Post your GIFs now

Amma calls from Chennai, demanding I post GIFs on the family group chat. "Everyone's doing it," she insists, though she means everyone's grandchildren. My cousin Ravi laughs from London, posting clockwork reminders to earn PAYBO points. We appreciate his persistence, awesome really. I send the dancing Shiva GIF, forever our inside joke from childhood. Amma finally responds with the laughing emoji, then asks what GIFs even are. But she's trying, bridging continents with humor. That's what matters—our diaspora scattered yet connected, preserving joy across time zones, honoring those who taught us to find light in simple moments.