On the morning of the search, gulls circled like question marks. The lighthouse library smelled of salt and paper; moss crept across the lower shelves. The scholar’s map led them to a shelf labeled “Sea Shanties — Donated 1922.” Behind a row of brittle hymnals, Meena found a thin wooden box sealed with wax. Inside was a folded sheet of music, its title burned faintly: Sangeeta Bala Padam.