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
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
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
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
1470
Ahmadali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1928
sarod
0022
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
sarod
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
3159
Bhattacharaya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1947
sarod
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1945
sarod
0073
Bahadur Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1929
sarod
1545
Bahadar Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
1569
Banerjee, Birendranath
P00378
0146
H
M
H
1918
sarod
1735
Daroowal, Zarin S.
P00572
0356
H
F
H
1946
sarod
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
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0158
Chanda Hussain
P00501
0276
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
1665
Chanda Hussein Khan
P00502
0277
H
M
M
1930
sarangi
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
0281
Ghulam Jaffer Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
1858
Ghulam Jaffar Khan
P00693
0488
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
P00699
0495
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
1369
Golwalkar, Madhukar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1875
Golwalkar, Madhkar
P00708
0507
H
M
H
1918
sarangi
tarshahnai
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
1968
Iqbat Hussein Khan
P00810
0615
H
F
M
1929
sarangi
0535
Kunte, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
2174
Kute, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
0540
Laddan Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
2180
Laddam Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
P01093
0914
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi

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