Chennai, April 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Chennai-based music composer Ramesh Vinayakam and his family, where he explored the "Gamaka Box Notation System," a patented innovation designed to preserve and globalise Indian classical music.

The meeting, which lasted approximately 40 minutes at the ITC Grand Chola hotel in Chennai, saw the Prime Minister engaging in a hands-on demonstration of the system.

Ramesh Vinayakam, who has dedicated his life to popularising Indian music, explained that the Gamaka Box Notation System, patented in 2009, provides a precise, structured grid that enables musicians to read and write both Carnatic and Hindustani music with the same accuracy as Western staff notation.

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