The Mahabharata (Vol 1): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mahabharata (Vol 1) runs 20 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gaurav Marwa (about 13.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 20 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gaurav Marwa
Gaurav Marwa narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 57 hours in all.
About as long, on the World Religions shelf
45 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Mahabharata (Vol 1) is an audiobook by Bibek Debroy: a 20-hour unabridged recording, read by Gaurav Marwa, released July 30, 2019, on the World Religions shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gaurav Marwa
- Released
- July 30, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World Religions
- ISBN
- 9780143500025
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mahabharata (Vol 1) as an audiobook?
The Mahabharata (Vol 1) runs 20 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.3 hours.
Is The Mahabharata (Vol 1) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mahabharata (Vol 1)?
The Mahabharata (Vol 1) is narrated by Gaurav Marwa.
Is The Mahabharata (Vol 1) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.3 hours, saving 6.7 hours.