But somewhere in Senthil’s cupboard, there’s still a spindle of 50 CDs. The marker labels have faded. One reads: “1980 To 2000 Tamil Mp3 Songs Free Download – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION.”
The computer monitor, a bulky 14-inch CRT, glowed blue. On the screen, a bare-bones HTML page loaded line by line. It was titled: Ilaiyaraaja & A.R. Rahman – 1980–2000 Collection (320kbps) .
One evening, his friend Selva brought a cassette player. “Senthil, dub your CD to cassette for my father. He doesn’t have a computer.” Or CoolTamilSongs