Katha Books is a publishing house owned by Katha, that works in the fields of Indian language translations, community empowerment and child welfare.^[1][2] It was founded in 1988 Geeta Dharmarajan.^[3]

Known for negotiating new spaces in children's literature in translation especially,^[4] Katha has been nominated six times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 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.^[5][6][7] Katha is "exclusively devoted to translating regional Indian writers into English."^[8]

Books for Adults: Nearly 200 Katha books for adults including translations in 21 Indian languages have been published.
Katha Prize Stories: ^[9] Written for adults.
Books for Children Nearly 122 books recommended by NCERT and CBSE. ^[10]