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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does she like to sing? Carnatic or Hindustani vocals. 
Does she like playing musical instruments? Tabla, veena, harmonium, flute, sitar, sarangi, shenai, lots more. 
Does she like cooking? Learn about the history of Indian cooking traditions and practice some family recipes with Dadi or whatever she calls her paternal grandmother. 
Does she like sports? Look into cricket leagues or learning how to play kapaddi.

Tell us what she likes. Really, though, you can throw all these culture things at her but she needs to also be around other Indian heritage kids. People that get her and get the culture. Otherwise she’s not going to be interested in any of this. 
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She likes baking (not cooking), sports and she plays an instrument already (flute).

She doesn’t like to sing or dance. Not sure why because I’ve tried to expose her already but she’s not in to those things at all. [/quote]

Okay, that’s a good start. Is it the dessert aspect of baking that she’s drawn to? Try out some easy Indian dessert recipes. Like Kaju Katli or some type of halwa or burfi. It’s not baking but it’s dessert items. Indian food does not require much baking though, so if she’s truly looking for just oven stuff, I’d stick with kabobs.

There will be mostly boys on a cricket team but it’s not a single sex game. If she’s willing to play there’s a spot for her. I’m guessing at age 11 though she would be very conscious of it. I’d check with local leagues and see what the ratio is like.

She already plays flute which is great! Try setting her up with an Indian flute teacher to learn some classical Indian flute music.

Do you have any Indian mom friends with kids similar in age? If not, would you be willing to put yourself out there in order to try to build that community for your daughter?

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