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
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
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
0130
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
1633
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
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
1801
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
0578
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
sarod
dhrupad
khyal
1481
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
2716
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
0016
Ahmadali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1928
sarod
1470
Daroowal, Zarin S.
P00572
0356
H
F
H
1946
sarod
1735
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
sarod
0022
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1611
Bhattacharaya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
3159
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
P01999
1868
H
M
H
1930
sarod
3140
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0027
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhave
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
1750
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1947
sarod
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1945
sarod
1494
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
1054
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
2842
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
Golwalkar, Madhukar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1369
Golwalkar, Madhkar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1875
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
flute
santur
1924
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1864
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
0625
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
2305
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
P01290
1125
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
2440
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
P01144
0968
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
2296
Rama Narayan
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
0913
Ram Narain
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
2665
Mishra, Gopal 1
P00034
0973
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
0620
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2299
Mishra, Kishori Prasad
P01152
0978
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
2300
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
1046
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
1425
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
0638
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2324
Kunte, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
0535
Kute, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
2174
Laddan Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0540
Laddam Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
2180
Moinuddin Khan
P01183
1010
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
2335
Munir Khan 1
P01207
1035
H
M
M
1923
sarangi
0661

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