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
Kabra, Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0421
Yaqub Ali Khan
P06159
1667
H
M
H
1935
sarod
3154
Kabram Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
2037
Rehmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1947
sarod
0933
Renmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1940
sarod
2699
Hafiz Ali Khan
P05786
0579
H
M
M
1880
sarod
dhrupad
0343
Firods Ahmed Khan
P00646
0438
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1811
Bahadur Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1929
sarod
0073
Bahadar Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1931
sarod
dhrupad
khyal
others
1545
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
1448
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
1830
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1834
Banerjee, Birendranath
P00378
0146
H
M
H
1918
sarod
1569
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
2716
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
sarod
dhrupad
khyal
1481
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
1801
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
0578
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1594
Ali Ahmed Hussein
P00282
0037
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
1480
Ali Hussaun
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
1316
Ali Hussein
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
1482
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0045
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
1509
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
1234
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
3041
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
0957
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
2729
Nanda Lall
P01238
1070
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
0684
Nanda Lall
P01238
1070
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
2387
Nand Lal
P01238
1070
H
M
H
shahanai
2389
Khaladkar, Baburao Ganptrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1916
shahanai
0476
Khaladkar, Babrao Ganpatrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1918
shahanai
2105
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
1633
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
0130
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Rama Rao,N.R.
P00698
0494
H
F
H
1927
sitar
2610
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
P00269
0024
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1468
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
0287
Mavlankar S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
0613
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
1866
Mavlankar, S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
2281
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0870
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2598
Akhtar Khan
P00276
0031
H
M
M
1936
sitar
1475
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0874
Sarvajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1947
sitar
1420
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2605
Sarbajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1917
sitar
2768
Verma R.D.
P01987
1855
H
M
H
1936
sitar
3110
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
0117
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1605
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0119
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
1608
Chaubey, Debabrata
P00022
0046
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0164
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1616
Jhala, Sukhrajsinh Pathubha
P00868
0680
H
M
H
1924
sitar
0403
Jhala, Sukharajsinh pathubha
P00868
0680
H
M
H
1924
sitar
2013
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0821
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2550
Misra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0631
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0313
Mishra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2314
Datta, Rash Behari
P00593
0379
H
M
H
1946
sitar
1757
Mishra, Umashankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0624
Mishra, Uma Shankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2304
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
sitar
2320
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
P00878
0691
H
M
H
1914
sitar
0411
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
P00878
0691
H
M
H
1914
sitar
2021
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
P01167
0993
H
F
H
1939
sitar
2318
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
sitar
vocal
0312
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1900
Kadam, Baburao Haribhaz
P00891
0704
H
M
H
1917
sitar
0422
Kadam, Baburao Haribhau
P00891
0704
H
M
H
1917
sitar
2038
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1065
Shastri,Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
2855
Parikh, Arvind N.
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0766
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2491
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
P01814
1674
H
M
M
1930
sitar
1424
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1646
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0052
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
P01191
1018
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1395
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
P01191
1018
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2241
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
0651
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
2343
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
0054
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
1520
Bordolayee, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
0144
Gudihal, Ramchandra Vijayadas
P00760
0561
H
M
H
1912
sitar
1920
Bordolai, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
1651
Gudihal, Ramrao Vijayadas
P00761
0562
H
M
H
1910
sitar
0332
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
P01196
1023
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2350
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
0146
Dhar, Anil Chandra
P00621
0411
H
M
H
1919
sitar
1359
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
0930
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
1415

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