Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar was the pioneer  to establish Gandharva   Mahavidyalaya and start a degree course in Indian classical music. He was an  Institution of Indian classical music in himself. Besides being an excellent and   renowned vocalist, he strived to bring Divine music to layman. Panditji compiled  books on music. He devised his own notation system suitable to Indian classical music, based on the notation system in western classical music.   He also composed notations for the national anthem of India and the famous patriotic song  “Sare Jahanse Achha”, which are classical music based tunes. They are different from those  which are now known to the Indian community in general. His compositions for semi-classical songs became popular. He also established RamNam Adhar Ashram at Nashik in 1924, where a hall is still offered free of cost to anybody who wishes to give Indian classical   music performance.