.about-section {
    padding: 80px 0px 100px 0px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.about-section .ab_txt {
    text-align: center;
}

.about-section h1 {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
}

.about-section h1::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 27%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    left: 100%;
    margin-left: 12px;
    width: 73px;
    height: 3px;
    background-color: #ffc517;

}

.about-section .text-box li {
    font-family: "Jost", sans-serif;
    padding: 10px 0;
    line-height: 1.4;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.about-section .text-box li span {
    color: #f7c71e;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.about-section .text-box ul {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-section .more-btn {
    position: relative;
    isolation: isolate;
    overflow: hidden;

    background: #f7c71e;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 14px 40px;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.about-section .more-btn::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: -150%;
    background: linear-gradient(120deg,
            transparent 40%,
            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) 50%,
            transparent 60%);
    animation: moreBtnShine 1.5s linear infinite;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: -1;
}

@keyframes moreBtnShine {
    0% {
        transform: translate(-30%, -30%);
    }

    100% {
        transform: translate(30%, 30%);
    }
}

.about-section .more-btn:hover {
    background: #020406;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.about-section .content-column .inner-column {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 30px;
    padding-top: 50px;
}


.text-box p {
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    text-align: justify;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-section .image-column {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 90px;
    justify-content: center;
    display: flex;
}

.about-section .image-column .inner-column {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 80px;
    padding-bottom: 0px;
    max-height: 300px;
    min-height: 290px;
}

.about-section .image-column .inner-column .author-desc {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0px;
    z-index: 1;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    left: 150px;
    width: calc(100% - 133px);
    border-radius: 6px;
}

.about-section .image-column .inner-column:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: calc(50% + 80px);
    /* min-height: 520px;
    max-height: 550px; */
    height: calc(100% + 220px);
    top: -80px;
    left: -3px;
    background: transparent;
    z-index: 0;
    border: 44px solid #eaae22;
}

.about-section .image-column .image-1 {
    position: relative;
}

.about-section .image-column .image-2 {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
}

.about-section .image-column .image-2 img,
.about-section .image-column .image-1 img {
    /* box-shadow: 0 30px 50px rgba(8, 13, 62, .15); */
    border-radius: 10px;
    height: 345px;
    max-width: 500px;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.about-section .figure-img {
    background-color: #718655;
}

.about-section .gradient-shimmer {
    font-size: 38px;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff0055, #ff9900, #01566b, #018547);
    background-size: 300% 300%;
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    animation: gradientFlow 6s ease infinite;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.about-section .gradient-shimmer::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -150%;
    width: 150%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(120deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), transparent);
    animation: shimmer 3s infinite;
}

@keyframes gradientFlow {
    0% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }

    50% {
        background-position: 100% 50%;
    }

    100% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }
}

@keyframes shimmer {
    0% {
        left: -150%;
    }

    100% {
        left: 150%;
    }
}


.about-section .figure-img.fade-in {
    animation: imgFade 1s ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes imgFade {
    from {
        opacity: 0.4;
        transform: scale(1.03);
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: scale(1);
    }
}











/**************** responsive start *************/
@media  (max-width:990px){
.about-section .image-column .inner-column:before {
    height: calc(100% + 142px);
}
}
@media (min-width:1200px) and (max-width:1399px) {
    .about-section .image-column .image-1 img {
        height: 250px;
        max-width: 400px;
        min-width: 380px;
        width: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
    }

    .about-section .image-column .inner-column:before {
        border: 38px solid #eaae22;
    }

    .about-section .image-column .inner-column .author-desc {
        width: calc(100% - 130px);
    }

    .about-section .gradient-shimmer {
        font-size: 25px;
    }

    .about-section .text-box li {
        font-size: 16px;
    }

    .about-section h1 {
        font-size: 35px;
    }

    .about-section .image-column .inner-column:before {
        height: calc(100% + 150px);
    }

    .about-section .image-column .inner-column {
        max-height: 270px;
        min-height: 258px;
    }
    .about-section .image-column .inner-column .author-desc {
    bottom: 45px;
}
}

@media (min-width:1901px) and (max-width:2000px) {
    .about-section .image-column .image-1 img {
        max-width: 560px;
        width: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
    }

    .about-section .text-box li  {
        font-size: 22px;
    }

    .about-section .more-btn {
        font-size: 20px;
    }
}

@media (min-width:2001px) and (max-width:3000px) {
    .about-section .text-box li {
        font-size: 25px;
    }

    .about-section .more-btn {
        font-size: 25px;
    }
}




@media (max-width:790px) {
    .about-section {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 10;
        padding: 50px 0 50px 0px;
    }

    .about-section .content-column .inner-column {
        position: relative;
        padding-left: 0px;
        padding-top: 98px;
    }

    .about-section .image-column .inner-column .author-desc {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 51px;
        z-index: 1;
        background: #ffffff;
        padding: 10px 15px;
        left: 58px;
        width: calc(100% - 50px);
        border-radius: 6px;
    }

    .about-section h1::after {
        display: none;
    }

    .about-section h1 {
        padding-bottom: 22px;
    }

    .about-section .gradient-shimmer {
        font-size: 30px;
    }

    .content-card {
        padding-top: 100px;
    }

    .about-section .image-column .image-1 img {
        height: 279px;
    }
}