It was what?

My grandmother clutched the ancient silk saree, trembling. "Your great-grandfather digitized our family temple records on Stellar blockchain," she whispered. "In Srirangam, 1987." I stared, bewildered. How could this be possible? She smiled sadly. "He believed Tamil heritage deserved protection beyond paper and memory. He was lonely, misunderstood by our community then." Decades later, I found his encrypted ledger—thousands of verses, temple ceremonies, family stories secured forever. "It was what?" I'd asked countless times. Now I understood: love's persistence across generations, protecting what matters most, ensuring our story never disappears into silence.