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: Full name - Personal ID - Musician ID - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Instrument - Vocal - WWIM ID
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
tabla
dilruba
violin
1041
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
0899
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
tabla
vina
dilruba
2824
Vanaja, Iyengar
P01695
1548
C & H
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vchitra vina
1227
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
P01695
1548
C & H
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vchitra vina
3032
Doctor, Hirjibhai R
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
vina
dilruba
vchitra vina
1793
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
trumpet
1712
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
tavil
kanjira
0507
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
tavil
kanjira
2142
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
P06033
0491
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
2667
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
sarod
dhrupad
khyal
1481
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
tabla
esraj
violin
0197
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
tabla
esraj
violin
1740
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
tabla
flute
banjo
0242
Maharana, Banamli
P01082
0903
O
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
1386
Maharana, Banmali
P01082
0903
H
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
2227
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
tabla
mridangam
ghatam
1291
Vilvadri Iyer, Thiruvilwamala S.
P01741
1596
C
M
H
1901
tabla
mridangam
ghatam
3122
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
P00104
1703
H
M
H
1903
bin
rabab
sursringar
dhrupad
0948
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
P01774
1631
H
M
H
1916
vina
dattatreya
sitar
2503
Misra, Lal Mani
P01164
0990
H
M
H
1924
vchitra vina
sitar
0627
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
0640
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
P01173
1000
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
2328
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
0380
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1885
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
0304
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
1891
Rangaswamy, M.R.
P01886
1748
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
kanjira
dholak
2685
Babu Iyengar
P00346
0113
C
M
H
1913
jaltarang
mridangam
kanjira
1540
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
tabla
pakhavaj
guitar
1604
Mohd. Ayub Khan
P01171
0998
H
M
M
1907
tabla
harmonium
ghatam
2325
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
P01539
1384
C
M
H
1906
vina
flute
violin
1034
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
P01539
1384
C
M
H
1906
vina
flute
violin
2816
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
1633
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
flute
santur
1924
Doctor, Hirjibhai R.
P00628
0418
H
M
H
1894
dilruba
vchitra vina
0239
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
Nagaswaram
flute
clarinet
1253
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
bin
surbahar
sitar
1023
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
P01530
1375
H
M
H
1906
bin
surbahar
sitar
2802
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0313
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0459
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
0012
Bhattacharya, Asutosh
P00404
0175
O
M
H
1909
1333
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
0183
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
P00695
0490
O
M
M
1907
santur
1860
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
P00842
0651
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
0389
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
P00983
0802
H
M
H
1932
others
2128
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
P01123
0946
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2267
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
P01270
1104
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
0713
Rajam Pillai, N.K.
P01399
1237
C
M
H
1917
vocal
2590
Saxena, Shanta
P01520
1365
O
F
H
vocal
2787
Surange, Keshava Rajaram
P01640
1493
H
F
H
1918
violin
2964
Pndya, Bansilal Ratlal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2478
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
P01963
1829
C
F
H
1925
violin
3057
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1463
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
P00405
0176
H
F
H
1914
others
0105
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
P06047
0342
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
1725
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
P00842
0651
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1995
Krishna Rao, A.V.S.
P00984
0803
C
M
H
1938
vocal
0495
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
P01124
0947
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0603
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
P01270
1104
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
2419
Rajam, N.
P06308
1238
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
0859
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
P01521
1366
H
M
H
1923
tabla
1012
Suresh, B.N.
P01641
1494
C
M
H
1946
flute
1167
Ramaswami Iyer, K.V.
P01766
1622
C
M
H
1892
violin
0909
Vedavalli,R.
P01964
1830
C
F
H
1935
vocal
3058
Afzal Husain Nagina
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
0013
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
M
1917
vina
0106
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
1356
Ghulam Qadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
0285
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
P00843
0652
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0390
Krishna Rao A.V.S.
P00984
0803
C
M
H
1938
vocal
2130
Maroo, Vishanji Hirji
P01124
0947
H
M
M
1918
khyal
2242
Natarajan, A.K.C.
P03167
1105
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
0715
Rajam. N.
P06308
1238
H
M
H
1939
violin
2586
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
P01521
1366
H
M
H
1923
tabla
2788
Suresh, B.N.
P01641
1494
C
M
H
1946
flute
2965
Ramswami Iyer, K.V.
P01766
1622
C
M
H
1892
violin
2656
Veerabhadriah, Mamulpet Lingappa
P01965
1831
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
3062
Afzal Husain Khan
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
others
1464
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
1590
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
P00079
0344
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
0184
Ghulam Quadir Khan
P00696
0492
H
M
M
1917
dhrupad
khyal
1862
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
P00843
0652
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1996
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
0496
Massey, Pyare
P01125
0948
H
F
?
1933
others
2268
Natarajan, A.K.C.
P03167
1105
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
2424
Rajamani, K.
P01400
1239
C
M
H
1931
vocal
0862
Seal, Paritosh
P01522
1367
H
M
H
1911
violin
1013
Surinder Singh
P01642
1495
H
M
H
1938
khyal
1434
Prvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
vocal
0773
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
P01966
1832
C
M
H
1886
vocal
1251
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
1465
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
P00407
0178
C
F
H
1939
vocal
1591
Dakshinamoorthy, Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1929
vocal
0185
Nizamuddin Khan
P05900
0493
H
M
M
1938
tabla
2456
Jasraj, Pandit
P00074
0653
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0391
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
2131
Master Mohan
P01126
0949
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2269

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