In Part I, we unraveled culture as the unseen loom silently weaving our identities, judgments, and reflexes. We observed how seemingly personal convictions, like a café owner’s choice to retain or abandon nun-chai, the transformation of Friday bazaars into selfie-spots, or even how we interpret friendship through digital responsiveness, are not independent acts of rational reasoning. Instead, these convictions spring from cognitive templates quietly installed by culture. This cultural loom predetermines not only what we notice and value but also how we interpret the very meaning of words such as “presence,” “honour,” and “woman.” We discovered that identity is not static; rather, it is dynamically constructed through a braided relationship…

What persuades a Srinagar café owner to keep, or drop, nun-chai from the menu, and what kind of eatery now owns that cup? What turns the once-sacred Friday bazaar into a selfie-strip of fried snacks where the khutbah fades to background hum? What recasts the neighbourly rite of carrying a bride’s trousseau on foot into a ribboned convoy of rented SUVs built for Instagram? What turns azaan into noise for many? What alchemy makes a blue tick and a quick reply pass for friendship, while silence feels like betrayal? What force lets the same Qurʾānic ayah set one heart ablaze and leave another untouched? And, above all, what chance has…