Indeed, the fact that a majority of Hindus and Muslims here are engaged in some form or other in the silk trade has created a unique economic interdependency, a guarantee for non-violence, especially after the communal riots in 1992-93 that followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya resulted in four days of curfew and huge economic losses. So, as one drives through the crowded localities housing the makeshift factories on the morning of March 8—less than 48 hours after terror struck the city—you hear the looms humming again, signalling a return to normal life.