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
0788
Pathak, Panchaanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2514
Pathak, Panchanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0789
Patil, Ajjanna, U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2515
Patil, Ajjannam U.
P01342
1180
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0791
Patnaik Sunada
P01343
1181
H
F
H
1934
khyal
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
P01343
1181
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0794
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
2519
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
0796
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2521
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0810
Poochhwale, Balasaheb
P01359
1197
H
M
H
1918
khyal
2534
Poochhwale, Balasaheb
P01359
1197
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0814
Prajnanananda, Swami
P01363
1201
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
2539
Prajanananda, Swami
P01363
1201
H
M
H
1907
khyal
dhrupad
0818
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
M
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
2545
Prem Vallabh
P01367
1205
H
F
H
1918
tabla
pakhavaj
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
2549
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
0819
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
2548
Punjadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0822
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
2542
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
2543
Puri, Premlata
P01371
1209
H
F
H
1939
khyal
0839
Radharani Devi
P01381
1219
H
F
H
1915
Others
1408
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2563
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1938
khyal
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
0850
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2575
Raina, Prithvi Nath
P01393
1231
H
M
H
1929
khyal
Others
2586
Rajam. N.
P06308
1238
H
M
H
1939
violin
0870
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
2598
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
H
M
H
1921
Vocal
0872
Rajguru, Basavarj Mahant Swamy
P01410
1250
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2604
Rajguru, Basavaraj Mahantaswami
P01410
1250
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0874
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
2605
Rajkhowa, Satish Chandra
P01411
1251
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0875
Rajopadhye, Vasant Rao
P01412
1252
H
M
H
1913
khyal
2606
Rajodhye, Vasant Rao
P01412
1252
H
M
H
1913
khyal
0876
Rajukar, Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
2607
Rajukar Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
P01414
1254
H
F
H
1933
khyal
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
P01414
1254
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
0913
Rama Narayan
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
2665
Ram Narain
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0889
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
2632
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
0914
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1935
violin
2669
Ranade, Vasant
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1936
violin
0915
Rane, Saraswati Bai Sunderao
P01446
1287
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
2670
Rane, Saraswati Bal Sunderao
P01446
1287
H
F
H
1918
khyal
Others
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
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
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1947
sarod
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1940
sarod
0939
Ringe, Vishwanath Rao Gaupat Rao (Tanrang)
P01463
1306
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2706
Ringe, Vishwanatharao Ganhatrao (Tanrang)
P01463
1306
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
0942
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
2710
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2711
Roy, Juthika
P01468
1311
H
F
H
1920
khyal
Others
0945
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
F
H
1931
sitar
2712
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
M
H
1931
santur
2720
Saboto, Tripurari
P01471
1314
H
M
H
1923
Others
0952
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
2721
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
0956
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
2727
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
1418
Sahu Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
0957
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
2729
Sajjad Hussain
P01477
1321
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
0961
Salamat Hussain Khan
P01480
1324
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
2734
Salamat Hussain Khan
P01480
1324
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
khyal
0965
Sampatlal
P01483
1327
H
M
H
1933
tabla
2737
Sampatlal
P01483
1327
H
M
H
1933
tabla
0966
Sangavkar, Mahamulal
P01484
1328
H
M
H
1920
tabla
2738
Sangavkar, Mahamulal
P01484
1328
H
M
H
1920
tabla
0975
Sant Ram
P01491
1336
H
M
H
1929
tabla
2749
Sant Ram
P01491
1336
H
M
H
1929
tabla
0977
Saptarushi, Ramchandra Damodar
P01493
1338
H
M
H
1909
khyal
2751
Saptarashi, Ramachandra Damodar
P01493
1338
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0976
Saptarshi, P.D.
P01494
1339
H
M
H
1912
violin
2750
Saptarashi, P.D.
P01494
1339
H
M
H
1912
violin
2753
Sarada, Sivanandam
P01495
1340
H
M
H
1927
vina
0981
Sarajoo Prasad Singh
P01497
1342
H
M
H
1917
tabla
2755
Sarajoo Prasad Singh
P01497
1342
H
M
H
1917
tabla

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