Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Audible Releases Nine Audiobooks Celebrating India's Independence Day
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For India's Independence Day, Audible has picked nine special audiobooks about India's history and brave people.
One book is about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, a famous scientist who grew up to become India's President.
Another book tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi in his own words.
There is also a book about brave Indian soldiers called 'Yoddha'.
One book talks about revolutionaries who helped India become free.
Another story, called 'Independence', is about three women during the time India got freedom.
There is even a children's version of Gandhi's story for younger listeners.
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They also get one free book credit and access to many other audiobooks.
Audible has curated a collection of nine audiobooks celebrating India's history, its people and the spirit of the nation for Independence Day.
The collection includes 'Wings of Fire', A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's autobiography, narrated by the late Girish Karnad.
'Revolutionaries' by Sanjeev Sanyal revisits freedom figures including Bhagat Singh, Subhas Chandra Bose and V.D. Savarkar.
'The India Way', written by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and narrated by Rusy Shroff, explores India's foreign policy and global position.
New Audible members receive a 30-day free trial with one credit for any eligible audiobook and access to the Plus Catalogue.
- Who
- Audible, along with authors and narrators including A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Mahatma Gandhi, Sanjeev Sanyal, S. Jaishankar, Neelesh Misra and Shiv Aroor.
- What
- A curated collection of nine audiobooks celebrating India's history, freedom struggle and visionary leaders.
- When
- For India's Independence Day.
- Where
- On the Audible app and platform.
- Why
- To celebrate India's Independence Day by bringing stories of courage, history and nation-building to listeners through audiobooks.
- Collection Size
- 9 audiobooks
- Occasion
- Indian Independence Day
- Free Trial
- 30 days for new members
- New Member Benefit
- One credit for any eligible audiobook plus Plus Catalogue access
- Autobiography Included
- Wings of Fire by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, narrated by Girish Karnad
- Freedom Struggle Title
- Revolutionaries by Sanjeev Sanyal, narrated by Advait Karambelkar
- Foreign Policy Title
- The India Way by S. Jaishankar, narrated by Rusy Shroff
- Children's Edition
- The Story of My Experiments with Truth - Children's Edition, narrated by Nandita Das and Shekhar Kapur