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: Personal ID - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P00939
0459
0756
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P01530
1023
1375
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
P01530
1354
1375
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
H
M
H
1906
sitar
surbahar
bin
P01715
1253
1569
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
P00628
0239
0418
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
P00459
0185
0231
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
P00764
0476
0565
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
P01539
1034
1384
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
P01539
1368
1384
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
violin
vina
flute
P01171
0877
0998
Mohd. Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1907
harmonium
tabla
ghatam
P00424
0156
0195
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
P00346
0092
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
kanjira
jaltarang
P00724
0304
0524
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P00724
0443
0524
Gopalam, Annavarapu
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
P01886
1237
1748
Rangaswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
P00716
0437
0516
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
P00830
0380
0636
Jain, Chintamani
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
P01164
0627
0990
Misra, Lal Mani
H
M
H
1924
vchitra vina
sitar
sitar
P01173
0640
1000
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01173
0880
1000
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar

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