:root{
 --midnight:#071426; --royal:#0d2340; --royal-2:#152f51; --wine:#651f2c; --wine2:#7a2a38;
 --gold:#c9a555; --gold2:#ead49b; --ivory:#f6f0e2; --paper:#fbf7ee; --ink:#191713; --muted:#6f675b;
 --line:#d6c7a2; --green:#304b3b; --amber:#a16921; --red:#8f3d45; --blue:#345a77; --shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(18,13,7,.15);
}
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.wrap{width:min(1180px,calc(100% - 42px));margin:auto}.narrow{width:min(820px,calc(100% - 42px));margin:auto}
.topbar{background:var(--midnight);color:#e8dcc0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(201,165,85,.35);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase}.topbar .wrap{padding:8px 0;text-align:center}
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.nav{min-height:82px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:24px}.brand{text-decoration:none;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:13px}.brand-crest{width:58px;height:58px;object-fit:contain;flex:0 0 58px;border-radius:10px;mix-blend-mode:multiply;filter:drop-shadow(0 3px 8px rgba(61,42,15,.12))}.brandtext strong{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;display:block;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.06em}.brandtext span{display:block;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:3px}
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.hero-media{position:relative;z-index:2}.hero-frame{position:relative;border:1px solid rgba(234,212,155,.6);padding:13px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.035);box-shadow:0 32px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}.hero-frame img{width:100%;height:490px;object-fit:cover;filter:sepia(.16) contrast(1.03)}.hero-frame:before,.hero-frame:after{content:"";position:absolute;width:70px;height:70px;border-color:var(--gold);border-style:solid}.hero-frame:before{left:-8px;top:-8px;border-width:2px 0 0 2px}.hero-frame:after{right:-8px;bottom:-8px;border-width:0 2px 2px 0}.microcap{font-size:10px;line-height:1.5;color:#cabf9f;margin-top:14px}.microcap a{color:var(--gold2)}
.manifesto{background:var(--wine);color:#fff6e7;border-top:1px solid var(--gold);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold)}.manifesto .wrap{padding:36px 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:28px;align-items:center}.manifesto blockquote{margin:0;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:25px;line-height:1.35}.manifesto .smallcaps{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#ead7b2}
.section{padding:82px 0}.section.dark{background:var(--midnight);color:var(--ivory)}.section.royal{background:var(--royal);color:var(--ivory)}.section.ivory{background:var(--ivory)}.sectionhead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px 1fr;gap:45px;margin-bottom:42px}.sectionhead .label{font-size:11px;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--wine)}.dark .sectionhead .label,.royal .sectionhead .label{color:var(--gold2)}.sectionhead h2{font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,52px);line-height:1.05;margin:0}.sectionhead p{line-height:1.72;color:var(--muted)}.dark .sectionhead p,.royal .sectionhead p{color:#d4cab6}
.grid3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.grid2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px}.card{border:1px solid var(--line);background:rgba(255,255,255,.48);padding:25px}.dark .card,.royal .card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.035);border-color:rgba(201,165,85,.28)}.card h3{font-size:24px;margin:7px 0 12px}.card p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--muted)}.dark .card p,.royal .card p{color:#d6ccb8}.card .num{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:var(--gold);font-size:30px}.card a.more{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:750;color:var(--wine);text-decoration:none}.dark .card a.more,.royal .card a.more{color:var(--gold2)}
.evidencebar{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line);margin:24px 0 0}.evidencebar div{background:var(--paper);padding:18px 14px}.evidencebar b{display:block;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:5px}.evidencebar span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}.ev-v b{color:var(--green)}.ev-c b{color:var(--blue)}.ev-f b{color:var(--wine)}.ev-h b{color:var(--amber)}.ev-u b{color:var(--red)}
.media-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.25fr .75fr;gap:22px}.media-stack{display:grid;gap:22px}.figure{margin:0;background:#efe5cf;border:1px solid #bca77c;padding:10px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.figure img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:sepia(.1)}.figure figcaption{padding:12px 6px 4px;font-size:11px;line-height:1.55;color:#5c5243}.figure figcaption strong{color:#2b251d}.figure a{color:var(--wine)}
.timeline{position:relative;margin:20px 0}.timeline:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:118px;top:0;bottom:0;width:1px;background:var(--line)}.event{display:grid;grid-template-columns:95px 1fr;gap:46px;padding:0 0 34px;position:relative}.event:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:113px;top:6px;width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);border:3px solid var(--paper)}.event .year{text-align:right;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;color:var(--wine)}.event h3{margin:0 0 7px;font-size:23px}.event p{margin:0;line-height:1.68;color:var(--muted)}
