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: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1545
Bahadar Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
P00432
0203
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
P00436
0207
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
P00444
0215
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
P06203
0216
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
P00623
0413
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1828
Ganguli, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1847
Ghose. Asrukuna
P00683
0477
H
?
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1938
Hammed Hussein Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1247
Vedim Dilip Chandra
P00106
0665
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
3060
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
P00106
0665
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0584
Mallic, Ram Chatur
P06011
0915
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2279
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
P01128
0951
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
P01148
0972
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2308
Mishra, Hari Shankar
P01150
0976
H
M
H
1917
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2301
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
P01153
0979
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2355
Mullick, Narhari Pathak
P01202
1030
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2360
Munir Khatoon
P01209
1037
H
M
M
1934
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2416
Narvekar, Shalini Manohar
P01267
1101
H
M
H
1933
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2430
Natu, Govind Narayan
P01280
1115
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2436
Nayak, Champaklal Chhabildas
P01286
1121
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2710
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
Others
3059
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
P01710
1564
H
M
H
1908
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1446
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
P01760
1616
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
3157
Yunus Hussein Khan (Darpan)
P01760
1616
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
P01839
1701
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2615
Ramachandra Rao, M.S.
P01861
1723
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2661
Ramdas, Kritankar
P01875
1737
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
P01888
1751
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
P00725
0525
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
1398
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
P05971
1044
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
Others
khyal
0013
Afzal Husain Nagina
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
Folk music
1748
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Sachin Das Motilal)
P00585
0369
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
dhrupad
2221
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
P01077
0897
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
2252
Maniram, Pandit
P01109
0932
H
M
H
1900
khyal
Others
dhrupad
0010
Adinarayana, Kundala
P00261
0016
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0459
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
0004
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
1346
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
1687
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
Others
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
1454
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0005
Abhisheki, Jitendra
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
0006
Adid Husain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
0007
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1458
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
Others
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1459
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
0013
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
0013
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
1190
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2992
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
1461
Adinarayana, Kundala
P00261
0016
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
0011
Adsule, Leelawati
P00262
0017
H
F
H
1928
khyal
1462
Adsule, Leelawati
P00262
0017
H
F
H
1928
khyal
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1464
Afzal Husain Khan
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
Others
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
0015
Agnihotri, R.M.
P00267
0022
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1469
Agnihotri, R.M.
P00267
0022
H
M
H
1908
khyal
1467
Agrawal, Sudha
P00268
0023
H
M
H
1943
Others
1468
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
P00269
0024
H
M
H
1933
sitar
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
1470
Ahmadali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1928
sarod
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
P00271
0026
H
M
M
1891
tabla
0018
Alma, Mohanlal
P00272
0027
H
F
H
1922
khyal
1471
Aima, Mohanlal
P00272
0027
H
F
H
1917
Others
1472
Ajit Merchant
P00273
0028
H
M
H
1952
khyal
Others
1473
Ajit Singh
P00274
0029
H
M
H
1933
vchitra vina
vina
1315
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
1476
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1475
Akhtar Khan
P00276
0031
H
M
M
1936
sitar
0019
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
1474
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
0020
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
P00278
0033
C
M
H
1925
violin
1477
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi
P00278
0033
C
M
H
1925
violin

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