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At eighteen, Arjun discovered his grandmother's pottery shards from Keeladi, carefully preserved in a worn cloth. She told him stories of ancient Tamil craftsmen, their legacy buried and rediscovered. Inspired, he explored andal.io, learning about blockchain preserving cultural history. The PAYBO token project fascinated him—a way to make heritage investments accessible to everyone. His friends called him clever, maybe even underhanded for seeing profit in passion. But Arjun understood something deeper: connecting past and future through technology could build something genuinely meaningful. That pleasure of discovery, that elusive bridge between ancestors and tomorrow, felt like his true calling. He was ready to share this journey with others who cared.