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
0305
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
0361
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
sitar
0573
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
0070
Babu Iyengar
P00346
0113
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
2275
Mattigatti, Panchakshariswami
P00755
0556
H
M
H
khyal
2219
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
0883
Ramachandran, N.S.
P01837
1699
C
M
H
vina
2733
Sakuntala Srinivasan
P01899
1763
C
M
H
vina
2668
Ramzan Khan
P06343
1005
H
M
M
tabla
0711
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
2470
Pandey, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
dhrupad
0479
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
1396
Mukta T.
P00096
1028
C
F
H
Vocal
2417
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
0884
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
1911
Govindraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
tavil
2108
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
0494
Krishna Iyer, R.
P00982
0801
C
M
H
Vocal
2624
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
1011
Saxena, Shana
P01520
1365
H
F
H
Others
1203
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
2127
Krishna Iyer, R.
P00982
0801
C
M
H
Vocal
0656
Muktiar, Moniram Gayan
P01201
1029
O
M
H
Vocal
2787
Saxena, Shanta
P01520
1365
O
F
H
Vocal
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
0553
Lakshminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
2354
Muktiyar, Moniram Gayan
P01201
1029
O
M
H
Vocal
1174
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
P01649
1502
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
2195
Laksuminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
2974
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
P01649
1502
C
M
H
mridangam
0925
Ratna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
1223
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
P01690
1543
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1294
Vinod Kumar
P01744
1599
H
M
H
khyal
Others
2689
Rathna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
0956
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
3026
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
P01690
1543
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
3125
Vinod Kumar
P01744
1599
H
M
H
khyal
1103
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
1657
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
2727
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
1195
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
P01667
1520
C
M
H
Vocal
2893
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
2997
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
P01667
1520
C
M
H
Vocal
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
2234
Malathi, Balaram
P01090
0911
C
F
H
Vocal
2312
Mishra, Nand Kishore
P01156
0982
H
M
H
tabla
2389
Nand Lal
P01238
1070
H
M
H
shahanai
0822
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
1421
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
P01532
1377
O
F
H
Vocal
1234
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
1634
Bhowmik Ila
P00461
0233
H
F
H
khyal
Others
2542
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
2804
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
P01532
1377
O
F
H
Vocal
3041
Varma, Deep Chand
P01700
1553
H
M
H
shahanai
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
tabla
0360
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
0537
Kuppuswamy Mudaliar, Kancheepuram, T.
P01033
0852
C
M
H
mridangam
0882
Ramachandram, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
1960
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
2382
Nainasami, Senthil S.
P01231
1063
C
M
H
tavil
2619
Ramachandra, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
0606
Mattigatti, Panchaxariswami
P00755
0556
H
M
H
0.34
khyal
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
0944
Roy, Juthika
P01468
1311
O
F
H
192
Vocal
2007
Jayamma, Jamdagni, N.
P00860
0672
H
F
H
193
khyal
2743
Sankaranarayana Badavatar
P01488
1332
C
M
H
899
vina
violin
1246
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
P01710
1564
H
M
H
908
khyal
0325
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
917
Vocal
0563
Laxminarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
923
Vocal
1236
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
926
khyal
Others
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
929
khyal
1161
Sumati Devi
P01635
1488
O
F
H
930
Vocal
2955
Sulochana K.
P01637
1490
C
F
H
936
Vocal
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
946
tabla
1590
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
0378
Jahangir Khan
P06742
0634
H
M
M
1871
tabla
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
P00016
1837
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
1145
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
P01854
1716
C
M
H
1878
Vocal
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
P01843
1705
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
P05786
0579
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
0174
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
P00544
0322
C
M
H
1880
violin
0444
Kanthe Maharaj
P06289
0739
H
M
H
1880
tabla
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
0408
Joshi, Anant Manohar
P05952
0688
H
M
H
1882
khyal
0297
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin

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