katha

noun3

1. •
   The recitation of a Hindu religious story.

   • A list of the common themes narrated in a katha would comprise of the kidnapping of a girl, battle, separation and epic and puranic events. — 2013
2. •
   Such storytelling considered as a genre.
3. •
   A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place.