Who's Who of Indian Musicians (WWIM), originally published by Sangeet Natak Akademi: National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama (SNA) in two editions (1968 and 1984), is a voluminous directory of Indian musicians. The directory data was collected from vocalists and instrumentalists of Hindustani and Carnatic traditions, and other various genres including folk music. It is possible to use overall 3,160 entries (1,877 musicians) for inquiries about their birth year, specialization, and educational background, as well as their performing experiences abroad and publications, if any. Entries in this WWIM database are compiled from the original print versions after correcting the editorial errors such as duplications or misspellings.

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Toggle column: Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Instrument - Vocal - WWIM ID
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
1333
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
1860
Saxena, Shanta
P01520
1365
O
F
H
vocal
2787
Venkatarama Iyer, T.L.
P01973
1841
O
M
H
1893
vocal
1264
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
0193
Naushad Ali
P01281
1116
O
M
M
1919
0721
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
1734
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
vocal
1024
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
vocal
2803
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1330
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
P01532
1377
O
F
H
vocal
1421
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1600
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
P01139
0962
O
F
H
1914
vocal
2291
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
P01532
1377
O
F
H
vocal
2804
Das, Anandi Ram
P00573
0357
O
M
H
1909
vocal
0194
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
vocal
1422
Das, Anandi Ram
P00573
0357
O
M
H
1909
vocal
1736
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
vocal
2805
Das, Kalipada
P00576
0360
O
M
H
1943
vocal
1739
Das, Raghab Chandra
P00582
0366
O
M
H
1919
0200
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
O
F
M
1930
vocal
2447
Nimaicharan Harichandan
P01297
1132
O
M
H
1901
vocal
1402
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
vocal
others
1331
Ramalinga Baghavatar
P01423
1264
O
M
H
1896
0888
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
vocal
1619
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
P00870
0682
O
M
Others
1913
others
0604
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
vocal
1357
Mathieson, Rev, Theodore
P00870
0682
O
M
O
1913
cello
2271
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
P01669
1522
O
F
H
1936
vocal
1200
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
0250
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
P01669
1522
O
F
H
1936
vocal
3002
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
vocal
1358
Tripathi, Shrinath Damodar
P01673
1526
O
M
H
1913
1204
Tripathi, Shrinath Damodar
P01673
1526
O
M
H
1913
3004
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
vocal
0213
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
khol
vocal
1762
Sharma, Atul Chandra
P01800
1659
O
M
H
1916
vocal
0985
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
sitar
vocal
0312
Sarma, Atul Chandra
P01800
1659
O
M
H
1916
vocal
2759
Rajamannar, P.V.
P00451
0223
O
M
H
1901
1411
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
vocal
1899
Mitra, Rajeswar (Sharnagadeva)
P01169
0995
O
M
H
1917
2322
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
vocal
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
P00095
0996
O
F
H
1924
vocal
2323
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
P01804
1663
O
M
H
1912
timila
1097
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
P01180
1007
O
M
H
1907
khol
vocal
0643
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
P01180
1007
O
M
H
1907
khol
vocal
2332
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
vocal
0427
Biswas, Anil
P00469
0242
O
M
H
1914
0139
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
vocal
2043
Shiledar, Jayram Yeshwant
P01568
1417
O
M
H
1917
vocal
1069
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
vocal
0140
Shiledarm Jayram Yeshwant
P01568
1417
O
M
H
1917
vocal
2859
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
P01819
1679
O
M
H
1915
vocal
2526
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
vocal
1645
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1519
Goyari Sunam Chandra
P00759
0560
O
M
H
1925
vocal
0330
Mukherjee, Hemanata Kumar
P01194
1021
O
M
H
1922
vocal
0653
Shukla, Jagannath
P01573
1423
O
M
H
1905
vocal
1076
Mukherjee, Hemanta Kumar
P01194
1021
O
M
H
1922
vocal
2345
Shukla, Jagannath
P01573
1423
O
M
H
1905
vocal
2865
Raghavan, Venkataraman
P01833
1693
O
M
H
1908
0844
Gulati, S.N.
P00766
0567
O
M
H
1919
violin
1923
Mukhopadhyaya, Sailen
P01199
1026
O
M
H
1935
vocal
2352
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
P01836
1698
O
M
H
1888
vocal
0873
Muktiar, Moniram Gayan
P01201
1029
O
M
H
vocal
0656
Muktiyar, Moniram Gayan
P01201
1029
O
M
H
vocal
2354
Mullick, Pamkaj Kumar
P01203
1031
O
M
H
1905
vocal
0657
Sanbamurthy, P.
P01844
1706
O
M
H
1901
0962
Burman, Sachin Dev
P00089
0262
O
M
H
1906
vocal
0151
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
O
M
H
1938
vocal
1371
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
Others
1900
violin
0241
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
vocal
1796
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
vocal
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
vocal
2708
Chaliha, Padmadhar (Fulanir Mali)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
vocal
0156
Falanir Mali (Chaliha Padmadir)
P00497
0272
O
M
H
1895
vocal
1812
Roy, Juthika
P01468
1311
O
F
H
192
vocal
0944
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1321
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1539
Saboto, Tripurari
P01471
1314
O
M
H
1923
vocal
0951
Kar, Hari Das
P00929
0746
O
M
H
1914
vocal
0451
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
0568
Kar, Hari Das
P00929
0746
O
M
H
1914
vocal
2075
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
2215
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
vocal
0252
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
0572
Gadhvi, Hemu Nanbha
P00649
0441
O
M
H
1929
vocal
1815
Karmakar, Radharaman
P00935
0752
O
M
H
1914
vocal
0455
Karmakar, Radharaman
P00935
0752
O
M
H
1914
vocal
2081
Mahanta, Giri Kanta
P01078
0899
O
M
H
1910
vocal
2223
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
P01079
0900
O
M
H
1942
vocal
2224
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
1386
Chattopadhyay, Chinmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
vocal
1344
Chattopadhyay, Chimmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
1683
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
1284
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
3111
Jacob, Bernard Vivian
P00814
0619
O
M
Others
1918
0369

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