Hindi Classics
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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An interesting set of introductions.
- By Kevin Potter on 05-30-19
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 12-04-18
- Language: English
- An Important Update: A Navigation Guide (PDF) including a detailed chapter-by-chapter breakdown is now available in your Audible Library after purchase. Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your...
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41 Anmol Kahaniya [41 Priceless Stories]
- By: Premchand
- Narrated by: Prachi Chaube
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Premchand's literary career started as a freelancer in Urdu. In his initial short stories, he has depicted the patriotic upsurge that was sweeping the country in the first decade of the 19th century and wrote of the life around him and made his readers aware of the problems of the urban middle class and the country's villages. With Premchand's versatile writing skill, the stories took a valuable space in Indian literature. This book is an integration of 41 stories by Premchand.
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Great collection !
- By Anonymous on 05-12-25
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41 Anmol Kahaniya [41 Priceless Stories]
- Narrated by: Prachi Chaube
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-14-21
- Language: Hindi
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With Premchand's versatile writing skill, the stories took a valuable space in Indian literature. This book is an integration of 41 stories by Premchand....
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Vayam Raksham (Hindi Edition)
- By: Acharya Chatursen
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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आज तक कभी मनुष्य की वाणी से न सुनी गई बातें, मैं आपको सुनाने पर आमादा हूँ।.... उपन्यास में मेरे अपने जीवन-भर के अध्ययन का सार है....
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Fascinating and seminal!
- By Rishi Tiwari on 04-11-22
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Vayam Raksham (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-14-21
- Language: Hindi
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उपन्यास में मेरे अपने जीवन-भर के अध्ययन का सार है....
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Hamlet (Hindi Edition)
- Prince of Denmark
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Babla Kochhar
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and is considered among the most powerful and influential works of world literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others".
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Hamlet (Hindi Edition)
- Prince of Denmark
- Narrated by: Babla Kochhar
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-23-20
- Language: Hindi
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father....
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Source Code (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Rajesh Kamboj
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-26-26
- Language: Hindi
- सोर्स कोड पुस्तक एक बीस वर्षीय नौजवान जिसने एक सॉफ्टवेयर कंपनी शुरू करने के लिए हार्वर्ड से पढ़ाई छोड़ दी। यह...
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Toba Tek Singh Aur Anya Kahaniyaan [Toba Tek Singh and Other Stories]
- By: Saadat Hasan Manto
- Narrated by: Abhishek Sharma
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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हिन्दी और उर्दू के मशहूर संपादक प्रकाश पंडित के अनुवाद में मंटो की कलम का जादू इस पुस्तक की हर कहानी में बरकरार है।
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Toba Tek Singh Aur Anya Kahaniyaan [Toba Tek Singh and Other Stories]
- Narrated by: Abhishek Sharma
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 10-14-21
- Language: Hindi
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अगर आपको मेरी कहानियाँ अश्लील या गन्दी लगती है , तो जिस समाज में आप रह रहे है , वह अश्लील और गन्दा है।....
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Samudri Duniya ki Romanchkari Yatra [20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]
- Narrated by: Hemant Saini
- Series: Captain Nemo (Hindi version), Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 04-22-22
- Language: Hindi
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जुले वर्न के प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास '20,000 लीग्स उण्डर द सी' का सरल रूपांतरण इस पुस्तक में देखा जा सकता है।....
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Positive Thinking (Hindi Edition)
- By: Napoleon Hill
- Narrated by: Dixaon Shahh
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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पॉजिटिव थिंकिंग (सकारात्मक नहीं हो सकता। यही सोच आपकी सफलता के द्वार खोलने की क्षमता रखती है। यह पुस्तक नकारात्मकता को छोड़कर खुले मन से सोचने की प्रेरणा देती है। इसकी सहायता से आप अपना जीवन बदल सकते हैं। इसमें आपकी सफलता के सूत्र संकलित हैं—पी.एम.ए.— पॉजिटिव मेंटल एटीट्यूड (सकारात्मक मानसिक भाव)। जब आप इस पुस्तक में सरल और स्पष्ट रूप से रेखांकित व्यावहारिक सिद्धांतों का अनुपालन करेंगे तो आप भी पी.एम.ए प्राप्त कर अपने सपनों को साकार कर सकते हैं। तो आइए, ऊँची उड़ान भरने के लिए तैयार हो जाइए और अपनी प्रबल इच्छाशक्ति और संकल्पशीलता से प्रेरित होकर सफलता के नए शिखर छुइए.
