Katha · Our venture
Every stone has a story.
Katha is a heritage guide in your pocket. Point your phone at a monument and it recognises where you are, then tells you the stories carved into it - narrated in your language, and still working when the network doesn't.
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- Sector
- TravelTech, heritage
- What we did
- Product, AI guide, app and brand
- Built for
- Visitors to India's heritage sites
- Status
- Coming soon - waitlist open
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The problem
India's monuments are full of stories. Most visitors walk right past them.
At Thanjavur or Hampi, most visitors get a faded plaque, a hurried guide or a search result that won't load. The carvings, the dates and the people behind each wall stay invisible.
Audio guides speak one or two languages. The best sites sit where mobile signal gives up. And online, myth and history blur together - it's hard to know what actually happened.
“The richest history in the country, and the weakest signal.”
02
How we solved it
Point your phone. Let the place speak.
- 01
It sees
The camera and motion sensors read the scene in front of you - no QR codes, no searching.
- 02
It locates
Each site is pre-scanned into a 3D twin, so Katha knows exactly which wall, pillar or wheel you're facing.
- 03
It knows
Stories, dates and details are pinned to every feature - and the guide answers questions only from verified history.
- 04
It speaks
Narrated in 20+ languages, switchable mid-story, and downloadable before you go - so it works deep inside a fort or high in Spiti.
03
Unique insights
What building Katha taught us - the things we'd tell a founder before they start.
Offline isn't a feature. It's the venue.
Heritage lives in hills, forts and remote valleys. Downloading a place before you go was designed in from day one, not bolted on as a fallback.
Answers need a source, not a vibe.
In a space full of legends, the guide only answers from verified history and labels it so. Accuracy is the differentiator, not the chat.
Language is access.
Twenty-plus languages, mid-story switching, audio description and stories in Indian Sign Language. The audience is everyone who visits - not just English speakers.
04
By the numbers
20+
Languages, narrated naturally
1 tap
From pointing your phone to hearing the story
0 bars
Of signal needed once a place is downloaded
Product capabilities as described on katha.beyondtech.in.
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