.answer{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);background:#fffdf8;padding:20px 22px;margin:24px 0}.answer .q{font-weight:800;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--wine);margin-bottom:8px}.answer p{margin:0;line-height:1.65}
.status{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;padding:6px 9px;border:1px solid;border-radius:99px;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}.status.verified{color:var(--green);border-color:#9db3a4;background:#f0f5f1}.status.corroborated{color:var(--blue);border-color:#aac2d1;background:#f1f6f9}.status.family{color:var(--wine);border-color:#d0aab1;background:#fbf2f4}.status.hypothesis{color:var(--amber);border-color:#d4b78a;background:#f9f4ea}.status.unresolved{color:var(--red);border-color:#d6a2a7;background:#f9eeee}
.data-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#fff}.data-table th,.data-table td{padding:14px 15px;border:1px solid #dfd4bc;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:12px;line-height:1.55}.data-table th{background:var(--royal);color:#fff3d6;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}.data-table code{font-size:11px;background:#f5efe4;padding:2px 4px}.scroll{overflow:auto;border:1px solid #dfd4bc}
.archive-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:25px;padding:26px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.archive-card:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.archive-card h3{margin:0;font-size:23px}.archive-card p{margin:6px 0;line-height:1.65;color:var(--muted)}.ref{font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-size:12px;color:var(--wine);font-weight:700}.unknown{color:#806c47;font-style:italic}
.citation{font-size:12px;line-height:1.68;color:#5c554a;padding-left:26px;text-indent:-26px;margin:0 0 15px}.source-tag{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800;color:var(--wine)}
.pagehero{background:var(--midnight);color:var(--ivory);padding:74px 0 64px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);position:relative;overflow:hidden}.pagehero:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-120px;top:-190px;width:520px;height:520px;border:1px solid rgba(201,165,85,.16);border-radius:50%;box-shadow:0 0 0 38px rgba(201,165,85,.025),0 0 0 76px rgba(201,165,85,.018)}.breadcrumbs{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#cbbf9f;margin-bottom:24px}.breadcrumbs a{text-decoration:none}.pagehero h1{font-size:clamp(45px,6vw,76px);margin:0 0 18px}.pagehero p{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.55;color:#e6dcc7;max-width:800px}
.prose{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.85}.prose h2{font-size:36px;line-height:1.2;margin:52px 0 16px}.prose h3{font-size:25px;margin:35px 0 10px}.prose p{margin:0 0 20px}.prose .note{font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background:#f5ecda;border:1px solid #d8c59d;padding:18px;line-height:1.65}.prose sup a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--wine);font-weight:700}
.values{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:12px}.value{padding:26px;border-top:3px solid var(--gold);background:#fff}.value h3{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:23px}.value p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.65;color:var(--muted)}
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.hero-noimage .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:560px}.hero-noimage .hero-copy{max-width:900px}.pullquote{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:33px;line-height:1.35;color:var(--wine);border-top:1px solid var(--gold);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gold);padding:28px 0;margin:35px 0}
@media(max-width:900px){.nav{grid-template-columns:auto auto}.menubtn{display:block;justify-self:end}.nav>nav{display:none;grid-column:1/-1;justify-content:flex-start;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;padding:0 0 18px}.nav>nav.open{display:flex}.navcta{display:none}.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:auto;padding:58px 0}.hero-media{max-width:650px}.hero-frame img{height:430px}.manifesto .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.sectionhead{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px}.grid3{grid-template-columns:1fr}.grid2{grid-template-columns:1fr}.media-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.evidencebar{grid-template-columns:1fr}.values{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.footgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
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/* V2 Rajpandit identity */
.brand-crest{background:transparent}.brand:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--gold);outline-offset:5px}
@media(max-width:600px){.brand-crest{width:48px;height:48px;flex-basis:48px}.brandtext span{letter-spacing:.16em}}

.brand-signature{background:#efe5cf;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:42px 0}.brand-signature-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px 1fr;gap:44px;align-items:center}.brand-signature img{width:220px;max-height:220px;object-fit:contain;mix-blend-mode:multiply}.brand-signature .label{font-size:11px;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--wine)}.brand-signature h2{font-size:36px;margin:7px 0 10px}.brand-signature p{color:var(--muted);line-height:1.7;max-width:740px;margin:0}@media(max-width:700px){.brand-signature-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center}.brand-signature img{margin:auto;width:190px}.brand-signature p{margin:auto}}


/* V2.3 contribution form */
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