SUNDAY EVENING

Amma's fingers moved across her phone screen, checking crypto portfolios between arranging jasmine flowers. From Toronto, she'd earned enough this week to sponsor her nephew's temple visit to Srirangam. The irony wasn't lost on her—digital wealth bridging ancient devotion. Her grandchildren played Tamil film songs in the background while she video-called her sister in Chennai. They laughed about how their parents once dismissed technology, now embracing it for connection and prosperity. As evening deepened, Amma watched the temple livestream. Golden spires glowed. She touched her screen, feeling close to home, to roots, to the thriving diaspora community proving that heritage and progress weren't sabotaging each other—they were dancing together beautifully.