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
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
2695
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
1657
Pathak, Balaram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0783
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2510
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
F
H
1931
sitar
0945
Nag Manilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
1399
Nag, Monilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
2371
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2374
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
P00518
0294
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1680
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
P01605
1456
H
M
H
1919
sitar
1115
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
P01605
1456
H
M
H
1919
sitar
2905
Kathale, Divakar Yadav
P00941
0758
H
M
H
1936
sitar
2086
Roy, Raja
P01895
1758
H
M
H
1911
sitar
2714
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
sitar
0361
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1372
Illyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1961
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
3108
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
P00527
0303
H
M
H
1934
sitar
1689
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
0465
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
2095
Garg, Laxminarayan
P00668
0460
H
M
H
1932
sitar
0266
Vilayat Khan
P01740
1595
H
M
H
1924
sitar
1290
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
P01740
1595
H
M
M
1924
sitar
3121
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
sitar
khyal
0087
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
0169
Viney Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1293
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1701
Vinay Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
3124
Chhattu, Prem nath
P00538
0315
H
M
H
1918
sitar
1350
Chhattu, Prem Nath
P00538
0315
H
F
H
1918
sitar
1703
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
P06805
0467
H
M
M
1928
sitar
1857
Jadhav, Baburao Bhimrao
P00819
0624
H
M
H
1928
sitar
1979
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1573
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
P00824
0629
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0374
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
0001
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
P00390
0159
H
M
H
1889
sitar
0098
Raghuvir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0848
Adid Husain Khan
P06811
0010
H
M
M
1920
sitar
dhrupad
khyal
0006
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
1374
Raghubir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2571
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
1986
Raina, OmkarNath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0849
Upadhyaya, Parvati
P01949
1814
H
F
H
1940
sitar
3016
Raina, Omkar Nath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2574
Ghulam Husain Khan
P00692
0487
H
M
M
1928
sitar
0280
Kapur, Loknath
P00927
0744
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
0449
Kapur, Loknath
P00927
0744
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
2073
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
0456
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
H
1915
bin
sitar
2080
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
bin
sitar
1449
Abdul Karim Khan
P06807
0004
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
1451
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
P01037
0857
H
M
H
1907
dilruba
sitar
0541
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
dilruba
sitar
1075
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
dilruba
sitar
2864
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1908
surbahar
sitar
0111
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1907
surbahar
sitar
1596
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
P00003
0057
H
M
M
1946
surbahar
sitar
2448
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
2365
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
bin
surbahar
sitar
1023
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
bin
surbahar
sitar
2802
Parvatikar, D.R.
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
0776
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
tabla
sitar
1613
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
1895
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
P00323
0086
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
1518
Imarat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
0362
Imrat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
1962
Aldar Shikharesh.
P00281
0036
H
M
H
1939
vina
surbahar
1937
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1463
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
P01521
1366
H
M
H
1923
tabla
1012
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
P01521
1366
H
M
H
1923
tabla
2788
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
1465
Nizamuddin Khan
P05900
0493
H
M
M
1938
tabla
2456
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
1593
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
P00271
0026
H
M
M
1891
tabla
0017
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
0291
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1871
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
0617
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
2289
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
1598
Nawab Khan
P01285
1120
H
M
M
1943
tabla
2435
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
P01140
0964
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1390
Nayak, Jayshanker lallubhai
P01288
1123
H
F
H
1913
tabla
2438
Nazir Ahmad
P01291
1126
H
M
M
1936
tabla
2441
Mishra, Chhote Lal
P01147
0971
H
M
H
1940
tabla
2317
Mishra, Gopal 2
P01149
0974
H
M
H
1950
tabla
2298
Alla Rakka Qureishi
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0026
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
P00429
0200
H
M
H
1931
tabla
0122
Alla Rakha Qureish
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
1485
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1612
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
P02001
1870
H
M
H
1942
tabla
3144
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
P01153
0979
H
M
H
1908
tabla
others
0622
Misra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1933
tabla
0628
Mishra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1934
tabla
2310

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