-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:42px 21px}
.youtube-card{display:block;min-width:0}
.youtube-thumb{position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;background:#252b27;overflow:hidden}
.youtube-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transform:scale(1.045);filter:saturate(.82);transition:transform .45s,filter .25s}
.youtube-card:hover .youtube-thumb img{transform:scale(1.075);filter:saturate(1)}
.youtube-play{position:absolute;top:12px;right:12px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(248,247,241,.75);color:var(--ink);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:11px;padding-left:2px;transition:background .2s}
.youtube-card:hover .youtube-play{background:rgba(248,247,241,.9)}
.youtube-card-meta{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;padding:17px 0 10px;font:500 10px/1.4 var(--mono);color:var(--muted)}
.youtube-card-meta span:last-child{color:var(--red)}
.youtube-card h3{font:400 clamp(23px,2.2vw,32px)/1.25 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.008em;max-width:430px}
.youtube-card:hover h3{color:var(--red)}
.youtube-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:22px;margin-top:52px;color:var(--muted);font:500 10px/1.55 var(--mono)}
.youtube-foot span:last-child{text-align:right}
@media(max-width:900px){.youtube-heading{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 235px;gap:35px}.youtube-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:35px 20px}}
@media(max-width:720px){.youtube-section{padding:60px 0 75px}.youtube-heading{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px;padding:45px 0 38px}.youtube-heading h2{font-size:65px}.youtube-heading-side{max-width:420px}.youtube-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:33px}.youtube-card h3{font-size:26px}.youtube-foot{flex-direction:column;margin-top:40px}.youtube-foot span:last-child{text-align:left}}
@media(max-width:400px){.youtube-heading h2{font-size:54px}}

.transcript-cta{padding-top:93px;padding-bottom:106px}
.transcript-cta-inner{padding-top:64px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .7fr;gap:9vw;align-items:end}
.transcript-cta h2{font:400 clamp(68px,7vw,118px)/1 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.025em;margin-top:23px}
.transcript-cta h2 em{color:var(--red)}
.transcript-cta-inner p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.75;max-width:450px;color:var(--muted)}
.transcript-cta-inner .underlined-link{margin-top:28px}
@media(max-width:720px){.transcript-cta{padding-top:68px;padding-bottom:75px}.transcript-cta-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px;padding-top:45px}.transcript-cta h2{font-size:72px}}
@media(max-width:400px){.transcript-cta h2{font-size:59px}}

/* Tiro Devanagari Marathi pairs with Instrument Serif for Hindi editorial content. */
.youtube-card h3.has-hindi{line-height:1.46}
.youtube-card h3 [lang="hi"]{font-family:"Tiro Devanagari Marathi",serif;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0}
.disclaimer [lang="hi"],.index-title [lang="hi"],.featured-text h2 [lang="hi"]{font-family:"Tiro Devanagari Marathi",serif;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0}

*::-webkit-scrollbar{width:6px;height:6px;background:transparent}
*::-webkit-scrollbar-track,*::-webkit-scrollbar-track-piece,*::-webkit-scrollbar-corner{background:transparent}
*::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:var(--accent);border-radius:0}
*::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover{background:var(--accent-hover)}


/* Mobile navigation: solid open state and an accessible animated close icon. */
@media(max-width:720px){
  .nav-toggle{position:relative;display:grid;place-content:center;gap:6px;z-index:2}
  .nav-toggle span{width:26px;height:2px;margin:0;transform-origin:center;transition:transform .22s ease,background .22s ease}
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:first-child{transform:translateY(4px) rotate(45deg)}
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:last-child{transform:translateY(-4px) rotate(-45deg)}
  .site-header:has(.site-nav.is-open){background:var(--paper)}
  .site-nav.is-open{height:calc(100dvh - 72px);max-height:calc(100dvh - 72px);overflow-y:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain}
  body:has(.site-nav.is-open){overflow:hidden}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.nav-toggle span{transition:none}}

/* Gentle scroll entry; elements remain visible without JavaScript. */
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
  .scroll-reveal{opacity:0;transform:translate3d(0,16px,0);transition:opacity .7s ease,transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.65,.25,1)}
  .scroll-reveal.is-visible{opacity:1;transform:translate3d(0,0,0)}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .scroll-reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
}