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
Jayalakshmi
P06820
0659
C
F
H
1921
2002
Ghulam Jafar Khan
P06819
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
1366
Desai, Nidhara
P06818
0390
H
F
H
1927
khyal
0217
Desai, Nildhara
P06818
0390
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1768
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P06817
0112
H
M
H
1917
tabla
1610
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
P06816
0015
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
0123
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
P06816
0015
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
others
1614
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
P06815
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1190
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
P06815
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2992
Adam Saheb, Shauk
P06814
0013
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1457
Adam Saheb, Shaik
P06814
0013
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
1460
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
P06813
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
P06813
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1459
Abrol, Karuna
P06812
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0007
Abrol, Karuna
P06812
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
others
1458
Adid Husain Khan
P06811
0010
H
M
M
1920
sitar
dhrupad
khyal
0006
Abid Hussain Khan
P06811
0010
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
others
2041
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
P06810
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
P06810
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
1455
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
P06809
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
P06809
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
1454
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
P06808
0005
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
1346
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
P06808
0005
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
others
1687
Abdul Karim Khan
P06807
0004
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
1451
Abdul Khadar
P06806
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0002
Abdul Kadar
P06806
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1452
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
P06805
0467
H
M
M
1928
sitar
1857
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0102
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
P06804
0160
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1584
Jahangir Khan
P06742
0634
H
M
M
1871
tabla
0378
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Anant
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2022
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
1046
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
1425
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
P06689
0916
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
2240
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
0306
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
1893
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
0930
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
1415
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
2695
Ramzan Khan
P06343
1005
H
M
M
tabla
2668
Rajam, N.
P06308
1238
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
0859
Rajam. N.
P06308
1238
H
M
H
1939
violin
2586
Kanthe Maharaj
P06289
0739
H
M
H
1880
tabla
0444
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
khyal
0129
Bhimshankar Rao
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
others
1628
Khurana, Shanno
P06202
0783
H
F
H
1927
khyal
others
2109
Yaqub Ali Khan
P06159
1667
H
M
H
1935
sarod
3154
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
1453
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
1657
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
0287
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
1866
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0215
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1901
khyal
1766
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0045
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
1509
Ramanathan, S.
P06060
1274
C
M
H
1917
vocal
0898
Ramanathan, S.
P06060
1274
C
M
H
1917
vocal
2644
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
1725
Amarnath
P06044
0047
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0028
Amarnath
P06044
0047
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1486
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0952
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
2721
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
P06042
0341
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
0182
Mani Prasad
P06040
0929
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2250
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
2365
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
P06033
0491
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
2667
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
2849
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0988
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2762
Mishra, Umashankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0624
Mishra, Uma Shankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2304
Mallic, Ram Chatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
others
0584
Mallick, Ramchatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
2342
Kishan Maharaj
P06009
0787
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0480
Kishan Maharaj
P06009
0787
H
M
H
1923
tabla
2113
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1913
khyal
0346
Hangal, Gangubai
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1923
khyal
1939
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
P05988
0102
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
0064
Atra, Prabha
P05988
0102
H
F
H
1932
khyal
others
1532
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
H
M
H
1925
flute
3117
Pathak, Balaram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0783
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2510
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
P05977
0483
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
2608
Abhisheki, Jitendra
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
0005
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
1456
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
P05971
1044
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
others
khyal
1398
Mutatkar, Sumati
P05971
1044
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
khyal
2366
Rama Narayan
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
0913
Ram Narain
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
2665
Joshi, Anant Manohar
P05952
0688
H
M
H
1882
khyal
0408
Asad Ali Khan
P05950
0098
H
M
M
1937
bin
1528
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
others
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
1934
Nag Manilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
1399

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