Katha is a registered non-profit and non-governmental organisation based in Delhi that works in the field of community development, child welfare, education and literature.

It calls itself a "profit for all" organisation that moves towards achieving social justice and curb poverty in urban India.

[3] As a publisher Katha publishes books for children, which include stories from mostly Indian folklore and mythology, translating stories into English and Hindi from 21 regional Indian languages,[4][5] and today is a leading name in translation genre in Indian publishing,[6][7] and has "firmly put translation onto the Indian publishing agenda with the Katha Prize Stories Series"[8] Katha has set up around 96 schools in Delhi[9] and works with a large team of volunteer and intellectuals.

[11] In 2001, it formed KITES (Katha Information Technology and E-commerce School) in Govindpuri, New Delhi, a non-conventional school, in a joint initiative with British telecom major British Telecom, providing information and communication skills to 3000 children from the poorest communities.

[3][12][13] In March 2009, Katha which also runs several income generation programs for women, by training skills like cooking, baking, tailoring and teaching at its various community centres, gave away the `Dilli ki Shaan' (Pride of Delhi) Awards to 15 women community leaders; speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit said: "I think Katha is doing a better job than even the Delhi Government to bring under-privileged women to the forefront.