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
P00037
0975
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00037
0975
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P01152
0978
2300
Mishra, Kishori Prasad
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
P06724
1395
1046
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
P06724
1395
1425
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
P01170
0997
0638
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01170
0997
2324
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01031
0850
0535
Kunte, Anant Krishnaji
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
P01031
0850
2174
Kute, Anant Krishnaji
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
P01036
0856
0540
Laddan Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01036
0856
2180
Laddam Khan
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
P01183
1010
2335
Moinuddin Khan
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
P01207
1035
0661
Munir Khan 1
H
M
M
1923
sarangi
P01208
1036
2359
Munir Khan(Munnu) 2
H
M
M
1911
sarangi
P05663
0880
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
P00501
0276
0158
Chanda Hussain
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P00502
0277
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
P06043
1315
0952
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06043
1315
2721
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P00810
0615
1968
Iqbat Hussein Khan
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
P01093
0914
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
P01498
1343
0983
Sardar Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
P01498
1343
2756
Sardar Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
P00674
0468
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00674
0468
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P06806
0002
0002
Abdul Khadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P06806
0002
1452
Abdul Kadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P06123
0006
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P00693
0488
0281
Ghulam Jaffer Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P06819
0488
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00693
0488
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P00694
0489
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00694
0489
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00694
0489
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00695
0490
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
O
M
M
1907
santur
P06027
1408
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P06027
1408
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P01469
1312
2712
Roy, Kalyani
H
M
H
1931
santur
P00695
0490
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
H
M
M
1907
santur
P00489
0264
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00489
0264
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P01071
0891
2215
Lolita Bhagat
O
F
H
1930
piano
P01672
1525
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
P00424
0195
0308
Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
P00424
0195
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
P00266
0021
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00266
0021
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00287
0042
0024
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
P00875
0687
0420
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
P01672
1525
1203
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
H
M
H
pakhavaj
P00875
0687
2034
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
P01166
0992
0635
Misra, Protap Narayan
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
P01166
0992
2321
Mitra, Protap Narayan
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
P01319
1156
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P01319
1156
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
P01320
1157
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
P01320
1157
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
P01827
1687
0824
Purushottam Das
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
P00762
0563
1921
Gujarati, Bithal Das
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
P01843
1705
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
P00340
0106
1447
Ayoddhya Prasad
H
M
H
1892
pakhavaj
P01874
1736
2660
Ramdas
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
P01368
1206
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
P01368
1206
2549
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
P01097
0918
2341
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P02154
0314
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P00559
0339
1355
Chuttan Lal
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
P00560
0340
1724
Chuttanlal, Chandalal
H
M
H
1927
pakhavaj
P01441
1282
0906
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1926
others
violin
P00373
0141
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
others
others
harmonium
P01004
0823
0506
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
C
M
H
1932
others
P00870
0682
0604
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
O
M
O
1913
others
P01552
1399
2838
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
C
M
H
1920
others
P01803
1662
2616
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
C
M
H
1908
others
P01804
1663
2887
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
C
M
H
1913
others
P01189
1016
0649
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
H
M
H
1886
others
P01570
1420
2863
Shivrudrappa, Anekal S.
C
M
H
1900
others
P00325
0088
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00325
0088
1519
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
O
M
O
1903
others
P00767
0568
0335
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1906
others
P00485
0259
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
H
M
H
1929
others
P00344
0110
1321
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00344
0110
1539
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P01071
0891
0568
Lolita Bhagat
O
F
H
1930
others
P01724
1579
1268
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
C
M
H
1932
others
P01724
1579
3090
Venkataramanamurti, Jusunuri
C
M
H
1932
others
P00373
0141
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
others
P00671
0464
1837
Gazder, Ali
O
M
M
1930
others
P01923
1787
2916
Srikanta Iyer, V.
C
M
H
1920
others
P01764
1620
0911
Ramchandra, Chitalkar
O
M
H
1918
others
P00570
0354
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
P01715
1569
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
Nagaswaram
flute
clarinet
P00548
0328
1712
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
trumpet
P00548
0328
0176
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
P01270
1104
0713
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P01270
1104
2419
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P01968
1834
3068
Venkaiah, Alluru
C
M
H
1931
nagasvaram
P00100
1108
2422
Natarajasundaram Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram