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
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
P01144
0968
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
P00034
0973
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2300
Mishra, Kishori Prasad
P01152
0978
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0638
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2324
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
P01170
0997
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
2335
Moinuddin Khan
P01183
1010
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
0661
Munir Khan 1
P01207
1035
H
M
M
1923
sarangi
2359
Munir Khan(Munnu) 2
P01208
1036
H
M
M
1911
sarangi
2440
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
P01290
1125
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
0913
Rama Narayan
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
2665
Ram Narain
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0952
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
2721
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0983
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
2756
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
1046
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
1425
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
H
M
M
1907
santur
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
2712
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
M
H
1931
santur
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
2215
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
0024
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
P00287
0042
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
1447
Ayoddhya Prasad
P00340
0106
H
M
H
1892
pakhavaj
0308
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
0134
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
1636
Bhullan Khan
P00462
0234
H
M
M
1918
pakhavaj
tabla
0166
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1693
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
1349
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
tabla
1702
Chhatrapati Singh
P02154
0314
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
1355
Chuttan Lal
P00559
0339
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
1724
Chuttanlal, Chandalal
P00560
0340
H
M
H
1927
pakhavaj
0306
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1893
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1921
Gujarati, Bithal Das
P00762
0563
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
0420
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
2034
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
1386
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
2227
Maharana, Banmali
P01082
0903
H
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
2341
Mallik, Chandra Kumar
P01097
0918
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
0635
Misra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
2321
Mitra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
2549
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
1203
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
0824
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
P01843
1705
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
2660
Ramdas
P01874
1736
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
3109
Verma, Govindram
P01988
1856
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
tabla
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1519
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1321
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1539
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
others
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
1837
Gazder, Ali
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
others
0335
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
others
0604
Mathieson, Rev. Theedore
P00870
0682
O
M
Others
1913
others
0506
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
P01004
0823
C
M
H
1932
others
0568
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
0649
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
P01189
1016
H
M
H
1886
others
2838
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
P01552
1399
C
M
H
1920
others
2863
Shivrudrappa, Anekal S.
P01570
1420
C
M
H
1900
others
1268
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
3090
Venkataramanamurti, Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
0911
Ramchandra, Chitalkar
P01764
1620
O
M
H
1918
others
2616
Ramachandra Sastry, H.
P01803
1662
C
M
H
1908
others
2887
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
P01804
1663
C
M
H
1913
others
2916
Srikanta Iyer, V.
P01923
1787
C
M
H
1920
others
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
0013
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
0013
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
0050
Angappan, Perambalur N.
P00319
0081
C
M
H
1889
nagasvaram
1517
Annamalai, Ayyasamy Pillai, Thiruvavaduthrai
P00322
0084
C
M
H
1928
nagasvaram
1698
Chellappa K. (Haripad Brothers)
P00533
0310
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
1697
Chellappa Panicker K.(Haripad Brothers)
P00534
0311
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
1707
Chiana Peeru Saheb
P00540
0317
C
M
M
1906
nagasvaram
0172
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
P00542
0320
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1713
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
0189
Dakshinamurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
1730
Dakshinmurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram

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