He sang the original version of the bhajan Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram[citation needed], and founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya on 5 May 1901.

Vishnu Digambar Paluskar was born in a Chitpavan Brahmin Marathi family of Kurundwad, a small town falling under the Deccan division of Bombay Presidency during British rule, presently in Maharashtra.

The king of Miraj recognising the talent in the boy put him under the guidance of Balakrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar, a learned musician.

[3] After that Paluskar began touring the country and studied the musical traditions in each part of Northern India.

He broke a long-standing tradition of Indian music by giving a public concert in Saurashtra and charging a nominal fee.

His disciples Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Omkarnath Thakur, Narayanrao Vyas, and B. R. Deodhar became renowned classical singers and teachers.

On 21 July 1973, the Post and Telegraph Department, Government of India paid homage to Paluskar by releasing a commemorative stamp.