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
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
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

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