PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE INDIA AND KUKU FM LAUNCH 12 HINDI AUDIOBOOKS FROM THEIR EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP

Following the announcement of an exclusive 15-title audiobook partnership last year, Penguin Random House India and Kuku FM today announced that 12 Hindi audiobooks from the collaboration are now live on the Kuku FM platform. The titles span a wide range - from mythology and epics such as The Book of Ram and Jaya to memoir and biography including Manoj Bajpayee and Tata Stories, as well as business, self-help, and science-led narratives like Make Epic Money and Mythakon Se Vigyan Tak. (A full list of available titles is included in the appendix.

This marks a significant milestone for Penguin Random House India as these titles become available in Hindi audiobook format for the very first time. Carefully selected for their wide appeal and cultural relevance, featuring voices that are widely admired and deeply influential among Indian readers. The partnership with Kuku FM aims to make high-quality storytelling more accessible to a growing base of audio-first audiences across India. With audiobooks gaining momentum as a preferred format (particularly in regional languages), this launch reflects Penguin’s continued commitment to evolving reading habits and inclusive publishing.

 Vidhi Nangia, Lead- Audiobook division, Penguin Random House India, says, ‘The titles we’ve launched on Kuku FM were very deliberately chosen. These are books that have stood the test of time, are widely read, and speak to very different kinds of listeners. Bringing them to life in Hindi audiobooks felt like a natural next step. What makes this especially exciting for us is that this is Penguin Random House India’s first foray into professionally produced Hindi-language audiobooks. It marks a new phase for our publishing programme—one that reflects how dynamically audiences are consuming stories today. We’ve worked closely to ensure these audiobooks are produced to the highest standards, and it’s been encouraging to see how enthusiastic our authors have been about experiencing their work in a new format. We’re thrilled to be entering this space and to be engaging a whole new set of listeners through audio”.

Commenting on the collaboration, Ankit Saraswat, Vice President – Business at Kuku FM, says, ‘This collaboration reinforces Kuku FM’s position as a trusted platform for premium IP holders looking to reach India’s rapidly expanding regional-language audio market at scale. Our mission is to entertain and educate audiences with world-class audiobooks, and Penguin Random House India is an exceptional partner in bringing that vision to life’.

The remaining 3 titles from the 15-book Hindi audiobook slate will be released in the coming months, further strengthening Penguin Random House India’s presence in the Indian-language audio space and reinforcing Kuku FM’s focus on curated, premium audio content.

The list of 12 titles currently available on the KukuFM app is as follows: