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
P01534
1379
2807
Sengupta, Santosh
H
M
H
1912
khyal
others
P00423
0194
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
others
P01289
1124
2439
Nayar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01414
1254
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P00713
0512
2273
Mathur, Shakuntala
H
M
H
1931
khyal
others
P00584
0368
1747
Das, Reba
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P02000
1869
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
H
M
H
1944
khyal
others
P00431
0202
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P01151
0977
2309
Mishra, Hiradevi Kamal
H
F
H
1931
khyal
others
P00587
0372
0205
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1937
khyal
others
P00587
0372
1751
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1938
khyal
others
P00438
0209
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P01424
1265
0889
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
others
P01424
1265
2632
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
others
P00294
0052
1493
Amir Mohammad Khan(Mehar Piya)
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
tabla
P00440
0211
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P00872
0684
2017
Joglekar, Yogini Visharad
H
M
H
1925
khyal
others
P00052
1652
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P00729
0529
2023
Joshim G.N.
H
M
H
1909
khyal
others
P00013
0689
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00013
0689
2019
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururraj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00041
0218
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P01025
0844
2167
Kshirsagar, Bhaskar Ganpatrao
H
M
H
1913
khyal
others
P00599
0386
1764
Deo, Rajabhau
H
M
H
1917
khyal
others
P01026
0845
2169
Kulkarni, Padmakar S.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01311
1148
0750
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01311
1148
2476
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P00882
0695
2029
Joshi, Ramakant
H
M
H
1917
khyal
others
P01171
0998
2326
Mohammad Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P00461
0233
1634
Bhowmik Ila
H
F
H
khyal
others
P01560
1409
1061
Sharma, Uma Dutt
H
F
H
1906
khyal
others
P01560
1409
2851
Sharma, Uma Dutt
H
F
H
1906
khyal
others
P01688
1541
1436
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P01688
1541
3021
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P00467
0239
1641
Binapani Misra
H
F
H
1935
khyal
others
P01181
1008
2333
Mohanty, Akshaya Kumar
H
M
H
1937
khyal
others
P00316
0078
1512
Andhare Vasant
H
F
H
1928
khyal
others
P01446
1287
0915
Rane, Saraswati Bai Sunderao
H
F
H
1918
khyal
others
P01038
0858
0542
Lahiri, Chinmoy
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P01184
1011
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
H
F
H
1911
khyal
others
P01446
1287
2670
Rane, Saraswati Bal Sunderao
H
F
H
1918
khyal
others
P01185
1012
2336
Moolji, Roshanali Gulamali
H
M
M
1913
khyal
others
P00612
0401
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
H
M
H
1927
khyal
others
P01039
0859
2183
Lahiri, Nilima
H
F
H
1924
khyal
others
P01818
1678
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
H
M
H
1898
khyal
others
P01190
1017
2346
Mukherjee (Raychaudhuri) Manjushree
H
F
H
1936
khyal
others
P00478
0252
1653
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
others
P01049
0869
0551
Lakshmi Shankar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
others
P01198
1025
2351
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
H
F
H
1925
khyal
others
P00481
0255
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P01049
0869
2193
Lakshmi, Shankar
H
F
H
1926
khyal
others
P00481
0255
2963
Sunil K. Bose
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01049
0869
2834
Shankar, Lakshmi
H
F
H
1926
khyal
others
P00062
1555
1236
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
926
khyal
others
P00090
0094
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
others
P00062
1555
3043
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00336
0101
1531
Athavale, V.R.
H
M
H
1918
khyal
others
P00630
0420
0240
Doddamani, Sounbai
H
F
H
1919
khyal
others
P05988
0102
0064
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
P05988
0102
1532
Atra, Prabha
H
F
H
1932
khyal
others
P01058
0878
0557
Lall, Vidya
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P01058
0878
2202
Lall. Vidya
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P00338
0104
1060
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
others
P05949
0578
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
others
P00338
0104
1534
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
others
P00338
0104
2850
Sharma, Tulsidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
others
P00778
0581
0344
Haldankar Suresh Vinayak
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00778
0581
1936
Haldankar, Suresh Vinayak
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01467
1310
0942
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
khyal
others
P00342
0108
1538
Azambai Hukker
H
F
H
1930
khyal
others
P01468
1311
2711
Roy, Juthika
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P00343
0109
1537
Azmbai, Dadasaheb Pisal
H
F
H
1904
khyal
others
P01069
0889
1385
Lobo, Antsher
H
M
O
1905
khyal
others
P01070
0890
2214
Lolekar, Anjnibai
H
F
H
1928
khyal
others
P01219
1050
2370
Nag, Dipalo
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00351
0118
1322
Begchi, Anil
H
M
H
1908
khyal
others
P00930
0747
2076
Kar, Singhari Shree Shyam Sundar
H
M
H
1908
khyal
others
P00351
0118
1546
Bagchi, Anil
H
M
H
1908
khyal
others
P01077
0897
0575
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P01226
1057
1400
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
others
P01226
1057
2377
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
others
P00797
0602
1956
Hota, Damodar (Sur-Rang)
H
M
H
1935
khyal
others
P00939
0756
2084
Kaslikar, Manohar Babarao
H
M
H
1927
khyal
others
P01894
1757
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
others
P00800
0605
0359
Husan Lal
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P01230
1061
2380
Naidu, Leela T.
H
F
H
1925
khyal
others
P01900
1764
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
H & C
F
H
1940
khyal
others
P05853
0462
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01744
1599
1294
Vinod Kumar
H
M
H
khyal
others
P00379
0147
1570
Banerjee, Gopal
H
M
H
1925
khyal
others
P00959
0777
2104
Khadikar, Indirabai Vaman
H
F
H
1916
khyal
others
P00820
0625
1973
Jadhav, Baburao Vishnath
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P00962
0780
2106
Khalikar, Nagesh Shankar
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P00382
0151
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P06202
0783
2109
Khurana, Shanno
H
F
H
1927
khyal
others
P00069
1606
3138
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
H
M
H
1902
khyal
others
P00388
0157
0094
Bangari Bai
H
F
H
1918
khyal
others
P00388
0157
1577
Bangari Bai
H
F
H
1918
khyal
others
P00971
0790
2116
Kogje, Anant Keshao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00549
0329
1719
Choudhury, Bela
H
F
H
1942
khyal
others

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