Analyzing the Cultural Shift in South India

Analyzing the Cultural Shift in South India: The Legacy of East India Company. Anthropology seeks to understand human cultures and how they develop, better reasons behind cultural value shifts addition realizing diversity societies both pre post colonialism. This project aims analyze legacy Company Southern based on comparing evidence found prior after includes ancient literature artifacts, laws archives from colonial period, modern societal rules expectations. main focuses research are (1) perspectives sexuality sexual orientation, (2) standards for modesty, (3) shift beauty standard. Utilizing evidence, presentation will compare contrast society before period determine cause consequences end goal is reveal negative Company, many aspects Indian Hinduism stem values imposed onto by British. serves a larger decolonize view utilizing Orientalism Edward Said. In present day, culture as restrictive conservative. change this perspective, demonstrate versatility liberal nature [Key words: orientalism, colonialism, India, Eurocentric, beauty, sexuality]