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 Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P00618
0231
0408
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00618
0337
0408
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00617
0230
0407
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P00617
0336
0407
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P00010
0229
0406
Devendrappa, B.
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
P00010
0335
0406
Devendrappa, Rao
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
P00616
0228
0405
Devarajan, Paravur G.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00616
0334
0405
Devarjan, Pravur G.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00615
0333
0404
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00614
0227
0403
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P00614
0332
0403
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P00613
0226
0402
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00613
0331
0402
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00612
0330
0401
Deshpande, Vasudeo
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
P00611
0329
0400
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00610
0328
0399
Deshpande, Vaman Hari
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00609
0224
0398
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00609
0327
0398
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00608
0223
0397
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00608
0326
0397
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00607
0222
0396
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P00607
0325
0396
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00606
0221
0395
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00606
0324
0395
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00605
0220
0394
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00605
0323
0394
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00604
0225
0393
Deshoande, Vaman Hari
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00603
0219
0392
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
Others
P00603
0322
0392
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
Others
P00602
0218
0391
Desai, Thakorbhai KhushaLbhai
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00602
0321
0391
Desai, Thakorbhai Khushalbhai
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0217
0390
Desai, Nidhara
H
F
H
1927
khyal
0320
0390
Desai, Nildhara
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00601
0216
0389
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00601
0319
0389
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P06082
0215
0388
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P06082
0318
0388
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P00600
0214
0387
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
H
M
H
1926
Others
P00600
0317
0387
Deo, Yeshwant
H
M
H
1926
Others
P00599
0316
0386
Deo, Rajabhau
H
M
H
1917
khyal
Others
P00598
0315
0385
Dayal Singh
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
P00597
0213
0384
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
P00597
0314
0384
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
P00092
0212
0383
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00092
0313
0383
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00596
0211
0382
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshanker
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00596
0312
0382
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshankar
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00595
0209
0381
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
P00595
0310
0381
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
P00594
0210
0380
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
H
M
H
1917
Others
P00594
0311
0380
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
H
M
H
1917
Others
P00593
0309
0379
Datta, Rash Behari
H
M
H
1946
sitar
P00592
0208
0378
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00592
0308
0378
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00591
0250
0377
Dutta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
violin
P00591
1358
0377
Datta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
P00591
0307
0377
Datta, Birendranath
H
M
H
1935
Others
P00591
0359
0377
Datta, Birendranath
H
M
H
1935
Others
P00028
0207
0376
Dastur, Firoz B.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00028
0306
0376
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
H
M
M
1919
khyal
P00590
1357
0375
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
O
M
H
1903
Vocal
P00589
0206
0374
Dasgupta, Sushil
H
M
H
1923
flute
P00589
0305
0374
Dasgupta, Sushil
H
M
H
1923
flute
P00588
0304
0373
Dasgupta, Mira
H
F
H
1944
khyal
P00587
0205
0372
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
P00587
0303
0372
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1938
khyal
Others
P05927
0204
0371
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05927
0302
0371
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P00586
0203
0370
Dasappa, G.R.
C
M
H
1912
P00586
0301
0370
Dasappa, G.R.
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
P00585
0202
0369
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Schin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00585
0300
0369
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Sachin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
P00584
0299
0368
Das, Reba
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
P00583
0201
0367
Das, Ram Saran
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00583
0298
0367
Das, Ram Saram
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00582
0200
0366
Das, Raghab Chandra
O
M
H
1919
P00581
0199
0365
Das, Mira
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00581
0296
0365
Das, Mira
H
F
H
1924
khyal
P00580
0295
0364
Das, Minakshi
H
F
H
1946
dhrupad
khyal
P00579
0294
0363
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
H
M
H
1933
Others
P00578
0198
0362
Das, Khagendra Nath
H
M
H
1961
khyal
P00578
0293
0362
Das, Khagendra Nath
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00577
0197
0361
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
P00577
0292
0361
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
P00576
0291
0360
Das, Kalipada
O
M
H
1943
Vocal
P00575
0196
0359
Das, Gunada
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P00575
0290
0359
Das, Gamada
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P00574
0195
0358
Das, Balkrishna
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00574
0289
0358
Das, Balkrishna
H
M
H
1923
khyal
Others
P00573
0194
0357
Das, Anandi Ram
O
M
H
1909
Vocal
P00573
0288
0357
Das, Anandi Ram
O
M
H
1909
Vocal
P00572
0287
0356
Daroowal, Zarin S.
H
F
H
1946
sarod
P00571
0243
0355
Daraswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00571
0350
0355
Doraswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00570
0193
0354
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
O
M
M
1931
P00570
0286
0354
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
P00569
0192
0353
Dantale, Govindrao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
P00569
0285
0353
Dantale, Govindrao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00568
0284
0352
Dandapani, Anayampatty
C
M
H
1926
violin
jaltarang
P00567
0190
0351
Damle, Anant Shankar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
Others

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