In its quest of spreading the joy of reading to children, Katha has worked closely with the media. The channel has played a critical role in contributing to the public knowledge of Katha and has helped ‘the literacy to literary movement’ gain momentum by helping us gain visibility and feedback.
Early childhood researcher roots for the age-old culture of storytelling to strengthen young intellects
NGO Katha Lab School uses storytelling as a means to teach everything, from mathematics to robotics. Photo: DEF
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Geeta Dharmarajan is a writer, social entrepre- neur, and educationist. An award-winning writer for children and adults,
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For example, when your Board recently held a meeting in India, we were able to see the marvellous work that the Katha IT and E-commerce School (KITES) – which BT supports – is doing for kids in one of Delhi’s slum
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The nature of urban poverty poses problems especially for the most vulnerable group, the children. With a special focus on underprivileged children in the slums of Delhi,
As a result of her efforts, Katha soon became a publisher of children’s books as well. Katha books have simple stories, accompanied with beautiful illustrations,
An E-Kit has been developed and is launching 5 books in an interactive manner. Volunteers can use this e-kit to help another child read and learn 250 words in 3 months.
Shehzadi doesn’t quite look like a teacher. And that’s not surprising, for she is only 11. But the resident of a Govindpuri slum in south Delhi has a mission — to help other children learn.
Katha founder Geeta Dharmarajan said, “Children deserve quality education. We are saying that India will be a superpower.
Though this initiative, Katha promotes creative writing and translation among students of the CBSE run schools.
From scratch in 1988 she built up a community-based organisation, Katha, and what she calls a “de-school”, established in 1990, in a former block of one-room dwellings, to bring a new way of learning,
The Australian High Commission, in collaboration with a Delhi based NGO, Katha, on Thursday, launched a programme to inculcate reading habits among underprivileged children in Delhi.
The 300M Challenge volunteers and mentors will focus on children between the ages of 5 and 10, encouraging them to read with the use of colorful books and community libraries.
The initiative has been implemented in partnership with the Katha, an NGO that works in education sector.
Until the school was launched by Geeta Dharmarajan, few of the neighbourhood’s families sent their children to school.
Katha works with underserved children by bringing quality education and reading within their reach.
Homegrown children’s books are not a new phenomenon, but they are certainly coming into their own.
The Australian High Commission, in collaboration with a Delhi based NGO, Katha, on Thursday,
There are 150 million children who can read, and 150 million who cannot. If children can make the difference,
At a function organised by NGO Katha at India Habitat Centre, they were conferred the title of `Dilli ki Shaan’.
THE translation scenario has never looked better in India. Most publishing houses, OUP, Katha, Kali, Stree, IndiaInk, Indialog, Penguin,
The colour has drained from Jennifer’s face. In fact, she looks positively terrified. She’s 18, and this is the first time she’s been away from home without her parents.
Jyoti, Simoli, Irfan, Laxmi and Tehmina are some of the underprivileged children that live in Delhi’s large slum area, Govindpuri.
Scrolling down the students’ blog of Katha, the non-profit organisation in the National Capital which runs schools for underprivileged children living in 248 slums,
Translating and narrating stories from various languages of India since 1988, Katha has over 300 published titles that introduce young readers to the heterogeneity of our country.
A memorandum was signed between Sarvesh Shrivastava, managing director, South Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
At the Katha Lab School in Govindpuri, a unique experiment took flight recently.
“If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write. As simple as that,” author Stephen King has said.
Using the technology plank, Katha, an organisation that has worked in the space of storytelling for the past 25 years,
During these gruelling winter months in Delhi, one has forever prayed for a spot of sun.
‘WRITE,’ she orders, and I’m once again that 31 year old on her first visit to a Delhi newspaper office – just write!
BENGALURU: The Katha Children’s Writer’s Festival just concluded and saw participation from around 200 children from across the city.
Its usually children who bring out the most intriguing stories with their imaginative skills.
BENGALURU : Get set for the annual Children’s Writer’s Festival where over 200 students will receive one-on-one mentorship from six prominent and award-winning writers,
16-year-old Ritu Kumari (name changed) from Haryana grew up listening to easy exchanges about sex-selective abortions and female infanticide.
Today’s learning needs innovation and collaboration. According to a UNESCO report, India can achieve its goal of universal reading only by 2050.
Our education system has been fragmented by various socio-economic and cultural factor and policies. As Firstpost reported,
The afterlife of a story, Geeta Dharmarajan, tells me, is tied to its readers, to the places they take its memories to.
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