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: Personal ID - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01605
1456
2905
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
H
M
H
1919
sitar
P00941
0758
2086
Kathale, Divakar Yadav
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P01895
1758
2714
Roy, Raja
H
M
H
1911
sitar
P00802
0607
0361
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
sitar
P00802
0607
1372
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00802
0607
1961
Illyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01733
1588
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01733
1588
3108
Verma, Balwant Rai
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P00527
0303
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00949
0766
0465
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
H
M
H
1885
sitar
P00949
0766
2095
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
H
M
H
1885
sitar
P00668
0460
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
H
M
H
1932
sitar
P01740
1595
1290
Vilayat Khan
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P01740
1595
3121
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00374
0142
0087
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
P00536
0313
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P00269
1598
1293
Viney Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00536
0313
1701
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P00269
1598
3124
Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00538
0315
1350
Chhattu, Prem nath
H
M
H
1918
sitar
P00538
0315
1703
Chhattu, Prem Nath
H
F
H
1918
sitar
P06805
0467
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P00819
0624
1979
Jadhav, Baburao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P00071
0150
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00071
0150
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00824
0629
0374
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
P00390
0159
0098
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
H
M
H
1889
sitar
P01391
1229
0848
Raghuvir Prasad
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P06811
0010
0006
Adid Husain Khan
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
P00834
0640
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P01391
1229
2571
Raghubir Prasad
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P00834
0640
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P01392
1230
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01949
1814
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
H
F
H
1940
sitar
P01392
1230
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00692
0487
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P01774
1631
0776
Parvatikar, D.R.
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
P00730
0530
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
P00323
0086
1518
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
P00412
0183
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
H
M
H
1908
surbahar
sitar
P00412
0183
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
H
M
H
1907
surbahar
sitar
P00003
0057
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1946
surbahar
sitar
P06035
1043
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P06035
1043
2365
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P02053
0608
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02053
0608
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P00263
0018
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00263
0018
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P01521
1366
1012
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P01521
1366
2788
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00265
0020
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
H
M
M
1941
tabla
P05900
0493
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P00409
0180
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00409
0180
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
H
M
H
tabla
P00271
0026
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
H
M
M
1891
tabla
P00053
0503
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00053
0503
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P01137
0960
0617
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P01137
0960
2289
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P00420
0191
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P01285
1120
2435
Nawab Khan
H
M
M
1943
tabla
P01140
0964
1390
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P01288
1123
2438
Nayak, Jayshanker lallubhai
H
F
H
1913
tabla
P01291
1126
2441
Nazir Ahmad
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P01147
0971
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P01149
0974
2298
Mishra, Gopal 2
H
M
H
1950
tabla
P00004
0044
0026
Alla Rakka Qureishi
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P00429
0200
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P00004
0044
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P00430
0201
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
H
M
H
1931
tabla
P02001
1870
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
H
M
H
1942
tabla
P01153
0979
0622
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
H
M
H
1908
others
tabla
P01154
0980
0628
Misra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01154
0980
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01156
0982
2312
Mishra, Nand Kishore
H
M
H
tabla
P00293
0051
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P01157
0983
0623
Mishra, Ramji 1
H
M
H
1914
tabla
P00294
0052
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P01157
0983
2302
Mishra, Ramji 1
H
M
H
1914
tabla
P00294
0052
1489
Ameer Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P01158
0984
2313
Mishra, Ramji 2
H
F
H
1941
tabla
P00092
1394
1044
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00294
0052
1493
Amir Mohammad Khan(Mehar Piya)
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
tabla
P00092
1394
2827
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P01159
0985
2303
Mishra, Samta Prasad (Samta Prasad)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P00442
0213
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00442
0213
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
H
M
H
1928
tabla
P00592
0378
0208
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00592
0378
1756
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01551
1398
1049
Shamsuddi Khan
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P01163
0989
2316
Mishra, Yamuna Prasad
H
M
H
1936
tabla
P00092
0383
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00092
0383
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P01556
1403
2843
Shardulsingh Sahebsingh Ragi
H
M
H
1918
tabla
P00458
0230
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00458
0230
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00885
0698
0419
Joshi, Trikamray Gangram
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00885
0698
2032
Joshi, Tikamray Gangaram
H
M
H
1923
tabla