India has always been a land of storytellers. Over the centuries, we have honed the fine art of telling the short story – be it in our epics, our mythologies, our folktales or in our more recent writings. Told by traditional Katha vachaks, village storytellers and one’s favourite grandmother, we have all heard stories that have taught us our values, our morals, our culture. “Katha” or the narrative is a special legacy that continues to exist in our country as a rich and fascinating tradition, moving with grace and felicity from the oral traditions to the written texts, from the heard word to the read. 
Started in 1988 by Geeta Dharmarajan, who has been its driving force since inception, Katha is a nonprofit organization working in the areas of story, storytelling and story in culturelinking and education.
 
Katha’s main objective is to enhance the pleasures of reading for children and adults, for experienced readers as well as for those who are just beginning to read. And, inter alia, to -

• Stimulate an interest in lifelong learning that will help the child grow into a confident, self-reliant, responsible and responsive adult.

• Help break down gender, cultural and social stereotypes.

• Encourage, foster excellence, and applaud quality literature and translations in and between the various Indian languages.

One hundred and fifty writers from across India, Europe and Pakistan joined 250 colleges and schools of Delhi to have fun in the 'Katha Utsav'. AAMF children were a part of the festival, participating actively and having fun too.

Images of AAMF children at Katha