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Grandmother counted on her fingers, the way she always did. Ten years since she'd left Srivilliputhur, the temple town where her family had lived for generations. The jasmine vines still climbed the same walls in her memory, though distance had made them dreamlike. Her grandson showed her something on his phone—a blockchain platform connecting Tamil communities worldwide. Her records, digitally preserved. Her family's story, immutably recorded. She touched the screen, tears forming. Ten years away felt shorter now, knowing her heritage lived everywhere, held safely by those who understood its worth. Technology had become a bridge home.