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: WWIM ID - Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1942
Others
1037
Savak, Arunkant, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
1572
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
Others
0095
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
1575
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
0099
Bari Moti Bai
P00391
0161
H
F
H
1901
Others
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
P00394
0165
H
M
H
1924
Others
1583
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
P00395
0166
H
F
H
1923
Others
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
P00405
0176
H
F
H
1914
Others
0110
Bhanj, Radhakrushna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1595
Bhanj, Radhakrishna
P00411
0182
H
M
H
1928
Others
1626
Bhil Divaliben
P00443
0214
H
M
H
1942
Others
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
P00465
0237
H
F
H
1899
Others
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1644
Biswas Anil
P00469
0242
H
M
H
1914
Others
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
P00486
0260
H
F
H
1936
Others
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
P00492
0267
H
M
H
1899
Others
1664
Chaliha, Parag
P00498
0273
H
M
H
1924
Others
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
P00517
0293
H
F
H
1933
Others
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
P00526
0302
H
M
H
1929
Others
1704
Chhaya Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
Others
1708
Chinna Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Others
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
P00579
0363
H
M
H
1933
Others
1755
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1807
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
0210
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
1759
Dave, Ramanalal(Ramniklal) Ratilal
P00594
0380
H
M
H
1917
Others
0214
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1765
Deo, Yeshwant
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
0219
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
1770
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
P00624
0414
H
M
H
1924
Others
1795
Dobbamani, Sunubai Peerama
P00627
0417
H
F
H
1917
Others
0929
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
2694
Rattan, Master
P00639
0431
H
M
H
1914
Others
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
0273
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
Others
1845
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
H
M
H
1902
Others
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
1868
Girraj Prasad
P00701
0499
H
M
H
1920
Others
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
1929
Gupta, Amal Dass
P00725
0525
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
0309
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
0316
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
1902
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
Others
0337
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
M
H
1938
Others
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
F
H
1938
Others
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
H
M
H
1938
Others
0351
Hariani, Vidyaram M.
P00785
0589
H
M
H
1926
Others
0352
Harichandran, Namai Charam
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
1944
Harichandran, Nimai Charan
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
1950
Hazarika, Jayanta
P00792
0596
H
M
H
1943
Others
0360
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
1960
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Others
2087
Kumar, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
M
H
1929
Others
0410
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others
2020
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others
2045
Kale, Krishnaji Yeswant
P00897
0711
H
M
H
1900
Others
0446
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
P00924
0741
H
M
H
1921
Others
0457
Karwal, Leela
P00936
0753
H
F
H
1918
Others
2082
Karwal, Leela
P00936
0753
H
F
H
1918
Others
2128
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
P00983
0802
H
M
H
1932
Others
2181
Laher, Telmurasp, Aspandiarji
P01037
0857
H
M
H
1907
Others
2209
Leela, Omchery
P01065
0885
C & H
F
H
1932
Others
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
P01115
0938
H
M
H
1935
Others
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
P01115
0938
H
M
H
1935
Others
2268
Massey, Pyare
P01125
0948
H
F
?
1933
Others
0616
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Maharaj)
P01136
0959
H
M
H
1907
Others
2288
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Mahara)
P01136
0959
H
M
H
1907
Others
0622
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
P01153
0979
H
M
H
1908
Others
tabla
0636
Mitra, Rajyeswar(Sarngadeva)
P01169
0995
H
M
H
1917
Others
1394
Mohammad Rafi
P01175
1002
H
M
M
1924
Others
0646
Moreshwr Vinayak
P01187
1014
H
M
H
1890
Others
2338
Moreshwar Vinayak
P01187
1014
H
M
H
1890
Others
0652
Mukherjee, Dwijen
P01193
1020
H
M
H
1927
Others
2344
Mukherjee, Dwijen
P01193
1020
H
M
H
1927
Others
0655
Mukopadhyaya, Sailen
P01199
1026
H
M
H
1935
Others
2379
Nagori, Madinaben
P01228
1059
H
M
H
1925
Others
2388
Nandanikar, Ladkujan Abasaheb (Ladakujan)
P01239
1071
H
M
H
1920
Others
2431
Naushad Ali
P01281
1116
H
M
M
1919
Others
0730
Nigam, Ira
P01296
1131
H
M
H
1930
Others
2449
Nimai Charan Harichandan
P01297
1132
H
M
H
1901
Others
0733
Nizamuddin,Peer
P01299
1135
H
M
M
1906
Others
2457
Nizamuddin, Peer
P01299
1135
H
M
M
1906
Others
2458
Padhy, Kashinath
P01300
1136
C & H
M
H
1918
Others
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
P01312
1149
H
M
H
1929
Others
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
2483
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C
F
H
1927
Others
0778
Parwen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
H
1948
Others
2504
Parveen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
M
1948
Others

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