 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 , between 8 : 45 AM and 9 : 00 AM IST . 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 . The poet and composer were praised for their contribution to the series . 
