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
P00090
0059
0094
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
0593
0010
Abid Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0166
0015
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00352
0097
0119
Bahadar Khan
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
P00432
0167
0203
Bhattacharya, Gouri
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00436
0170
0207
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00444
0179
0215
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P06203
0180
0216
Bhimshankar Rao
H
M
H
1919
dhrupad
khyal
Others
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
P00664
0380
0456
Ganguli, Anjali
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00683
0399
0477
Ghose. Asrukuna
H
?
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00779
0490
0582
Hammed Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00106
1247
0665
Vedim Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00106
1612
0665
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P06011
0584
0915
Mallic, Ram Chatur
H
M
H
1905
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01128
0831
0951
Maudgalya, Vipin Chandra
H
M
H
1919
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01148
0849
0972
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01150
0860
0976
Mishra, Hari Shankar
H
M
H
1917
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01153
0853
0979
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01202
0907
1030
Mullick, Narhari Pathak
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01209
0912
1037
Munir Khatoon
H
M
M
1934
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01267
0968
1101
Narvekar, Shalini Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01280
0982
1115
Natu, Govind Narayan
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01286
0988
1121
Nayak, Champaklal Chhabildas
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P00050
0746
1145
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00050
1024
1145
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01467
1262
1310
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01710
1611
1564
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
H
M
H
1908
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01760
1446
1616
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01760
1709
1616
Yunus Hussein Khan (Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01839
0943
1701
Roy, Dilip Kumar
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01861
1167
1723
Ramachandra Rao, M.S.
H
M
H
1913
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01875
1213
1737
Ramdas, Kritankar
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01888
1228
1751
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00725
0481
0525
Gupta, Amal Dass
H
M
H
1929
Others
dhrupad
khyal
P05971
1398
1044
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
Others
khyal
P00264
0013
0019
Afzal Husain Nagina
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
P00288
0025
0043
Alla Jillai Bai
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
Folk music
P00585
0300
0369
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Sachin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
P00738
0455
0539
Goswami, Sukhendu
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
dhrupad
P01077
0773
0897
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
Others
dhrupad
P01109
0804
0932
Maniram, Pandit
H
M
H
1900
khyal
Others
dhrupad
P00261
0010
0016
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan
P00038
0244
0306
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00736
0313
0537
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00939
0459
0756
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
H
M
H
1928
khyal
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
0002
0002
Abdul Khadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0004
0002
Abdul Kadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P00249
1314
0003
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
P00249
0002
0003
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
0003
0004
Abdul Karim Khan
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
1346
0005
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
0239
0005
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
Others
P06123
0005
0006
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0003
0007
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0006
0007
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0004
0008
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1872
tabla
0007
0008
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1873
tabla
P05975
0005
0009
Abhisheki, Jitendra
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
P05975
0008
0009
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
0006
0010
Adid Husain Khan
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
0007
0011
Abrol, Karuna
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0010
0011
Abrol, Karuna
H
M
H
1930
khyal
Others
0008
0012
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0011
0012
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0009
0013
Adam Saheb, Shauk
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
0012
0013
Adam Saheb, Shaik
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
1190
0014
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1544
0014
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0123
0015
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
P00261
0013
0016
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
P00262
0011
0017
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00262
0014
0017
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00263
0012
0018
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00263
0015
0018
Afaque Husain Khan
H
M
M
1930
tabla
P00264
0016
0019
Afzal Husain Khan
H
M
M
1916
Others
P00265
0017
0020
Agai Maseet Khan
H
M
M
1941
tabla
P00266
0014
0021
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00266
0018
0021
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P00267
0015
0022
Agnihotri, R.M.
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00267
0021
0022
Agnihotri, R.M.
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00268
0019
0023
Agrawal, Sudha
H
M
H
1943
Others
P00269
0020
0024
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00270
0016
0025
Ahmad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1938
sarod
P00270
0022
0025
Ahmadali Khan
H
M
M
1928
sarod
P00271
0017
0026
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
H
M
M
1891
tabla
P00272
0018
0027
Alma, Mohanlal
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P00272
0023
0027
Aima, Mohanlal
H
F
H
1917
Others
P00273
0024
0028
Ajit Merchant
H
M
H
1952
khyal
Others
P00274
0025
0029
Ajit Singh
H
M
H
1933
vchitra vina
vina
P00275
1315
0030
Akhila, Krishnan
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
P00275
0028
0030
Akhila, Krishnan
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00276
0027
0031
Akhtar Khan
H
M
M
1936
sitar
P00277
0019
0032
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P00277
0026
0032
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P00278
0020
0033
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
C
M
H
1925
violin
P00278
0029
0033
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi
C
M
H
1925
violin

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