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
2038
Kadam, Baburao Haribhau
P00891
0704
H
M
H
1917
sitar
0449
Kapur, Loknath
P00927
0744
H
M
H
1924
sitar
bin
2073
Kapur, Loknath
P00927
0744
H
M
H
1924
sitar
bin
0456
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
2080
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
H
1915
sitar
bin
2086
Kathale, Divakar Yadav
P00941
0758
H
M
H
1936
sitar
0465
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
2095
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
0541
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
P01037
0857
H
M
H
1907
sitar
dilruba
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
0631
Misra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2314
Mishra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2304
Mishra, Uma Shankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2320
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
sitar
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
P01167
0993
H
F
H
1939
sitar
1395
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
P01191
1018
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2241
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
P01191
1018
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0651
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
2343
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
2350
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
P01196
1023
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
2365
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
1399
Nag Manilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
2371
Nag, Monilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2374
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0783
Pathak, Balaram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1929
sitar
2510
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0848
Raghuvir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2571
Raghubir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0870
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2598
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0874
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2605
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0930
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
1415
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
2695
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
0945
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
F
H
1931
sitar
1023
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
2802
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
1065
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
2855
Shastri,Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1075
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
2864
Shukla, Harikant B.
P01572
1422
H
M
H
1909
sitar
dilruba
1115
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
P01605
1456
H
M
H
1919
sitar
2905
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
P01605
1456
H
M
H
1919
sitar
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
3108
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1290
Vilayat Khan
P01740
1595
H
M
H
1924
sitar
3121
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
P01740
1595
H
M
M
1924
sitar
1293
Viney Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
3124
Vinay Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
0776
Parvatikar, D.R.
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
1420
Sarvajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1947
sitar
2768
Sarbajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1917
sitar
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
P01814
1674
H
M
M
1930
sitar
2714
Roy, Raja
P01895
1758
H
M
H
1911
sitar
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
P01949
1814
H
F
H
1940
sitar
3110
Verma R.D.
P01987
1855
H
M
H
1936
sitar
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1937
Aldar Shikharesh.
P00281
0036
H
M
H
1939
surbahar
vina
1518
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
P00323
0086
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1459
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0012
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1463
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
P00271
0026
H
M
M
1891
tabla
0026
Alla Rakka Qureishi
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
P00293
0051
H
M
M
1901
tabla
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1489
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1493
Amir Mohammad Khan(Mehar Piya)
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
khyal
Others
tabla
1610
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
0112
H
M
H
1917
tabla
0071
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
1541
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
1543
Badri Maharaj
P00349
0116
H
M
H
1926
tabla
0090
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
1571
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
1332
Bhattacharya, Ashutosh
P00403
0174
H
M
H
1917
tabla
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
P00417
0188
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0122
Bhattacharaya, Bibekananda
P00429
0200
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1612
Bhattacharya, Bibekananda
P00430
0201
H
M
H
1931
tabla

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