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StoryJam | Listen to stories you always wanted to read! | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories for Kahani lovers
क्या आपको कहानी सुनना अच्छा लगता है? स्टोरीजैम में सुनिए कहानियां, कुछ जानी पहचानी, कुछ अनजानी. प्रेमचंद के गाँव हो या मन्नू भंडारी का कनाट प्लेस, भीष्म साहनी का पंजाब या फणीश्वर नाथ रेनू का बिहार, देश भर की चुनिंदा कहानियां आप यहाँ सुन सकते हैं तो सुनो कहानी स्टोरीजैम में आरती की ज़ुबानी ! I read aloud stories/ kahaniyan to you. Stories that are sometimes well known, sometimes lesser known, always memorable! From Premchand to Mannu Bhandari, Bhisham Sahani to Renu, you're sure to find a story…
Episodes
StoryJam | Listen to stories you always wanted to read! | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories for Kahani loversKedarnath Singh | 3 Poems | Hindi Kavita | StoryJam Episode 63 | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories
His words are simple. His worldview is intricate yet delicate like a well worn beloved coat, or the complex fragrance of a garland of varied flowers. 3 Poems…
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Karmawali | Amrita Pritam | StoryJam Episode 62 | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories
August 31st was Amrita Pritam’s 102 birthday. She was a writer...but even more than that (or because of that) she was a woman who could understand and express…
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Kabuliwala | Rabindranath Tagore | Episode 61 | StoryJam | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories
In 1892, Rabindranath Tagore wrote the iconic short story, Kabuliwala. It was this story that went on to etch an enduring image of an Afghan in the minds of…
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Gulzar | Dhuan | StoryJam Episode 60 | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories
Poets are people who give words to our pain, so it can be set free from the clutches of the heart. When its Gulzar sahab, he also gives words to the sheer joy…
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Bhisham Sahni | Maata Vimaata | StoryJam Episode 59 | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories
No one can say if ‘Maata Vimaata’, a short story by Bhisham Sahni was inspired by the Biblical, ‘The Judgement of Solomon’, but it has much the same pain and…
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Baarish Ki Raat | Mithileshwar | Hindi Kahani | StoryJam Episode 58
Fear transforms us. It makes us do things we never thought we would, often breaking through carefully crafted images of ourselves. Sachdev is a generous…
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Hindi Kavita | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar | D.H. Lawrence | Alberto de Lacerda | Wen Yi Duo
Meaning is not always lost in translation. Translation can enhance, expand and breathe new life into words. Poetry well translated is sublime, especially when…
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Kya Maloom | Suryabala | Love Story | Hindi English Audio Stories | StoryJam Episode 56
A woman... a grandmother now...returns to her childhood home. Memories come flooding back. Of life as it used to be...of love as it used to be.
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Pitaji ka Samay | Swayam Prakash | Story about father and son | StoryJam Episode 55
"Few sons are like their fathers – many are worse, few better." ~Homer These lines stand testament to the fact that sons will always be seen as a reflection…
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Prem ki Holi | Premchand | Love Story | StoryJam Episode 54
Love is a many-splendoured emotion! Lucky are they who find and stay in love. But what if you are told that you have no right to fall in love...not so much in…
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Mannu Bhandari | Ek Plate Sailab | StoryJam Episode 53 | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories
In this story set in the mid century, author Mannu Bhandari draws a sketch of a summer afternoon in a fancy New Delhi restaurant, with its live music and young…
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Qurratulain Hyder: Nazzara Darmiyan Hai | StoryJam Episode 52
Qurratulain Haider or Aini aapa as she was known to her loved ones, made a distinctive place for herself among progressive writers. Her novel “Aag Ka…
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Vinod Kumar Shukla : Hare Patte Ke Rang Ki Patrangi Aur Kahin Kho Gaya Naam Ka Ladka
Vinod Kumars Shukla's writing,like him, is calm, unassuming and yet scratch the surface and a magical world opens up. His magic realism is grounded in middle…
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StoryJam Episode 50 : Safed Gud by Sarveshwardayal Saxena
नमस्कार, मेरा नाम आरती है और मैं Storyjam में हर हफ्ते आपको सुनाती हूँ हिंदी में एक कहानी। अगर आप को कहानियां सुनना अच्छा लगता हैं , तो इस चैनल को सब्सक्राइब…
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StoryJam Kahani: Haar ki Jeet
जब मन व्याकुल और अस्थिर हो, तब चित्त को शांत करने का एक नुस्खा है की पुरानी कहानियां सुनी-सुनाई जाये। अतीत की शीतल छाओं में, सरल शब्दों के झूले में, कुछ देर…
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StoryJam| Agyeya | Daroga Amichand | Hindi Kahani | Audio Rebroadcast
नमस्कार, मेरा नाम आरती है और मैं Storyjam में हर हफ्ते आपको सुनाती हूँ हिंदी/उर्दू साहित्य से एक कहानी। अगर आप को कहानियां सुनना अच्छा लगता हैं , तो इस चैनल को…
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StoryJam Kahani : Yeh Kahani Nahi by Amrita Pritam
When the world is spiraling down fast, what choice do we have but to galvanize hope by speaking of love, with love. ------------------------ ऐ मेरे दोस्त! मेरे…
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StoryJam Kahani : Love in Prempuri by Arti
What is love...for another, for self, for life itself? Where do you find this love and can you will it into existence? If you like the story or find that you…
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StoryJam: Heengwala | Subhadra Kumari Chauhan | Hindi Kahani | Rebroadcast
नमस्कार, मेरा नाम आरती है और में Storyjam में हर हफ्ते आपको सुनती हूँ एक हिंदी कहानी. अगर आप और कहानियां सुनना चाहते हैं , तो सब्सक्राइब ज़रूर करें। धन्यवाद!…
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StoryJam Kavita: Matrbhasha by Kedarnath Singh
मेरी प्रिय कविताओं में से एक, केदारनाथ सिंह की 'मातृभाषा'और साथ ही, StoryJam के सभी श्रोताओं को हार्दिक धन्यवाद Matrbhasha by Jnanpith awardee Kedarnath Singh…
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StoryJam Kahani: Thes by Phanishwar Nath Renu
Well known writer Phanishwar Nath Renu’s stories were set in rural India and carried in them the fragrance of village life, the lyricality of language and at…
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StoryJam Kahani : Sardarni by Bhisham Sahni
A school teacher, the only muslim resident in a Hindu Sikh neighbourhood is caught in the whirlwind of religious riots. Fear and courage, despair and hope…
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StoryJam Kahani: Sehpathi by Satyajit Ray
In Satyajit Ray’s short story- What would you do if a stranger showed up at your doorstep and claimed he was your childhood friend? Satyajit Ray, one of the…
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StoryJam Kahani : Do Banke by Bhagwati Charan Verma
अल्लाह ऐ बुतो हमें दिखलाए लखनऊ सोते में भी ये कहते हैं हम, हाए लखनऊ -वाजिद अली शाह लखनऊ की सैर करने चलियेगा? आइये, इस इक्के में बैठ जाइये। ये इक्का जादू की…
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StoryJam Kahani : Gumshuda by Arti
Kusum finds herself lost in a small suburban town in the U.S. As she tries to navigate her way home, she finds herself reaching for places within herself that…
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StoryJam Kahani: Channi by Shivani
Gaura Pant, ‘Shivani’ was a prolific writer. She contributed short stories to various publications, wrote novels and her autobiography...but what I find most…
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StoryJam Kahani: Rajsinhasan Daavandol by Ali Sardar Jafri
बोल! अरी ओ धरती बोल!, राज सिंघासन डाँवाडोल It is believed that when a drunk Majaz recited his Nazm 'Bol ari O Dharti Bol' at a Mushaira, Hansraj Rahbar teased…
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StoryJam Kahani : Musafir Kaki by Mridula Sinha
इस तेज़ी से टूटती- बँटती दुनिया में, कुछ लोग...या यूँ कहिये, कम से कम किरदार ऐसे हैं, जो हमारे अंदर इंसानियत की लौ को दोनों हथेलियों से बचाये बैठे हैं. मिलिए…
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StoryJam Kahani: Taqseem by Gulzar (Rebroadcast)
The 'Kahani' this week is a rebroadcast of Episode 19 of StoryJam, the podcast where you can listen to Hindi and Urdu stories. This audio story is a reading of…
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StoryJam Kahani: Premchand's wife Shivrani Devi : Profile by Sara Rai
Munshi Premchand’s wife Shivrani Devi was a writer in her own right. A very good one. But she disappeared from the pages of literary history. This was not…
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StoryJam Kahani: Roshini Paani Jaisi Hai by Gabriel García Márquez
Happy New Year from StoryJam! Starting the year with a little bit of magic, shaken and stirred with reality, only as it can be in the works of Gabriel García…
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StoryJam Kahani: Ek Chor ki Kahani by Shrilal Shukla
सर्दियों की रात, खेत में छुपा एक चोर पकड़ लिया जाता है। अब इसका क्या करें? यहीं मारें या थाने ले जाया जाये ? चोर भी ऐसा अजीब की कुछ बोलता सुनता नहीं। इस चोर के…
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StoryJam Kahani: Sukoon House by Arti
शर्माजी ने बड़े शौक से 'सुकून हाउस' बनवाया, सोचा था रिटायरमेंट चैन से गुज़ारेंगे, लेकिन बड़े होते शहर में दिल छोटे होते जा रहे थे. क्या शर्माजी इस रंग बदलती…
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StoryJam Kahani: Manglesh Dabral ki kavitayein
मंगलेश डबराल हमारे बीच नहीं रहे. हिंदी साहित्य से एक ऐसी आवाज़ लुप्त हो गयी जिसने लेखकों, कवियों, बुद्धिजीवियों की भीड़ में अपनी अनूठी पहचान बनाये रखी थी.उनके…
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StoryJam Kahani: Bohni by Munshi Premchand
Love Paan? You'll love this story. Love humour? You'll find plenty to LOL about. Love being surprised? Here's a "hat ke" story by Munshi Premchand, whose…
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StoryJam Kahani: Laajwanti by Rajinder Singh Bedi
Set in post independence and post-partition Punjab, Laajwanti is the story of love lost and regained, but one that is never the same again. Rajinder Singh Bedi…
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StoryJam Kahani: Daroga Amichand by Agyeya
Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan, better known by his nom de plume Agyeya, held a prominent presence in the world of Hindi literature. It is widely believed…
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StoryJam Kahani: Jungli Booti by Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam lived and loved on her own terms. She drew extensively from her own life for her works. The unbearable pain and the little joys of life, both…
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StoryJam Kahani: Kasbe Ka Aadmi by Kamleshwar
