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
P00028
0207
0376
Dastur, Firoz B.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00028
0306
0376
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
H
M
M
1919
khyal
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
P00592
0208
0378
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00592
0308
0378
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00593
0309
0379
Datta, Rash Behari
H
M
H
1946
sitar
P00594
0210
0380
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
H
M
H
1917
Others
P00594
0311
0380
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
H
M
H
1917
Others
P00595
0209
0381
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
P00595
0310
0381
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
P00596
0211
0382
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshanker
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00596
0312
0382
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshankar
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00092
0212
0383
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00092
0313
0383
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00597
0213
0384
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
P00597
0314
0384
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
P00598
0315
0385
Dayal Singh
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
P00599
0316
0386
Deo, Rajabhau
H
M
H
1917
khyal
Others
P00600
0214
0387
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
H
M
H
1926
Others
P00600
0317
0387
Deo, Yeshwant
H
M
H
1926
Others
P06082
0215
0388
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1902
khyal
P06082
0318
0388
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P00601
0216
0389
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00601
0319
0389
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0217
0390
Desai, Nidhara
H
F
H
1927
khyal
0320
0390
Desai, Nildhara
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00602
0218
0391
Desai, Thakorbhai KhushaLbhai
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00602
0321
0391
Desai, Thakorbhai Khushalbhai
H
M
H
1917
khyal
P00603
0219
0392
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
Others
P00603
0322
0392
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
Others
P00604
0225
0393
Deshoande, Vaman Hari
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00605
0220
0394
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00605
0323
0394
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00606
0221
0395
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00606
0324
0395
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00607
0222
0396
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
H
M
M
1918
khyal
P00607
0325
0396
Deshpande, Mahadeva Govind
H
M
H
1918
khyal
P00608
0223
0397
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00608
0326
0397
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
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
P00610
0328
0399
Deshpande, Vaman Hari
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00611
0329
0400
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00612
0330
0401
Deshpande, Vasudeo
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
P00613
0226
0402
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00613
0331
0402
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
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
P00615
0333
0404
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00616
0228
0405
Devarajan, Paravur G.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00616
0334
0405
Devarjan, Pravur G.
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
P00010
0229
0406
Devendrappa, B.
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
P00010
0335
0406
Devendrappa, Rao
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
P00617
0230
0407
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P00617
0336
0407
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P00618
0231
0408
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00618
0337
0408
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00619
0232
0409
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00619
0338
0409
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00620
0233
0410
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
P00620
0339
0410
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
P00621
1359
0411
Dhar, Anil Chandra
H
M
H
1919
sitar
P00622
0234
0412
Dhoolji Khan
H
M
M
1902
tabla
P00622
0340
0412
Dhoolji Khan
H
M
M
1902
tabla
P00623
0235
0413
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00623
0341
0413
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00624
0236
0414
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00624
0342
0414
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
H
M
H
1924
Others
P00625
0237
0415
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P00625
0343
0415
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P00626
0238
0416
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
H
M
H
1928
flute
P00626
0344
0416
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
H
M
H
1928
flute
P00627
0347
0417
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
H
F
H
1917
Others
P00628
0239
0418
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
H
M
H
1894
vchitra vina
dilruba
dilruba
P00628
0345
0418
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
vina
P00629
0346
0419
Doctor, Serene H.
H
F
Others
P00630
0240
0420
Doddamani, Sounbai
H
F
H
1919
khyal
Others
P00631
0241
0421
Dominic Pereira
O
M
Others
1900
violin
P00631
0348
0421
Dominic Pereira
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
P00632
0242
0422
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
P00633
0349
0423
Doolwal,Ghlam Nabi
H
M
M
1928
Vocal
P00634
0605
0424
Mathur, Kamlesh
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P00634
0824
0424
Mathur, Kamlesh
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00635
0245
0425
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
C
M
H
1920
vina
P00635
0352
0425
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
C
M
H
1920
vina
P00026
0244
0426
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00026
0351
0426
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00636
0353
0427
Doshi, A.V.
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
P00637
0246
0428
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00637
0247
0428
Doshi, Amubhai V.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00035
0248
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00035
0356
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00638
0249
0430
Duraikkannu, N.K.
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00638
0357
0430
Duraikkannu, N.K.
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
P00639
0929
0431
Rattan, Master
H
M
H
1914
Others
P00639
0822
0431
Master Rattan
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P00639
1246
0431
Rattan, Master
H
M
H
1914
Others

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