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 - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01142
0966
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01142
0966
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01143
0967
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P01143
0967
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P01144
0968
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
P01145
0969
0626
Misra, Bhubaneswar
H & C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01145
0969
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
H
M
H
1927
violin
P01146
0970
2307
Mishra, Chakradhar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P01147
0971
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P01148
0972
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00034
0973
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
P01149
0974
2298
Mishra, Gopal 2
H
M
H
1950
tabla
P00037
0975
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00037
0975
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P01150
0976
0621
Mishra, Hari Shankar
H
M
H
1917
dhrupad
khyal
P01150
0976
2308
Mishra, Hari Shankar
H
M
H
1917
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01151
0977
2309
Mishra, Hiradevi Kamal
H
F
H
1931
khyal
others
P01152
0978
2300
Mishra, Kishori Prasad
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
P01153
0979
0622
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
H
M
H
1908
others
tabla
P01153
0979
2301
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01154
0980
0628
Misra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01154
0980
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01155
0981
0629
Misra, Nabakishore
H
M
H
1931
khyal
P01155
0981
2311
Mishra, Nabakishore
H
M
H
1931
khyal
P01156
0982
2312
Mishra, Nand Kishore
H
M
H
tabla
P01157
0983
0623
Mishra, Ramji 1
H
M
H
1914
tabla
P01157
0983
2302
Mishra, Ramji 1
H
M
H
1914
tabla
P01158
0984
2313
Mishra, Ramji 2
H
F
H
1941
tabla
P01159
0985
2303
Mishra, Samta Prasad (Samta Prasad)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P01160
0986
0631
Misra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01160
0986
2314
Mishra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01161
0987
0632
Misra, Susheela
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01161
0987
2315
Mishra, Sushhela
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P06012
0988
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P06012
0988
2304
Mishra, Uma Shankar
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01163
0989
2316
Mishra, Yamuna Prasad
H
M
H
1936
tabla
P01164
0990
0627
Misra, Lal Mani
H
M
H
1924
vichitra vina
sitar
P01165
0991
0634
Misra, Maya
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
P01165
0991
2320
Misra, Maya
H
F
H
1932
sitar
P01166
0992
0635
Misra, Protap Narayan
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
P01166
0992
2321
Mitra, Protap Narayan
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
P01167
0993
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
H
F
H
1939
sitar
P01168
0994
0633
Mistry, Saraswatisagar Ranchhodbhai
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01168
0994
2319
Mistry, Saraswatisagar Ranchhodbhai
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P01169
0995
0636
Mitra, Rajyeswar(Sarngadeva)
H
M
H
1917
others
P01169
0995
2322
Mitra, Rajeswar (Sharnagadeva)
O
M
H
1917
P00095
0996
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00095
0996
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01170
0997
0638
Mohammad Ahmad Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01170
0997
2324
Mohammad Ahmed Banne
H
M
M
1919
sarangi
P01171
0998
2325
Mohd. Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1907
tabla
harmonium
ghatam
P01171
0998
2326
Mohammad Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P01172
0999
0639
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01172
0999
2327
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01173
1000
0640
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01173
1000
2328
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01174
1001
0641
Mohammad Khasim Seheb
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
P01174
1001
2329
Mohammad Khasim Saheb
C
M
M
1919
clarinet
P01175
1002
1394
Mohammad Rafi
H
M
M
1924
others
P01176
1003
2330
Mohammad Rahmathllah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P01177
1004
0642
Mohammad Rahmatullah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P06343
1005
2668
Ramzan Khan
H
M
M
tabla
P01179
1006
2331
Mohammed Yasin
H
M
M
1917
tabla
P01180
1007
0643
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1907
vocal
khol
P01180
1007
2332
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1907
vocal
khol
P01181
1008
0644
Mohanty, Akshya Kumar
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P01181
1008
2333
Mohanty, Akshaya Kumar
H
M
H
1937
khyal
others
P01182
1009
2334
Mohite, Shankarrao Laxman
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P01183
1010
2335
Moinuddin Khan
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
P01184
1011
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
H
F
H
1911
khyal
others
P01185
1012
2336
Moolji, Roshanali Gulamali
H
M
M
1913
khyal
others
P01186
1013
2337
More, Raghunat T.
H
M
H
1912
tabla
P01187
1014
0646
Moreshwr Vinayak
H
M
H
1890
others
P01187
1014
2338
Moreshwar Vinayak
H
M
H
1890
others
P01188
1015
0647
Morgode, Ganesh Sadachiv
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01188
1015
2339
Morgode, Ganesh Sadashiv
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01189
1016
0649
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
H
M
H
1886
others
P01190
1017
2346
Mukherjee (Raychaudhuri) Manjushree
H
F
H
1936
khyal
others
P01191
1018
1395
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01191
1018
2241
Mukherjee, Bimal Chandra
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P01192
1019
0651
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P01192
1019
2343
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P01193
1020
0652
Mukherjee, Dwijen
H
M
H
1927
others
P01193
1020
2344
Mukherjee, Dwijen
H
M
H
1927
others
P01194
1021
0653
Mukherjee, Hemanata Kumar
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P01194
1021
2345
Mukherjee, Hemanta Kumar
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P01195
1022
0654
Mukherjee, Sandhya
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P01195
1022
2347
Mukherjee, Sandhya
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P01196
1023
2350
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01197
1024
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
P01198
1025
2351
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
H
F
H
1925
khyal
others
P01199
1026
0655
Mukopadhyaya, Sailen
H
M
H
1935
others
P01199
1026
2352
Mukhopadhyaya, Sailen
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P01200
1027
2349
Mukhrjeem Sidheswar
H
M
H
1918
dhrupad
others
P00096
1028
1396
Mukta T.
C
F
H
vocal
P00096
1028
2353
Mukta, T.
C
F
H
1914
vocal
P01201
1029
0656
Muktiar, Moniram Gayan
O
M
H
vocal
P01201
1029
2354
Muktiyar, Moniram Gayan
O
M
H
vocal
P01202
1030
2355
Mullick, Narhari Pathak
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
others

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