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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, do girls also play cricket? I thought it was a boys sport.[/quote]

Yes, they do. The international and National womens cricket teams have World Cups etc. They will be starting the Indian Premier League for Women next year..which will increase its popularity 10 fold.

OP, I am sorry for all the negative remarks above by other posters. Both my husband and I are Indian immigrants, professionals, and also not very traditionally Indian, and it has been super challenging to do many things described about for our children to immerse them more in our culture. We tried Indian dance- both traditional and Bollywood…one kid just was not into dance and the other one not very good at it- it is very time consuming unless u are talented or super interested- so we let that go. we tried Hindi classes locally as a Saturday school- but it was taught slowly and the pandemic made it virtual class and we stopped that too.

Both my husband and I met in India at Unviersity and have different Indian languages ( not dialects) that we spoke at home, so we basically always communicated in English, and continued to do so when we immigrated to the US. It has been very difficult for us to talk to our kids in our language when both of us are communicating in English.

We are also not religious, which takes always all the aspects of that part of the culture for us as a family. We do celebrate Diwali, but as cultural rather than religious day.

I rarely eat Indian food, but my husband eats it most days, so our kids are exposed to Indian cuisine and cooking at home and they love to help us out sometimes. They also love other international cuisines, and I always make non Indian food for the school lunches.

I also think when children become more curious about a culture, they seem to learn more and quickly. I am waiting for my children to be in their early teens, to start the more concise and quick language course ( Hindi)- even though Hindi is neither my DH nor my mother tongue 😅

OP- I think the fact that you are interested and looking into options, says a lot about you as a parent…good luck and hope you find something that works.[/quote]

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I could have written this post. I am the poster who wrote about Amar Chitra Katha and Bharat Ek Khoj.  I made a lot of attempts to teach Indian culture, history etc to my kids though it is very hard when you are not immersed in the culture like when you are living in India.  One way that people have instilled Indian culture in their kids have been through a lot of exposure to "Bollywood" and TV serials.  I have not been able to do that because a lot of what Bollywood is showing is horrifying.  It is like teaching American culture by showing people KUWTK.  I also don't want my kids to remain Indian in the same way that we are.  They are 2nd gen immigrant and they will continue to be more and more Americanized.

Even if the kid learns the language, and knows the religion, the viewpoint remains very American.  In any case, one can probably teach the children Language, Cuisine, History, Mythology, Cinema.

I wonder if my kids will know how to make social connections and have a large group of friends.  We carry a lot of socialization and hosting traditions from India and with other Indians we follow the same social norms.  It is often that when we host or entertain non-Indians, we are shocked that there is zero reciprocity, We do not face this with other Indians because we all know that we have to reciprocate (even if we do not want to, we will "return" the dinner invite).  But, with our kids, I wonder if they will find friends who will at least follow the social norms that we are used to and be reciprocal and inclusive.

I remember being shocked when an American friend of DC's told him that he could not join him and shoot hoops with him  because he was having a playdate with another kid! I realized that such exclusion is part and parcel of American Individualism.  I would hate it if my kids did not have a circle of friends that were inclusive and present in their lives, just like I have with my Indian circle of friends here.  I know that if I ever have a need, at least 30 families will be there to support me within an hour. That means something to me.  [/quote]

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