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
1079
Shukla, Shivkumar
P01575
1425
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2869
Shukla, Shivkumar
P01575
1425
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1088
Sirur, Sharada Bhalchandra
P01580
1430
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2877
Sirur, Sharada Bhalchandra
P01580
1430
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1105
Sohan Singh
P01595
1446
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2895
Sohan Singh
P01595
1446
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1112
Sonawala, Aruna Purushottamdas
P01602
1453
H
M
H
1930
khyal
2902
Sonawala, Aruna Purushottamdas
P01602
1453
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1113
Soni, Bachubhai Jerambhai
P01603
1454
H
F
H
1920
khyal
2903
Soni Bachubhai Jerambhai
P01603
1454
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1114
Sood K.L.
P01604
1455
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
2904
Sood K.L.
P01604
1455
H
M
H
1919
jaltarang
1115
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
P01605
1456
H
M
H
1919
sitar
2905
Sopori, Shambhoo Nath
P01605
1456
H
M
H
1919
sitar
1116
Sorapurkar, Shamala Devi
P01606
1457
H
F
H
1931
khyal
2906
Sorapukar, Shamda Devi
P01606
1457
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1136
Srivastava, Laljee
P01621
1473
H
M
H
1924
tabla
2933
Srivastava, Laljee
P01621
1473
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1166
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
P01640
1493
H
M
H
1918
violin
2964
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
P01640
1493
H
F
H
1918
violin
1434
Surinder Singh
P01642
1495
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2966
Surinder Singh
P01642
1495
H
M
H
1938
khyal
1170
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
F
H
1926
khyal
2970
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1172
Sushila Bai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
2972
Sushilabai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
1175
Tagore, Dakshina Mohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
1176
Tambe, Janardan dattaraya
P01651
1504
H
F
H
1918
khyal
2976
Tambe, Janaradan Dattaraya
P01651
1504
H
M
H
1918
khyal
1179
Tariqueuddin Ahemed
P01653
1506
H
M
M
1922
Others
2980
Tariqueuddin Ahmed
P01653
1506
H
M
M
1922
khyal
1182
Tejpal Singh
P01656
1509
H
M
H
1936
khyal
2983
Tejpal Singh
P01656
1509
H
M
H
1936
khyal
1183
Tendulkar, Bindumadhav Krishnarao
P01657
1510
H
M
H
1926
Others
2985
Tendulkar, Bindumadhva Krishnarao
P01657
1510
H
M
H
1926
Others
1184
Tendulkar, Krishnarao Damodar
P01658
1511
H
M
H
1896
khyal
2986
Tendulkar, Krishnarao Damodar
P01658
1511
H
M
H
1896
khyal
1185
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
P01659
1512
H
M
H
1914
khyal
2987
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
P01659
1512
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1186
Terdal, Tarabai
P01660
1513
H
F
H
1922
khyal
2988
Terdal, Tarabai Yamunabai
P01660
1513
H
M
H
1912
khyal
1187
Tevani, Laxmishanker K.
P01661
1514
H
M
H
1941
tabla
violin
2989
Tevani, Laxmishankar K.
P01661
1514
H
M
H
1941
tabla
vina
1191
Thaker, Laxmiprasad
P01664
1517
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2993
Thaker, Laxmiprasad B.
P01664
1517
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1193
Thakore, Gajanan dalsukaram
P01665
1518
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
2994
Thakore, Gajanan Dalsukhram (Rang Rasia)
P01665
1518
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
1192
Thakkar, Madhusudan Manilal
P01668
1521
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2995
Thankar, Madhusudan Manila
P01668
1521
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1203
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
1206
Trivedi, Brahmagna
P01675
1528
H
M
H
1933
Others
3007
Trivedi, Brahmagna Matsyendra
P01675
1528
H
M
H
1933
Others
1207
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
P01676
1529
H
M
H
1935
khyal
3008
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
P01676
1529
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
1208
Tulpule, Kashinath Gangadhar
P01677
1530
H
M
H
1909
khyal
3009
Tulpule, Kashinath,
P01677
1530
H
M
H
1909
khyal
1209
Udyavarkar, Krishna
P01678
1531
H
M
H
1924
khyal
3010
Udyavarkar, Krishna
P01678
1531
H
M
H
1924
khyal
1211
Umashankar Prasad
P01680
1533
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
3012
Umashankar Prasad
P01680
1533
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
1213
Umdekar, Madhav
P01681
1534
H
M
H
1939
khyal
3013
Umdekar, Madhav
P01681
1534
H
M
M
1939
khyal
1214
Upadhyay, Dinanath Manishankar
P01682
1535
H
M
H
1911
khyal
3014
Upadhyay, Dianath Manishankar
P01682
1535
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1215
Upadhyay, Jawahar Dinanath
P01683
1536
H
M
H
1943
khyal
3015
Upadhyay, Jawahar Dinanath
P01683
1536
H
M
H
1943
khyal
1216
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh Babu
P01684
1537
H
M
H
1920
violin
3017
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh
P01684
1537
H
M
H
1920
violin
1217
Utturkar, Vinayak Vishnu
P01685
1538
H
M
H
1914
khyal
3018
Utturkar, Vinayak Vishnu
P01685
1538
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1436
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
3021
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
1234
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
3041
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
1236
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
926
khyal
Others
3043
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1237
Vasant, Amrit
P01702
1556
H
M
H
1901
khyal
3044
Vasant, Amrit
P01702
1556
H
M
H
1901
khyal
1246
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
P01710
1564
H
M
H
908
khyal
3059
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
P01710
1564
H
M
H
1908
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1283
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
3108
Verma, Balwant Rai
P01733
1588
H
M
H
1930
sitar
3117
Vijay Raghav Rao
P05979
1591
H
M
H
1925
flute
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
1294
Vinod Kumar
P01744
1599
H
M
H
khyal
Others
3125
Vinod Kumar
P01744
1599
H
M
H
khyal
1304
Vyas, Bharatji
P01750
1605
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
3137
Vyas, Bharatji
P01750
1605
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1920
khyal
3138
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1902
khyal
Others
1306
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
P01751
1607
H
M
H
1914
khyal
3141
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
P01751
1607
H
M
H
1914
khyal
1307
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
3143
Wadehra, Prakash
P01752
1608
H
M
H
1929
flute
1308
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattatraya
P01753
1609
H
M
H
1915
khyal

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