Audiobook apps to revisit the gems of Bengali literature

Puthika

Days, when audiobooks were sold on CDs, are gone forever. Now, all you need is a smartphone or tablet. Audiobooks are voice recordings of the text of a book that you listen to rather than read. Audiobooks can be exact word-for-word versions of books or abridged versions. You can listen to audiobooks on any smartphone, tablet, computer, home speaker system, or in-car entertainment system. Audiobooks are usually purchased and downloaded in the same way as digital music and video. They can also be purchased from online bookstores or downloaded free from public domain sites. Most public library systems offer audiobook downloads online, all you need is a library card.

The booming popularity of audiobooks coincides with the rise of podcasts and shows an increasing thirst for audio content, which has led to publishers ploughing resources into the format, building dedicated teams, and creating in-house studios to produce increasingly creative and ambitious listening experiences.

There are many websites and apps that provide access to Bangla audiobooks, both free and paid. Here are a few of them:

Puthika

Puthika probably has the largest collection of all-time favourite eBooks. A lifetime campaign to enrich audiobooks of your favorite books is continuously running. It has an interactive category-wise free book browsing Store. Over 50+ categories and genres are there to help you categorize every book and to explore easily.

Puthika has a collection of Fantasy, Thriller, Crime, Sci-Fi, Mystery, History, Religious, Islamic, Hinduism, Buddhism, Classic, Story, Novel and what not. To enjoy your reading experience along with soothing your eyes, Puthika delivers to you the most interactive eBook Reader of all time.

Puthika is also one of the few initiatives to provide audiobook features for Bengali books. An ongoing audiobook creation campaign is there to give you continuous audiobooks via the Puthika app.

Shuni Bangla Audiobook

Shuni app offers Bangla audiobooks and podcasts globally for free. Shuni is a social venture to provide the beauty of Bangla literature and books to everyone regardless of financial and visual impairments. Shuni is developed as a social entrepreneurship to bring books and literature to visually impaired, senior citizens, non-native Bangla speakers, busy commuters, and essentially anyone who wants to listen.

Galpowala

Flaunting a fine collection of Bengali stories and fiction, this exclusive app is dedicated only to Bengali audiobooks collection. Narrated by famous storytellers and narrators, their very Bangaliyana vibe to the story makes it pitch-perfect for Bengali folks to relate and enjoy.

This website is known for its amazing collection of Bengali short stories ranging from that of Rabindranath Tagore to Sanjib Chattopadhyay. The best part is their collection of motivational and mental health podcasts by renowned psychiatrists of Bengal.

Amazon Kindle

Perhaps, the pioneer of audiobooks and the best Bengali collections can be found at Amazon. If you have a Kindle device, it's going to enrich your experience further, otherwise, the Kindle app for Android or iOS is just the same. Translated and narrated by renowned vocalists from Bengali, their stories will let your afloat with their music and words. 

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