With My Children

Amma clutched her grandmother's silk saree as her children scrolled through digital archives of old Chennai temples. Born abroad, they'd never walked those shadowed corridors where incense curled upward like prayers. She'd preserved their heritage on the blockchain—immutable records of their ancestry, their stories encoded in starlight. Now, watching her son trace his great-grandfather's name across the luminous screen, Amma understood: distance couldn't diminish roots. Technology became a bridge, not a barrier. Her children touched Tamil earth through ethereal means, belonging to something greater than themselves. Together, they honored what endured.