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.
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See also
References
- ↑ http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/09/04/stories/2005090400310500.htm Template:Dead link
- ↑ Literacy in communities - Slum haven UNESCO.
- ↑ India Findouter
- ↑ Katha is constantly negotiating new spaces in children's literature
- ↑ Translation as reclamation: It is boom time for translation in India. The Hindu(4 September 2005).
- ↑ Gap years in India: discover a land of wondrous variety. The Independent(14 August 2006).
- ↑ A Katha of success: Geeta Dharmarajan on how the publishing house Katha came into being. The Hindu(4 January 2007).
- ↑ A Katha of success. The Hindu(January 2007).
- ↑ Book review: Katha Prizes Stories Volume 4.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.625249940838370.1073741891.229700897059945&type=3 Template:User-generated source
External links
- Katha, Main Website
- Katha NGO, Profile at The Times Group (Times Foundation)
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