Following the announcement of an exclusive 15-title audiobook partnership last year, Penguin Random House India and Kuku FM on April 30 announced that 12 Hindi audiobooks from the collaboration are now live on the Kuku FM platform.
The list of 12 titles currently available on the KukuFM app is as follows:
| Sr. No. | Title | Author |
| 1 | Ram ki Gatha | Devdutt Pattanaik |
| 2 | Manoj Bajpayee | Piyush Pandey |
| 3 | Tata Stories | Harish Bhat |
| 4 | Make Epic Money | Ankur Warikoo |
| 5 | Jaya – Mahabharat Ka Sachitra Punarkathan | Devdutt Pattanaik |
| 6 | Breaking the Mould | Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba |
| 7 | Shauryagathayen | Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh |
| 8 | Mythakon Se Vigyan Tak | Gauhar Raza |
| 9 | Jeevan Ke Adbhut Rahasya | Gaur Gopal Das |
| 10 | Sach Kahun Toh | Neena Gupta |
| 11 | Banayen Ek Shandaar Career | Ankur Warikoo |
| 12 | Ek Poora Jeevan | Indra Nooyi |
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.
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’.