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Positive Thinking (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Dixaon Shahh
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 10-11-24
- Language: Hindi
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पॉजिटिव थिंकिंग (सकारात्मक नहीं हो सकता। यही सोच आपकी सफलता के द्वार खोलने की क्षमता रखती है। यह पुस्तक नकारात्मकता को छोड़कर खुले मन से सोचने की प्रेरणा देती है। इसकी सहायता से आप.
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Valmiki Ramayan (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Ashwini Walia
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-15-22
- Language: Hindi
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An essential classic, now available in Hindi.….
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Chokher Bali [A Grain of Sand]
- By: Rabindranath Tagore
- Narrated by: Hema Nikam
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Chokher Bali reflects the social issues present in the time when Tagore wrote and deftly explores complex human emotions and relationships. Through the story of the widow Binodini and her relationship with Mahendra, Behari and Asha, Tagore portrays that no matter how many arduous the path of love is, true love will never be overpowered by lust.
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Chokher Bali [A Grain of Sand]
- Narrated by: Hema Nikam
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 10-26-21
- Language: Hindi
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Through the story of the widow Binodini and her relationship with Mahendra, Behari and Asha, Tagore portrays that no matter how many arduous the path of love is, true love will never be overpowered by lust....
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Kai Chand The Sare Aasman (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Parvez Gauhar
- Length: 33 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-02-26
- Language: Hindi
- एक मोहब्बतनामा, एक तहज़ीबनामा, एक दिल्लीनामा।कई चाँद थे सर-ए-आसमान सिर्फ एक उपन्यास नहीं, बल्कि 18वीं-19वीं सदी के...
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The Prophet (Hindi Edition)
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Saunil Daru
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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जब आप दुःखी होते हैं तो फिर एक बार अपने हृदय में झाँकिए और आप देखेंगे कि वास्तव में आप उस चीज के लिए रो रहे हैं, जो आपकी खुशी का स्रोत था। आपमें से कुछ लोग कहते हैं, 'दुःख से बड़ा सुख होता है,"" और दूसरे लोग कहते हैं, ""नहीं, दुःख उससे भी बड़ा है। लेकिन मैं आपको कहता हूँ कि वे अवियोज्य हैं। दोनों साथ ही आते हैं और जब एक अकेला आपके साथ बैठता है तो याद रखिए कि दूसरा आपके बिस्तर पर सो रहा है।
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The Prophet (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Saunil Daru
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-01-24
- Language: Hindi
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जब आप दुःखी होते हैं तो फिर एक बार अपने हृदय में झाँकिए और आप देखेंगे कि वास्तव में आप उस चीज के लिए रो रहे हैं, जो आपकी खुशी का स्रोत था।
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A Prisoner of Birth (Hindi Edition)
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Manish Bhavan
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's history, who is going to believe his side of the story. Danny is sentenced to 22 years and is sent to Belmarsh prison, the highest security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. But everyone has underestimated Danny's determination to seek revenge.
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A Prisoner of Birth (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Manish Bhavan
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 12-04-24
- Language: Hindi
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With a twisting plot of false accusation and revenge, A Prisoner of Birth is an exhilarating novel from best-selling author, Jeffrey Archer.
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Abhigyan Shakuntal (Hindi Edition)
- By: Kalidas
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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काव्यों में नाटक सुन्दर माने जाते हैं ; नाटकों में "अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल' सबसे श्रेष्ठ है ; शाकुन्तल में भी चौथा अंक और उस अंक में भी चार श्लोक अनुपम हैं।.
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Abhigyan Shakuntal (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-15-22
- Language: Hindi
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काव्यों में नाटक सुन्दर माने जाते हैं ; नाटकों में "अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल' सबसे श्रेष्ठ है....
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Neelkanth – नीलकंठ (Hindi Edition)
- By: Mahadevi Verma
- Narrated by: Anita Dokania
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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नीलकंठ एक मोर की कहानी है। महादेवी वर्मा ने इसे बड़े सरस और आत्मीय ढंग से लिखा है। इस सुंदर गद्य से गुज़रते हुए हम नीलकंठ के बचपन से लेकर उसके वयस्क मयूर बनने तक की यात्रा में साथ हो लेते हैं। हम उससे ऐसा जुड़ाव महसूस करने लगते हैं कि नीलकंठ का गुस्सा, उसकी उदासी और उसका प्यार हमें महसूस होने लगता है। इस संस्मरण के परिदृश्य में लेखिका का पशु पक्षियों के प्रति अनुराग भी जैसे गूँजता रहता है।
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Fantastic kudos to creators
- By RK on 11-16-25
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Neelkanth – नीलकंठ (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Anita Dokania
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 09-10-25
- Language: Hindi
- नीलकंठ एक मोर की कहानी है। महादेवी वर्मा ने इसे बड़े सरस और आत्मीय ढंग से लिखा है। इस सुंदर गद्य से गुज़रते हुए हम नीलकंठ के बचपन से लेकर उसके वयस्क मयूर बनने तक की यात्रा में साथ हो लेते हैं।
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Sevasadan [Service House]
- Narrated by: Sameer Goswami
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 02-21-22
- Language: Hindi
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एक महत्वाकांक्षी महिला की कहानी जो अपने पति से असंतुष्ट होकर वेश्या बनने के लिए भटकती है।....
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Saraswatichandra: Book 1 (Hindi Edition)
- By: Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi
- Narrated by: Tarique Ahmad
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Saraswatichandra is a Gujarati novel by Govardhanram Madhavaram Tripathi, an author of early twentieth century from Gujarat, India. Set in 19th-century India, it is acclaimed as one of the masterpieces of Gujarati literature. This is the first part of a four-part series of books.
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- By Neelam Koladiya on 01-20-26
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Saraswatichandra: Book 1 (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Tarique Ahmad
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 04-10-22
- Language: Hindi
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Saraswatichandra is a Gujarati novel by Govardhanram Madhavaram Tripathi, an author of early twentieth century from Gujarat, India. Set in 19th-century India, it is acclaimed as one of the masterpieces of Gujarati literature. This is the first part of a four-part series of books....
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Urdu Ki Chuni Hui Kahaniyan Part I & II [Selected Stories of Urdu, Hindi, Part I & II]
- By: Kamleshwar
- Narrated by: Hema Nikam
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Urdu Ki Chuni Hui Kahaniyan is an anthology of some of the classic Hindi stories (afsāna) by great writers like Saadat Hassan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Qurratulain Hyder, Rajinder Singh Bedi, and many other major writers of Hindi literature. This collection of stories varies in style and subject, but one thing that unites all the stories is the enduring quality of the finest Hindi writing, which places them among Urdu masterpieces. An enriching addition in Hindi literature, Urdu Ki Chuni Hui Kahaniyan is presented to listeners by the famous Hindi novelist Kamleshwar.
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Urdu Ki Chuni Hui Kahaniyan Part I & II [Selected Stories of Urdu, Hindi, Part I & II]
- Narrated by: Hema Nikam
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 03-20-20
- Language: Hindi
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Urdu Ki Chuni Hui Kahaniyan is an anthology of some of the classic Hindi stories (afsāna) by great writers like Saadat Hassan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Qurratulain Hyder, Rajinder Singh Bedi, and many other major writers of Hindi literature....
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Haar Nahin Manungi (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Poonam Srivastava
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-26-26
- Language: Hindi
- इस काव्य संग्रह में राष्ट्रीयता, समाज सुधार, युग बोध के साथ-साथ भारतीय संस्कृति एवं नारी का चित्रण हुआ है।...
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Saral Panchtantra (Hindi Edition)
- By: Vishnu Sharma
- Narrated by: Atul Arya
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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‘पंचतन्त्र’ विश्व साहित्य को भारतीय साहित्य की सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण देन है। पंचतन्त्र की लोकप्रियता इस बात से आंकी जा सकती है कि विश्व की अधिकांश भाषाओं में इसका अनुवाद हो चुका है।.
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Saral Panchtantra (Hindi Edition)
- Narrated by: Atul Arya
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-29-22
- Language: Hindi
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‘पंचतन्त्र’ विश्व साहित्य को भारतीय साहित्य की सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण देन है।....
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