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
P06060
1274
2644
Ramanathan, S.
C
M
H
1917
vocal
P06080
0062
0045
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P06080
0062
1509
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P06082
0388
0215
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P06082
0388
1766
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P06104
0497
0287
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P06104
0497
1866
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P06119
0261
0150
Bundu Khan
H
M
M
1907
sitar
P06119
0261
1657
Bundu Khan
H
M
H
sitar
P06123
0006
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P06159
1667
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P06202
0783
2109
Khurana, Shanno
H
F
H
1927
khyal
others
P06203
0216
0129
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P06203
0216
1628
Bhimshankar Rao
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
others
P06289
0739
0444
Kanthe Maharaj
H
M
H
1880
tabla
P06308
1238
0859
Rajam, N.
H & C
M
H
1939
violin
P06308
1238
2586
Rajam. N.
H
M
H
1939
violin
P06343
1005
2668
Ramzan Khan
H
M
M
tabla
P06507
1300
0930
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1300
1415
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1300
2695
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06529
0510
0306
Gopal Das 1
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
P06529
0510
1893
Gopaldas
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
P06689
0916
2240
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
P06724
1395
1046
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
P06724
1395
1425
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
P06726
0599
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P06726
0599
2022
Joshi, Gajanan Anant
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P06742
0634
0378
Jahangir Khan
H
M
M
1871
tabla
P06804
0160
0102
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P06804
0160
1584
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P06805
0467
1857
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P06806
0002
0002
Abdul Khadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P06806
0002
1452
Abdul Kadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P06807
0004
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
P06808
0005
1346
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
P06808
0005
1687
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
others
P06809
0007
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
P06809
0007
1454
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
P06810
0008
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1872
tabla
P06810
0008
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1873
tabla
P06811
0010
0006
Adid Husain Khan
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
P06811
0010
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
others
P06812
0011
0007
Abrol, Karuna
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P06812
0011
1458
Abrol, Karuna
H
M
H
1930
khyal
others
P06813
0012
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P06813
0012
1459
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P06814
0013
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
P06814
0013
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
P06815
0014
1190
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P06815
0014
2992
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P06816
0015
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
P06816
0015
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
others
P06817
0112
1610
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1917
tabla
P06818
0390
0217
Desai, Nidhara
H
F
H
1927
khyal
P06818
0390
1768
Desai, Nildhara
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P06819
0488
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
H
M
M
1913
sarangi
P06820
0659
2002
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1921
P06824
1249
2602
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan
C
M
H
1929
vocal
P06825
1874
1403
Pal, Saren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin

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