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'Geet Ramayan' by 'Ga Di' Madgulkar and Sudhir Phadke is a collection of 56 Marathi language songs chronologically describing events from the Ramayana.
It was broadcast by @AkashvaniAIR, #Pune in 1955–1956 (one song every week).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geet_Ramayan
It was broadcast by @AkashvaniAIR, #Pune in 1955–1956 (one song every week).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geet_Ramayan
"Written by G. D. Madgulkar and the songs being composed by Sudhir Phadke, Geet Ramayan was acclaimed for its lyrics, music and singing. It is considered a "milestone of Marathi light music" and the "most popular" Marathi version of Ramayana."
"The team of Madgulkar and Phadke presented a new song every week for a year with every song being aired first on a Friday morning and then again on Saturday and Sunday morning.... The program's first song "Kuśa Lava Rāmāyaṇ Gātī" was aired on 1 April 1955."
"Though Geet Ramayan is based on sage Valmiki's epic Ramayana, Madgulkar chose a different narrative format and was praised for the lyrics, and was called Ādhunik Valmiki (the modern Valmiki)."
"The Geet Ramayan is considered as "the crescendo of Madgulkar's literary vigour". Phadke mainly used ragas of Hindustani classical music to compose the songs. He also selected the raga and the Tāla of a song to suit the time of the incident and the narrative mood."