If you grew up in the late 70’s-80’s ...right when Indian television was coming into its own...when alternate cinema of a certain kind of middle class…
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StoryJam Kahani: Virginia Woolf Se Sab Darte Hain by Sharad Joshi
Sharad Joshi was a master of satire. His commentary was ruthless but not scathing. His humour was sharp yet gentle. Everytime I find myself bogged down by life…
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StoryJam Kahani: Garmiyon Ki Ek Raat by Sajjad Zaheer
Angaaray was a collection of short stories by a small group of young writers- Sajjad Zaheer, Ahmed Ali, Rashid Jahan and Mahmud-uz-Zafar. It was published in…
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StoryJam Kahani : Panchlight by Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
In this episode, a story by Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'. The story is ostensibly a simple one, but is layered with nuances of class and cast that govern rural…
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StoryJam Kahani : Bhabhi by Ismat Chughtai
Ismat Chughtai needs no introduction. A pillar of Urdu literature, she wrote fearlessly about oppressive gender roles and hypocrisy of the middle and…
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StoryJam Kahani: Abdul Jabbar Pathan by Mohan Rakesh
This time, not a kahani or a kavita... I love reading travelogues. It's cheapest and fastest way to go to places you've never been or are not likely to go to…
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StoryJam Kahani: Sayani Bua by Mannu Bhandari
A new kind of Hindi writing emerged post-independence and Mannu Bhadari was one of the Mannu Bhandari pioneers of this “nayi kahani movement”. Her works spans…
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StoryJam Kahani: Taqseem by Gulzar
Gulzar sahab a master story craftsman of our times, needs no introduction. In this memoir he shares an episode from his own life. Hear it, Share it!…
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Cycle Ki Sawari by Sudarshan
At some point a human said, enough with pushing and pulling carts, what if I could just sit on the wheel! The rest is cycle history. This story isn’t about the…
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Akhbaar Mein Naam by Yashpal
When I read this story I was moved by its simplicity and its gentle humour. Then I began to look for more information about the writer, Yashpal. I was…
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Saadat Hasan Manto : Khali Botal, Bhara Hua Dil by Krishan Chander
They say Manto died of alcoholism. They also tried him for obscenity and sent him to a mental hospital. The real problem with Manto was not alcohol or mental…
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Chor by Rashid Jahan
A pioneer of modern urdu writing, Rashid Jahan appeared on the literary scene with a bang in 1932. She was one of four twenty year olds, (and the only girl…
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Sikka Badal Gaya by Krishna Sobti
A vast chasm starts with a minor crack and those at the fault lines are caught unawares. Like Shahni, the elderly widow whose world is about to change…
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Tram Mein Ek Yaad - a poem by Gyanendrapati
In an ideal scenario, this poem should have been hummed by Bhupinder with a guitar strumming in the background. Since that’s a little hard to put together…
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Udaan by Krishna Baldev Vaid
For the woman who knows there’s a young girl hiding inside her. The one that comes out to twirl everytime she wears a new dress. The one who knows the joy of…
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Torch Bechne Waley
Harishankar Parsai’s satire slices through the still waters of social status quo like an oar. The subjects were all around him and no one was spared. He wrote…
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Khoon Ka Rishta by Bhisham Sahni
Tamas seared Indian television in the 80’s. Too young to fully comprehend its depths at the time, it disturbed me in ways that nothing I had read or seen until…
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Heeng Wala by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Some stories say what they have to without raising their voice or a fist. Their beauty lies in their simplicity. Something that Subhadra Kumari Chauhan did…
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Tiddi by K. A Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas was best known for his film scripts. He wrote nearly all of Raj Kapoor’s memorable films. He also wrote columns, articles and directed a few…
StoryJam | Listen to stories you always wanted to read! | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories for Kahani loversGirgit by Mohan Rakesh
Today, a lesser known side of well known writer Mohan Rakesh. A children's tale! This is the story of a Girgit, a chameleon who was so unhappy with his…
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Balraj Sahni's Essay "Kalakaar Janamjaat Hota Hai Ya Banta Hai?"
Balraj Sahni was more than an exceptional actor, he thought deeply about his work and what his contribution was to society at large. He wrote poetry, books…
StoryJam | Listen to stories you always wanted to read! | Hindi Urdu Audio Stories for Kahani loversAmrita Pritam interviews Imroz (Book excerpt- Saat Sawal)
Those who know Amrita Pritam’s work well also know of her checkered love life. Her unrequited love for Sahir Ludhiyanvi and the long loving decades she spent…