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
2768
Sarbajeet
P01778
1635
H
M
H
1917
sitar
1025
Sengupta, Aratidipa
P01779
1636
H
F
H
1928
khyal
2806
Sangupta, Aratidipa
P01779
1636
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1443
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
P01781
1638
H
M
M
1921
khyal
3146
Wahid Hussein Khan (Prabhudas)
P01781
1638
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0993
Sarolkar, Eknath
P01784
1641
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2767
Saralkar, Eknath
P01784
1641
H
M
H
1923
khyal
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1272
Venkatasubbarao, Jonnavittula
P01788
1645
H
M
H
1924
khyal
3094
Vankatasubbarao, Jonnavittuula
P01788
1645
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0798
Pendse, Madhukar S.
P01792
1649
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2522
Pandse, Madhukar S.
P01792
1649
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0988
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2762
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
0753
Pandhya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
2479
Pandya, Chandrashekhar
P01796
1655
H
M
H
1929
khyal
1022
Sen, Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1053
Shrada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
P06159
1667
H
M
H
1935
sarod
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
P01808
1668
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
0744
Pandy, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
2470
Pandey, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
dhrupad
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
P01810
1670
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
1403
Pal, Saren
1874
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
2466
Pat, Suren
P01812
1672
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
0786
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
P01813
1673
H
M
H
1899
khyal
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
P01814
1674
H
M
M
1930
sitar
0790
Patnaik, Kali Charan
P01815
1675
H
M
H
1897
Others
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
P01348
1677
H
M
H
1898
khyal
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
P01818
1678
H
M
H
1898
khyal
Others
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
P01820
1680
H
M
H
1933
tabla
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
P01821
1681
H
M
H
1920
violin
0823
Purohit, Jagannathbua (Guni Das)
P01824
1684
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0824
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
1745
Raghab Chandra
P01829
1689
H
M
H
1922
Others
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
P01830
1690
H
M
H
1889
khyal
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
P01831
1691
H
M
H
1900
violin
0745
Pandey, Tansen
P01832
1692
H
M
M
1908
dhrupad
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
P01838
1700
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
P01839
1701
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0947
Roy, R.L.
P01840
1702
H
M
H
1904
Others
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
P00104
1703
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
0950
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
P01842
1704
H
M
H
1888
tabla
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
P01843
1705
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
1077
Shukla, Narendrarai N.
P01848
1710
H
M
H
1904
dhrupad
khyal
1085
Siddheshwari Devi
P02594
1712
H
F
H
1908
Others
2615
Ramachandra Rao, M.S.
P01861
1723
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2660
Ramdas
P01874
1736
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
2661
Ramdas, Kritankar
P01875
1737
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2662
Ramdas, Kumavat
P01876
1738
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
Others
2663
Ramdeshwar 'Anand'
P01877
1739
H
M
H
1937
khyal
2688
Raool, Gajanan Shanlar
P01887
1749
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1414
Rasoolan Bai
P00085
1750
H
F
M
1902
Others
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
P01888
1751
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2709
Roshan Akhtar Begum
P01893
1756
H
F
M
1927
khyal
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
P01894
1757
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
2714
Roy, Raja
P01895
1758
H
M
H
1911
sitar
0608
Mattu, Regeshwari
P01912
1776
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
P01912
1776
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2978
Tare, Trimbakrao Raghunath
P01939
1804
H
M
H
1918
violin
2984
Telang, Gangadur Rao
P01940
1805
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1188
Tewari, Siya Ram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
2991
Twari, Siyaram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
2990
Tewari, Som
P01942
1807
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1189
Thakar, Vaman Narayan
P01943
1808
H
M
H
1899
khyal
1199
Thokchom Angouba Singh
P01945
1810
H
M
H
1892
tabla
pakhavaj
1212
Umdekar, Balabhau Kundal Guru
P01948
1813
H
M
H
1901
khyal
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
P01949
1814
H
F
H
1940
sitar
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
P01953
1819
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
3039
Varerkar, Suman
P01955
1821
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1904
khyal
Others
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1901
khyal
Others
3110
Verma R.D.
P01987
1855
H
M
H
1936
sitar
3109
Verma, Govindram
P01988
1856
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
tabla
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
P01998
1867
H
M
H
1946
Others
3140
Vyas, Ratnakar Shankarrao
P01999
1868
H
M
H
1930
sarod
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
P02000
1869
H
M
H
1944
khyal
Others
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
P02001
1870
H
M
H
1942
tabla
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
P02002
1871
H
M
H
1937
khyal
3155
Yash Paul
P02003
1872
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0459
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
1882
Gopalkrishna, M.S.
P00728
0528
C & H
M
H
1931
violin
1981
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
P00828
0633
C & H
M
H
1921
vina
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Others
1380
Kashinath Shastrim J.L.
P00938
0755
C & H
M
H
1922
violin
2083
Kashinath Shastri, J.L.
P00938
0755
C & H
M
H
1922
0564
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1929
Vocal

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