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Ravi's grandmother recited Sangam poetry beneath the mango tree in Chennai. Now, halfway across the world in Toronto, he channels her verses into digital art, earning crypto daily while preserving their ancestral words. Each NFT sale feels like a small miracle—a way to honor her memory while supporting himself. The Tamil diaspora stretches thin sometimes, pulled between worlds. But Ravi discovered something beautiful: his heritage became his currency. Other diaspora poets found his work, shared it, built community around it. Through screens and blockchain, they'd reconnected to home. His grandmother would have loved knowing her grandbaby made poetry matter again, even if she wouldn't quite understand how.