NotebookLM Now Makes AI Podcasts in Hindi & Tamil
If you've ever wished your class notes could just talk to you, Google's NotebookLM does almost exactly that -- and it now works in Hindi, Tamil, and dozens of other Indian languages. Upload a PDF, your notes, or a textbook chapter, and it can generate a free AI-narrated audio discussion summarizing the material, in a language you actually think in. Here's how it works.
⚡ Quick facts
- Audio Overviews: Now in 50+ languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Urdu
- Interface: Expanded to 108 languages total
- Chat with sources: Works in 38 languages, Hindi included
- Cost: Free — just upload your notes, PDFs, or textbook chapters
See it in Hindi
Video: Luxmi Shanker — "Google NotebookLM New Updates: Audio & Video Overview in 80+ Languages (Hindi)."
📊 Key points from the video (skip the watch)
- Hindi-language walkthrough of NotebookLM's new Audio Overview and Video Overview features.
- Covers the rollout of language support across 80+ languages, including Indian languages.
- The video itself is chaptered with timestamps if you do want to jump to a specific feature.
What NotebookLM actually is
NotebookLM is a free Google research tool: you upload your own source material -- notes, PDFs, slides, articles, even multiple textbook chapters at once -- and it can answer questions strictly based on those sources, summarize them, generate a mind map, or turn them into an Audio Overview: a natural-sounding, podcast-style conversation between two AI hosts discussing your material.
Now speaking Hindi, Tamil, and more
Audio Overviews now support more than 50 languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Urdu, Odia, and Maithili -- made possible by Gemini's native multimodal audio support. Google also expanded the app's interface to 108 languages, and chatting directly with your uploaded sources now works in 38 languages, Hindi included.
How students can actually use this
- Go to notebooklm.google.com and sign in with a Google account.
- Create a new notebook and upload your notes, a textbook PDF, or lecture slides.
- Generate an Audio Overview and select Hindi (or your preferred Indian language) if it isn't the default.
- Listen to the AI-narrated discussion as a spoken revision summary -- while commuting, doing chores, or before an exam.
Frequently asked questions
What is NotebookLM?
A free Google tool that answers questions about your own uploaded documents and can turn them into an AI-narrated audio summary.
Which Indian languages does it support?
Audio Overviews work in 50+ languages including Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Urdu, and Odia.
Is it free?
Yes, free to use at notebooklm.google.com with any Google account.
How do students use it?
Upload notes or a textbook chapter, then generate an audio summary in Hindi or another Indian language for spoken revision.