 Geet Ramayan was conceptualized in 1955 , four years before the introduction of television in India in 1959 . During the early days of All India Radio , Pune ( also known as <unk> Pune ) , station director <unk> Lad wanted to begin a radio programme which would be entertaining and provide moral education . He hence outlined his plan to poet and writer G. D. Madgulkar ( popularly known as " Ga @-@ Di @-@ Ma " ) . Since the Ramayana ( written by Valmiki ) is an Indian epic , Lad and Madgulkar came up with an idea of a version in singable verse . Madgulkar accepted the challenge , enlisting his music @-@ director friend Sudhir Phadke ( popularly known as " <unk> " ) for the collaboration . 
