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For 38 years Katha has worked across the literacy-to-literature continuum — connecting grassroots education, teacher training, publishing, digital livelihoods and women's empowerment. It all runs on one pedagogical spine: StoryPedagogy®.

PhotoChildren acting out a story scene
The method

StoryPedagogy®

Active Story-Based Learning & RUCHI — the heart of everything we do.

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PhotoWhitewashed Lab School in Govindpuri
Since 1990

Katha Lab School

Our model school in a Delhi slum — K-12, taught without textbooks.

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PhotoPainted ILR reading room
Flagship

I Love Reading (ILR)

A bricks-and-clicks reading programme in government primary schools.

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PhotoAdivasi & Dalit children in a hands-on Magic Lab
Equity

KADL — Adivasi & Dalit Labs

Magic Labs and Mobile Magic Labs bringing joyful learning to the most marginalised children.

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PhotoYouth at computers in the KITES lab
Digital livelihoods

KITES — IT & E-Commerce

17+ years of digital skilling and work-ready tech jobs for community youth.

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PhotoBakery / tailoring class at KSE
Since 1990

School of Entrepreneurship

Vocational and enterprise training — when women earn, children learn.

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PhotoMa-Mandal women's group meeting
Communities & women

Slum Resurgence & Livelihoods

Gritty Women, Ma-Mandals and COOL community libraries.

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PhotoTeacher-training workshop in progress
Capacity

Teacher Training

30,000+ teachers trained in StoryPedagogy® across eleven states.

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300 Million Challenge — a Katha-led initiative
At scale

The 300M Alliance ↗

Every child reading by 2050. 250+ alliance partners serving 10,000+ teachers and grassroots facilitators across 22 states and 525 PIN codes.

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Government, CSR or research partner? We co-design programmes with SCERTs, municipalities and funders. Write to info@katha.org or, for funding conversations, donorrelation@katha.org.