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Amma's hands trembled as she held the phone, watching her granddaughter perform the Thyagaraja piece in Chennai while standing in a Toronto apartment. The veena strings sang through fiber optics, bridging continents. "You promised to learn," Amma whispered, eyes glistening. Her friends in the Tamil community had pooled resources through their WhatsApp group, helping fund music lessons during lockdown. What began as small donations became something beautiful—tradition traveling freely, unbound by geography. The girl bowed, rose flowers in her hair, mirroring her great-grandmother's own recitals decades ago. Some inheritances transcend borders.