Volume 9, No. 2 – 2009 Many Modernities Vol. IX - No. 2 - July 2009 Editorial Many Modernities Editorial by G. S. Jayasree Articles Indian Modernity: The Aesthetic Dimension by P.P. RAVEENDRANChanging Perspective of Nationalism in British Official Documents by P. J. KOCHUTRESIAMAGendered Violence, Nationalism and the Hegemonic Projects of Modern Nation States: A Reading of Kamlaben Patel’s Partition Memoir torn from the Roots by GIREESH J.Between the Colonial and the National Modern: Gender Dynamics in Early Cinema in Keralam by MEENA T. PILLAIUrban/Rural Divide: Gender Politics in Middle Cinema in Hindi by ARYA AIYAPPANTransgendering Celebrations: The Politics of Sexuality in Koovagam and Kottankulangara Chamayavilakku. by SONYA J. NAIRMookkuthi, Kalla and Mala: Women’s Adornments and the Politics of Social Aspiration by BINI B.S.The Subaltern and Public Spaces by Hariharan, BInvitational Rhetoric: Alternative Rhetorical Strategy as Ecofeminist Practice for Transformation of Perception and use of Energy in the Residential Built Environment from the Keweenaw to Kerala by MERLE KINDREDWalled city? The Closing Gateways of Mumbai by ANUPAMA VARMA