 On 5 May 1901, Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a school to impart formal training in Indian classical music with some historical Indian Music.This was a school open to all and one of the first in India to run on public support and donations, rather than royal patronage.It was a challenge to the traditional method where students lived under the same roof with their teachers.