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Amma showed me the photograph on her phone—pottery shards from Keeladi, just like those her grandmother once made. The excavation had finally proven what their village always knew: they were keepers of ancient craft. She'd posted the image on a creator platform that morning. The views climbed steadily, then exploded. Comments poured in from descendants scattered across continents, hungry to reconnect with roots they'd nearly forgotten. The small payment that arrived surprised them both. But the real reward was seeing her niece ask to learn pottery, eager to hold something their ancestors had shaped centuries before. Heritage, it seemed, still had currency.