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
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
P00459
0231
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
P00446
0217
0130
Bholanath Prassana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00446
0217
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
P00410
0181
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00410
0181
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00282
0037
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
P00284
0039
1316
Ali Hussaun
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
P00284
0039
1482
Ali Hussein
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
P06080
0062
0045
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P06080
0062
1509
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P00014
0241
0138
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00014
0241
1643
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P01700
1553
1234
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P01700
1553
3041
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P01477
1321
0957
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01477
1321
2729
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01238
1070
0684
Nanda Lall
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
P01238
1070
2387
Nanda Lall
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
P01238
1070
2389
Nand Lal
H
M
H
shahanai
P00961
0779
0476
Khaladkar, Baburao Ganptrao
H
M
H
1916
shahanai
P00961
0779
2105
Khaladkar, Babrao Ganpatrao
H
M
H
1918
shahanai
P01466
1309
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
violin
P00636
0427
1801
Doshi, A.V.
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
P01083
0904
0578
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
P01466
1309
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
P00270
0025
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1938
sarod
P00270
0025
1470
Ahmadali Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarod
P00572
0356
1735
Daroowal, Zarin S.
H
F
H
1946
sarod
P05930
0038
0022
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
sarod
P00285
0040
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00285
0040
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P00285
0040
3159
Bhattacharaya, Jotin
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P01999
1868
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
H
M
H
1930
sarod
P00005
0045
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
H
M
M
1862
sarod
P05927
0371
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05927
0371
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05908
0058
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P05908
0058
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1945
sarod
P02319
1402
1054
Sharan Rani
H
F
H
1929
sarod
P02319
1402
2842
Sharan Rani
H
F
H
1929
sarod
P00890
0703
0421
Kabra, Damodar Lal
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P06159
1667
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00890
0703
2037
Kabram Damodar Lal
H
M
H
1926
sarod
P01462
1305
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P01462
1305
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1940
sarod
P05786
0579
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P00646
0438
1811
Firods Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P00352
0119
0073
Bahadur Khan
H
M
M
1929
sarod
P00352
0119
1545
Bahadar Khan
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
others
sarod
P00655
0447
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
H
M
H
sarod
P00655
0447
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
H
M
H
1911
sarod
P00669
0461
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00669
0461
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00378
0146
1569
Banerjee, Birendranath
H
M
H
1918
sarod
P00708
0507
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P00708
0507
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
P01551
1398
2833
Shamshddin Khan
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
tabla
P00764
0565
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
flute
santur
P00699
0495
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00699
0495
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P01143
0967
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P01143
0967
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P01290
1125
2440
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
P01144
0968
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
P05968
1255
0913
Rama Narayan
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
P05968
1255
2665
Ram Narain
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
P00034
0973
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
H
M
H
1920
sarangi

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