🐘 Creating Reader-Leaders since 1988| EN · हिंदी · தமிழ்| 80G tax benefits in India
A profit-for-all for India's children

We're all made of stories.

And the stories we make, make us. We turn reading into joy for the children who need it most — then help them become Reader-Leaders.

⭐ 12.4M+ children reached · 21 languages · 1,050+ titles

Hero photoTwo children laughing over an open Katha picture book in a slum-school classroom, warm window light — Tamasha doodle in the corner
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Parents & kidsFind a book they'll love Teachers & schoolsStoryPedagogy® & training Donors & CSRSee where giving goes VolunteersBe a Reader-Leader Govt & partners300M at scale ↗ Writers & pressJoin us · media
12.4M+
Children impacted
50,000+
Careers created via vocational & entrepreneurship training
3,200+
School partnerships across 22 states
45,000+
Teachers trained
95,000+
Women empowered
4,000+
Urban-poor communities served
Cumulative figures as of 2026. Across 21 languages we have 1,050+ print and digital titles (digital across 10 languages), 300+ voice stories (including on Alexa) and 1,000+ activities and games for our 300M Alliance partners.
Our Work

How a story changes a life

One method, many programmes — from a single Lab School in a Delhi slum to government classrooms across the country.

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PhotoTeacher mid-story, children's hands up
The method

StoryPedagogy®

Teach every subject through story — no textbook needed.

How it works →
PhotoBright ILR reading room, painted walls
Flagship

I Love Reading

A reading room in every partner school. 99.9% of children improved last year.

See the impact →
PhotoWoman entrepreneur at work, confident
Communities

When women earn, children learn

Gritty Women, Ma-Mandals and livelihoods — incomes up, kids in school.

Meet them →
Storyshop

Fabulous books for fearless kids

Award-winning books in 21 languages — 1,050+ print and digital titles. Every purchase funds a child's reading.

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Stories & Impact

Every child is a born storyteller

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“She doesn't quite look like a teacher. She's only 11 — but she's helping other children read.”
A Reader-LeaderGovindpuri, Delhi
“An educational jewel in India's crown.”
Naoyuki ShinoharaDy. Managing Director, IMF
PhotoChild author reading aloud at Katha Utsav

Katha Utsav

Our national writers' festival for children.

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Get involved

₹820 a month keeps a child reading

Sponsor a child at the Katha Lab School, or partner with us through CSR. Our graduates earn 20× what their families once did.

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PhotoA graduate today — confident, at work or in college — paired with their childhood classroom photo