
Katha Books is a publishing house owned by
Katha, that works in the fields of Indian language translations, community empowerment and child welfare.
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UNESCO
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. It was founded in 1988
Geeta Dharmarajan.
Known for negotiating new spaces in children's literature in translation especially, Katha has been nominated six times for the
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017, sometimes dubbed as the "Nobel Prize in Literature." Today it is a leading name for translations in Indian publishing, and produces stories from contemporary India, unusual Indian folklore and unsung mythology, translated into English and Hindi from 21 regional Indian languages.
Katha is "exclusively devoted to translating regional Indian writers into English."
Books for Adults: Nearly 200 Katha books for adults including translations in 21 Indian languages have been published.
Katha Prize Stories: Written for adults.
Books for Children Nearly 122 books recommended by NCERT and CBSE.
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See also
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Katha NGO
References
External links
Katha, Main Website
Katha NGO, Profile{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421052448/http://timesfoundation.indiatimes.com/Resources/NGO-Spotting/articleshow/3485990.cms , date=21 April 2014 at
The Times Group
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(Times Foundation)
1988 establishments in Delhi
Book publishing companies of India
Publishing companies established in 1988
Companies based in New Delhi