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
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 1
1249
C
M
H
1929
vocal
2602
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
1249
C
M
H
1939
vina
2603
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1044
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
2827
Pal, Saren
1874
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
1403
Raghuveeran, G.S.
1694
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0846
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
bin
sitar
1449
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
P00003
0057
H
M
M
1946
surbahar
sitar
2448
Alla Rakka Qureishi
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0026
Alla Rakha Qureish
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
1485
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0027
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0052
Devendrappa, B.
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
vocal
0229
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
vocal
1783
Rajam Iye, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
0860
Rajam, Iyer, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
2589
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
0171
Chikhalikar, Nikanath Buva
P00012
0318
H
M
H
1913
khyal
1705
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururraj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
2019
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
0138
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1643
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
P00016
1837
C
M
H
1871
vocal
1438
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
P00017
1042
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
0666
Murugabhoopathy C.S.
P00017
1042
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
2583
Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Chembai
P00018
1817
C
M
H
1896
vocal
1222
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1352
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1711
Subramaniam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
vocal
1155
Subramanyam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
vocal
2950
Chaubey, Debabrata
P00022
0046
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0164
Narayana Iyendar, A.
P00023
1084
C
M
H
1905
vina
0696
Narayana Iyengar, A.
P00023
1084
C
M
H
1905
vina
2400
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
1977
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1713
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
1799
Sankarasastri, Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
0972
Sankarasastri Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
2745
Dastur, Firoz B.
P00028
0376
H
M
H
1919
khyal
0207
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
P00028
0376
H
M
M
1919
khyal
1754
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
sitar
vocal
0312
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
vocal
1899
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
others
0288
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
others
1867
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vina
vchitra vina
0307
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vina
vchitra vina
1880
Mishra, Gopal 1
P00034
0973
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
0620
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
1804
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
P00037
0975
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
2299
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1692
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
P00041
0218
H
F
H
1914
khyal
1630
Ginde, Krishna
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
0286
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
1865
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
M
H
1922
vocal
0429
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
F
H
1922
vocal
2048
Keramatullah Khan
P00045
0767
H
M
M
1915
tabla
0466
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
P00046
0768
H
F
H
1892
khyal
0467
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
1259
Venkataraju, Kolanka
P00049
1575
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
3079
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
P00050
1145
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
2472
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
0863
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0747
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
2473
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
0291
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
P00053
0503
H
M
H
1919
tabla
1871
Chandrasekaran, M.
P00055
0283
C
M
H
1937
violin
1671
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sandaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
1503
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
P00058
1481
C
F
H
1916
vocal
1148
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
P00058
1481
C
F
H
1916
vocal
2945
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
P00059
1864
C
M
H
1896
vocal
1442
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
926
khyal
others
1236
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
3043
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
2177
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
P00065
1840
C
M
H
1897
vocal
1262
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
P00066
1798
C
M
H
1899
vocal
1432
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1305
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1902
khyal
others
3138
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
P00071
0150
H
M
H
1931
sitar
1573
Nisar Husain Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1906
khyal
0732
Nisar Hussein Khan
P00072
1134
H
M
M
1912
khyal
2453
Jasraj, Pandit
P00074
0653
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0391
Jasraj
P00074
0653
H
F
H
1930
khyal
1997
Parwen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
H
1948
others
0778
Parveen, Sultana
P00075
1169
H
F
M
1948
others
2504
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
1356
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
P00079
0344
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
0184
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
P00080
0249
H
M
H
1904
tabla
1650

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