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
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
P00686
0480
1849
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
H
M
H
1907
khyal
others
P05975
0009
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P05928
0163
1328
Barodekar, Hirabai
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P05928
0163
1580
Barodekar, Hirabai Manikrao
H
F
H
1905
khyal
others
P00393
0164
0100
Barodekar, Kamalabai
H
F
H
1909
khyal
others
P00393
0164
1581
Barodekar, Kamalabai Shyamaprasad
H
F
H
1908
khyal
others
P00553
0333
0179
Chorghade, Vimal L.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P05977
0483
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P06812
0011
1458
Abrol, Karuna
H
M
H
1930
khyal
others
P00553
0333
1718
Chorghade, Vimal L
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P00835
0642
2364
Jambaldinni, Sidharama Channbasava
H
M
H
1919
khyal
others
P00689
0484
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
H
F
H
1922
khyal
others
P01393
1231
2575
Raina, Prithvi Nath
H
M
H
1929
khyal
others
P00837
0644
1989
Janaki Iyer
H
F
H
1932
khyal
others
P01118
0941
0598
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01953
1819
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00978
0797
0490
Kothari, Manohar D.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01118
0941
2261
Marathe, Ram
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00261
0016
1461
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P01269
1103
0712
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
P01269
1103
2418
Nasir Ahmad Khan
H
M
M
1930
khyal
others
P00585
0369
1748
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Sachin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
dhrupad
P00738
0539
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
H
M
H
1911
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01077
0897
2221
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01109
0932
2252
Maniram, Pandit
H
M
H
1900
khyal
others
dhrupad
P02003
1872
3155
Yash Paul
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
P01014
0833
2452
Nirody, Indudhar Sunderrao
H
M
H
1935
khyal
dhrupad
P00879
0692
0414
Joshi, Narayan Bando
H
M
H
1903
khyal
dhrupad
P00893
0706
0423
Kagalkar, Gulabbai
H
M
H
1924
khyal
dhrupad
P01838
1700
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
P00775
0576
0340
Gurav, Sangmeshwar Ganapatrao
H
M
H
1913
khyal
dhrupad
P00775
0576
1933
Gurav. Sangameshwar Ganapatarao(S.G.)
H
M
H
1913
khyal
dhrupad
P00345
0111
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
P01363
1201
2539
Prajanananda, Swami
H
M
H
1907
khyal
dhrupad
P00821
0626
0373
Jadhav, Laxmibai
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
P00821
0626
1987
Jadhav, Laxmibai
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
P00383
0152
0096
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
P00823
0628
1974
Jadhav, rishnarao Limbajirao
H
M
H
1928
khyal
dhrupad
P00966
0784
2110
Kichlu, Ravi kumar
H
M
H
1932
khyal
dhrupad
P00967
0785
2111
Kichlu, Vijay Kumar
H
M
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
P00832
0638
1984
Jaipurwale, Laxman Prasad(Guni Gandharva)
H
M
H
1917
khyal
dhrupad
P06816
0015
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
P01128
0951
2279
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01280
1115
2430
Natu, Govind Narayan
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
others