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: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
1801
Doshi, A.V.
P00636
0427
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
1811
Firods Ahmed Khan
P00646
0438
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
P05786
0579
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
0421
Kabra, Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
2037
Kabram Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0578
Maiitra, Radhika Mohan
P01083
0904
H
M
H
1917
sarod
sitar
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1947
sarod
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1940
sarod
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
1054
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
2842
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
P06159
1667
H
M
H
1935
sarod
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
P01999
1868
H
M
H
1930
sarod
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
P00282
0037
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
1316
Ali Hussaun
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
1482
Ali Hussein
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
0045
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
1509
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
0476
Khaladkar, Baburao Ganptrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1916
shahanai
2105
Khaladkar, Babrao Ganpatrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1918
shahanai
0684
Nanda Lall
P01238
1070
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
2387
Nanda Lall
P01238
1070
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
2389
Nand Lal
P01238
1070
H
M
H
shahanai
0957
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
2729
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
1234
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
3041
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
0004
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
0006
Adid Husain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
1468
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
P00269
0024
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1475
Akhtar Khan
P00276
0031
H
M
M
1936
sitar
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
P00022
0046
H
M
H
1935
sitar
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
P00003
0057
H
M
M
1946
sitar
surbahar
0052
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0054
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
1520
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
0087
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
0098
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
P00390
0159
H
M
H
1889
sitar
0111
Bhanjachaudhuri, Susil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1908
sitar
surbahar
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
P00412
0183
H
M
H
1907
sitar
surbahar
0117
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1605
Bhatt, Manju
P00425
0196
H
F
H
1945
sitar
0119
Bhatt, Shaahi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
1608
Bhatt, Shashi Mohan
P00427
0198
H
M
H
1929
sitar
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
1646
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
0146
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
0150
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
M
1907
sitar
1657
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
1680
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
P00518
0294
H
F
H
1945
sitar
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
P00527
0303
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1701
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1350
Chhattu, Prem nath
P00538
0315
H
M
H
1918
sitar
1703
Chhattu, Prem Nath
P00538
0315
H
F
H
1918
sitar
1757
Datta, Rash Behari
P00593
0379
H
M
H
1946
sitar
1359
Dhar, Anil Chandra
P00621
0411
H
M
H
1919
sitar
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
P00668
0460
H
M
H
1932
sitar
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
P06805
0467
H
M
M
1928
sitar
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
P00692
0487
H
M
M
1928
sitar
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
P00698
0494
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0287
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
1866
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1920
Gudihal, Ramchandra Vijayadas
P00760
0561
H
M
H
1912
sitar
0332
Gudihal, Ramrao Vijayadas
P00761
0562
H
M
H
1910
sitar
0361
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
sitar
1372
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1961
Illyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1979
Jadhav, Baburao Bhimrao
P00819
0624
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0374
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
P00824
0629
H
M
H
1927
sitar
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
0403
Jhala, Sukhrajsinh Pathubha
P00868
0680
H
M
H
1924
sitar
2013
Jhala, Sukharajsinh pathubha
P00868
0680
H
M
H
1924
sitar
0411
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
P00878
0691
H
M
H
1914
sitar
2021
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
P00878
0691
H
M
H
1914
sitar
0422
Kadam, Baburao Haribhaz
P00891
0704
H
M
H
1917
sitar

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