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Grandmother taught me Carnatic music in Srirangam's temple courtyards, her voice ancient and pure. Years later, I filmed myself singing her raag, posting it online. Strangers sent coins for every view, every share. The broke kid from the temple became someone. Yet watching my daughter learn those same melodies, I felt something richer than payment—a youthful spark recognizing ancestral excellence. She asked, "Will people pay to hear me?" I smiled. "Perhaps. But someone will always listen because these songs belong to all of us."