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Indian heritage. Global imagination.

A World of Wonder.
A Heritage of Stories.

Timeless tales from India, reimagined as magical, interactive adventures for curious children around the world.

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Free stories need no account, and children never need one.

A child reading a glowing storybook with a young elephant, a tiger cub and a bluebird under a tree, with a palace and mountains behind them

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Why stories matter

  • Kind hearts

    Stories where small acts of kindness and fairness change what happens next.

  • Curious minds

    Choices to make and questions to think about, with no wrong way to wonder.

  • Joyful reading

    Short, read-aloud scenes written for ages 4 to 12, with a quiz and a star at the end.

  • Global belonging

    Tales rooted in India’s many traditions, told so any child, anywhere, can step in.

Heritage across regions

India has many storytelling traditions, and they are not all the same kind of story. Animal fables like the Panchatantra and the Jataka tales, folk tales about historical people such as Akbar and Birbal or Tenali Raman, regional folklore, and devotional epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata each sit differently. Every story says what it is, and stories from living faith traditions are checked by people who know them before they are published.

For parents and guardians

  • Stories are written for set age bands, so you can pick what suits your child.
  • Parents can create a free account for a few more stories. Children never have accounts, names or profiles.
  • Stars, trophies and progress stay on your own device.
  • Anonymous reading counts help us improve and you can switch them off.
Create a free parent accountHow we look after families

English today. More languages when they are ready.

KathaKahania always opens in English, whatever language your device uses. A story appears in another language only after a fluent reviewer has approved that translation, so a language is never listed as ready before it is.

  • English

    English

    Available · 1 story

  • हिन्दी

    Hindi

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

    Punjabi (Gurmukhi)

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • தமிழ்

    Tamil

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • తెలుగు

    Telugu

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • বাংলা

    Bengali

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • मराठी

    Marathi

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • മലയാളം

    Malayalam

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • ಕನ್ನಡ

    Kannada

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • ગુજરાતી

    Gujarati

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ

    Odia

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • اردو

    Urdu

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

  • 简体中文

    Chinese (Simplified)

    Planned: needs reviewed translations

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