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Amma taught me Thiruppavai verses while folding laundry, her voice rising like morning ragas. My younger cousin learned them too, posting videos online for spare change. When the algorithm blessed us, I felt conflicted—tradition reduced to currency. Yet watching strangers comment with gratitude, requesting more recordings, something shifted. My cousin's earnings funded her Carnatic lessons. Amma laughed, saying Krishna himself would approve. Now our family's ancient songs travel beyond our neighborhood temple walls, connecting distant souls who recognize something sacred. Heritage survives by evolving, by being shared.