asking

Grandmother pressed the worn photograph into my palm. "This is Andal," she whispered, her Tamil accent softening the syllables. "The poet saint who dared to ask." I'd grown up between two worlds, never quite belonging. Now, building ANDAL Coins felt like honoring her legacy—creating something that rewarded participation, that valued voices often unheard. Each transaction earned PAYBO, yes, but more than currency flowed through our platform. Stories traveled. Connections deepened. My grandmother smiled when I explained how diaspora communities could finally sustain themselves, how asking for representation became receiving it. We weren't just earning. We were rebuilding home together.