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
P06805
0409
0467
Ghalam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P06804
0102
0160
Barve, Padmakar Narnar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P06804
0136
0160
Barave, Padmakar Narhar
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P06742
0378
0634
Jahangir Khan
H
M
M
1871
tabla
P06737
0559
0880
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
946
tabla
P06737
0756
0880
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
P06726
0412
0599
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P06726
0574
0599
Joshi, Gajanan Anant
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P06724
1046
1395
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1917
sarangi
P06724
1425
1395
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
P06689
0792
0916
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
P06529
0306
0510
Gopal Das 1
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
P06529
0445
0510
Gopaldas
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
P06507
0930
1300
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1415
1300
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1247
1300
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06455
1349
0314
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
tabla
P06455
0254
0314
Chhatrapati Singh
H
M
H
1919
pakhavaj
P06436
1085
1712
Siddheshwari Devi
H
F
H
1908
Others
P06343
1220
1005
Ramzan Khan
H
M
M
tabla
P06308
0859
1238
Rajam, N.
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
P06308
1138
1238
Rajam. N.
H
M
H
1939
violin
P06289
0444
0739
Kanthe Maharaj
H
M
H
1880
tabla
P06213
0343
0579
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P06203
0129
0216
Bhimshankar Rao, Ch.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P06203
0180
0216
Bhimshankar Rao
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P06202
0661
0783
Khurana, Shanno
H
F
H
1927
khyal
Others
P06159
1706
1667
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P06123
0005
0006
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P06119
0150
0261
Bundu Khan
H
M
M
1907
sitar
P06119
0209
0261
Bundu Khan
H
M
H
sitar
P06104
0287
0497
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P06104
0418
0497
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P06082
0215
0388
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P06082
0318
0388
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P06080
0045
0062
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P06080
0061
0062
Anant Lal
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
P06066
1008
0493
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P06060
0898
1274
Ramanathan, S.
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
P06060
1196
1274
Ramanathan, S.
C
M
H
1917
Vocal
P06047
0183
0342
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P06047
0277
0342
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P06044
0028
0047
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P06044
0038
0047
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P06043
0952
1315
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06043
1273
1315
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06042
0182
0341
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
P06040
0802
0929
Mani Prasad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P06035
0667
1043
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
P06035
0917
1043
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
P06033
1219
0491
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
P06027
1059
1408
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P06027
1401
1408
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P06017
1318
0059
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P06017
0047
0059
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
H
F
H
1931
khyal
P06016
0988
1650
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06016
1314
1650
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06012
0624
0988
Mishra, Umashankar
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P06012
0856
0988
Mishra, Uma Shankar
H
M
H
1930
sitar
P06011
0584
0915
Mallic, Ram Chatur
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P06011
0894
0915
Mallick, Ramchatur
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
P06009
0480
0787
Kishan Maharaj
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P06009
0665
0787
Kishan Maharaj
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P06007
0362
0608
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P06007
0514
0608
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P05991
0346
0583
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
H
F
H
1913
khyal
P05991
0491
0583
Hangal, Gangubai
H
F
H
1923
khyal
P05988
0064
0102
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
P05988
0084
0102
Atra, Prabha
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
P05979
1289
1591
Vijay Raghav Rao
C & H
M
H
1925
flute
others
P05979
1669
1591
Vijay Raghav Rao
H
M
H
1925
flute
P05978
0783
1175
Pathak, Balaram
H
M
H
1929
sitar
P05978
1062
1175
Pathak, Balram
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P05977
1160
0483
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
P05975
0005
0009
Abhisheki, Jitendra
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
P05975
0008
0009
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
P05973
0035
0058
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P05973
0046
0058
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1945
sarod
P05971
1398
1044
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
Others
khyal
P05971
0918
1044
Mutatkar, Sumati
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
khyal
P05968
0913
1255
Rama Narayan
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
P05968
1217
1255
Ram Narain
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
P05966
0900
1276
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P05966
1198
1276
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P05952
0408
0688
Joshi, Anant Manohar
H
M
H
1882
khyal
P05950
0080
0098
Asad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1937
bin
P05949
0342
0578
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
Others
P05949
0486
0578
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
P05933
1399
1049
Nag Manilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P05933
0923
1049
Nag, Monilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P05932
0034
0056
Amir Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P05930
0022
0038
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
sarod
P05930
0033
0038
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
P05928
1328
0163
Barodekar, Hirabai
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
P05928
0132
0163
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
H
F
H
1905
khyal
Others
P05927
0204
0371
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05927
0302
0371
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05924
0081
0131
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
P05920
0587
0922
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P05920
0810
0922
Mansoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal

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