Geet Ramayan is a collection of 56 songs in Marathi

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, written by noted litterateur G. D. Madgulkar

G. D. Madgulkar

Gajānan Digambar Mādgulkar was a prominent Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He was popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by just his initials as Ga Di Ma .It can be rightly stated that his contribution to Marathi culture was rich in its content as well as high in...

 (popularly known as Ga. Di. Ma. (गदिमा)), composed and sung by Sudhir Phadke

Sudhir Phadke

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 (or Babuji). The collection of songs contains the gist of the India

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n epic of Ramayana

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 in chronological sequence.

The first song "Swaye Shri Ramprabhu aikati (स्वये श्री रामप्रभू ऐकती)" was broadcast by Akashwani Pune (All India Radio Pune) on 1 April 1955; the auspicious day of Raam Navami (celebration of the birth of Lord Rama). It was one of the most popular programmes of that time. Geet Ramayan has been translated into nine Indian languages: Assamese

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 Bengali

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, English

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, Hindi, Kannada

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, Konkani

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, Sindhi

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, Telugu

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 and Oriya

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List of songs

1. Swaye Shri Ramprabhu aikati (स्वये श्री रामप्रभू ऐकती)
2. Sharayu tiravari Ayodhya (शरयू तीरावरी अयोध्या)
3. Uga-ka kalij majhe uley (उगा-का काळीज माझे उले)
4. Udaas-ka tu (उदास का तू)
5. Dasharatha ghe hey payasdaan (दशरथा घे हे पायसदान)
6. Ram janmala-ga sakhi
7. Savla-ga Ramchandra
8. Jyeshtha tujha putra mala deyi Dashrath
9. Joad jhani karmuka soad-re sayaka
10. Chala raghava chala
11. Rama charan tujhe lagale
12. Swayamvar jhaley Sitechey
13. Anand saangu kiti sakhe-ga
14. Modu naka vachanas
15. Naku rey jau Ramraya
16. Rama-vina rajya padee kon baisato
17. Nirop kasla majha gheta
18. Thamb sumanta thamb
19. Nakos naukey parat phiru
20. Ya ithey Lakshmana bandh kuti
21. Bolaley itukey maj Shriram
22. Datla chohikade andhaar
23. Mata na tu vairini
24. Aashrayaa guhe kadey Janakis pathava
25. Paradheen aahey jagti putra manavacha
26. Taat gele, Mai geli, Bharat aata poraka
27. Kon tu kuthala rajkumar
28. Suud ghey tyacha Lankapati
29. Maj aanun dya toh harin Ayodhyanatha
30. Yachaka, thambu nako daraat
31. Kothey Sita janaknandini
32. Lakshamana, tichicha he pauley
33. Palavili Ravaney Sita
34. Dhanya he Shabari Shrirama
35. Sanmitra Raghavacha Sugreev aaj jhala
36. Walivadh Nakhal-nirdalan
37. Asa-ha ekach Shri Hanuman
38. Heech-ti Ramanchi swamini
39. Nako karus valgana
40. Maj sang avastha duta raghunathanchi
41. Petavi Lanka Hanumant
42. Setu Bandhare sagari
43. Raghuvara, bolat ka nahi
44. Sugreeva hey sahaas asley
45. Shevatcha kari vichar phirun ekda
46. Anupameya ho suru yudha hey RamRavananchey
47. Lankevar kaal kathin aaj paatla
48. Aaj ka nishphal hoti baan
49. Bhuvari Ravan-vadh jhala
50. Leentey, Charutey, Sitey
51. Swamini Nirantar Majhi suta hi kshamechi
52. Trivar Jayjaykar
53. Prabho, maj ekach var dyava
54. Dohale purva raghukultilka majhe
55. Maj saang Lakshmana jau kuthey
56. Gaa balano Shri Ramayan

External links

• Geet Ramayana - Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
• Geet Ramayan, still magical - Mulund-Powai Plus (The Times of India, Mumbai Edition)
• Golden jubilee of 'Geet Ramayan' - Zee News
• Ga. Di. Ma. dot com: A site deicated to Ga. Di. Madgulkar
• Ga. Di. Madgulkar
• Music director Sudhir Phadke turns 80 - The Indian Express
• Listen to Geet Ramayan Online