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
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
0004
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
1346
Chaubey, Lachman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
1687
Chaubey, Lakxhman Prasad
0005
H
M
H
1909
dhrupad
Others
0003
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
1454
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0006
Adid Husain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0007
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1458
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
Others
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1459
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
0013
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
0013
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
1190
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2992
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1610
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
0112
H
M
H
1917
tabla
0217
Desai, Nidhara
0390
H
F
H
1927
khyal
1768
Desai, Nildhara
0390
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
2002
Jayalakshmi
0659
C
F
H
1921
2602
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 1
1249
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2603
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
1249
C
M
H
1939
vina
1044
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
2827
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1403
Pal, Saren
1874
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
0846
Raghuveeran, G.S.
1694
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
P00003
0057
H
M
M
1946
sitar
surbahar
0026
Alla Rakka Qureishi
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0052
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0229
Devendrappa, B.
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
2589
Rajam, Iyer, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
0171
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1705
Chikhalikar, Nikanath Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
2019
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururraj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
P00016
1837
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
0666
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
P00017
1042
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
2583
Murugabhoopathy C.S.
P00017
1042
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
1222
Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Chembai
P00018
1817
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
1352
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1711
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
2950
Subramanyam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
P00022
0046
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0696
Narayana Iyendar, A.
P00023
1084
C
M
H
1905
vina
2400
Narayana Iyengar, A.
P00023
1084
C
M
H
1905
vina
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1977
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1713
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
0972
Sankarasastri, Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
2745
Sankarasastri Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
0207
Dastur, Firoz B.
P00028
0376
H
M
H
1919
khyal
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
P00028
0376
H
M
M
1919
khyal
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
0288
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
0307
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
P00034
0973
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
Others
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
0286
Ginde, Krishna
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2048
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
0466
Keramatullah Khan
P00045
0767
H
M
M
1915
tabla
0467
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
P00046
0768
H
F
H
1892
khyal
1259
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
3079
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla

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