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
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
0001
Abdul Khadar
P06806
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0002
Abdul Qadir Khan (Sanehi)
P06809
0007
H
M
M
1917
khyal
0003
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
P06810
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
0004
Abhisheki, Jitendra
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
0005
Adid Husain Khan
P06811
0010
H
M
M
1920
sitar
dhrupad
khyal
0006
Abrol, Karuna
P06812
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0007
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
P06813
0012
H
M
H
1924
tabla
0008
Krishnamurty Sastri, Challa
P01003
0822
C
M
H
1930
vocal
0009
Adinarayana, Kundala
P00261
0016
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan
0010
Adsule, Leelawati
P00262
0017
H
F
H
1928
khyal
0011
Afaque Husain Khan
P00263
0018
H
M
M
1930
tabla
0012
Afzal Husain Nagina
P00264
0019
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
0013
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
0014
Agnihotri, R.M.
P00267
0022
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0015
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
0016
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
P00271
0026
H
M
M
1891
tabla
0017
Alma, Mohanlal
P00272
0027
H
F
H
1922
khyal
0018
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
0019
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
P00278
0033
C
M
H
1925
violin
0020
Alamelu, Arjunan Tirukoilur S.
P00279
0034
C
M
H
1928
vocal
0021
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
sarod
0022
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
others
0023
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
P00287
0042
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
0024
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
folk music
0025
Alla Rakka Qureishi
P00004
0044
H
M
M
1919
tabla
0026
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
0027
Amarnath
P06044
0047
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0028
Ambade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
P00290
0048
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
0029
Ambujam, Raman
P00291
0049
C
M
H
1918
violin
vocal
0030
Ameer Hussein Khan
P00293
0051
H
M
M
1901
tabla
0031
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
flute
ochestration
vocal
0032
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
P00296
0054
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0033
Amir Khan
P05932
0056
H
M
M
1912
khyal
0034
Amjad Ali Khan
P05908
0058
H
M
M
1947
sarod
0035
Amrutphali, Sadashiv Rao R.
P00300
0061
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0036
Ananta Swamy
P00302
0063
C
M
H
1920
tabla
mridangam
0037
Ananthakrushna Sarma, Rallapalli
P00304
0065
C
M
H
1893
violin
vocal
0038
Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan
P00306
0067
C
F
H
1928
vocal
0039
Anathapadmanabha Rao, S
P00315
0077
C
M
H
1919
vina
0040
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
P00057
0069
C
M
H
1924
violin
0041
Anantharamarao, Kavuru
P00308
0070
C
M
H
1932
violin
0042
Anantharamu, N.V.
P00310
0072
C
M
H
1933
vina
0043
Anantharao. V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
0044
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0045
Anasuya, H. S.
P00314
0076
C
F
H
1936
vocal
0046
Anasuya Devi, A.
P00313
0075
C
F
H
1923
vocal
0047
Andharia, Babubhai Govindji
P00317
0079
H
M
H
1919
khyal
0048
AndhaRia, Rasikal G.
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0049
Angappan, Perambalur N.
P00319
0081
C
M
H
1889
nagasvaram
0050
Ankiah, Uppalapati
P00320
0082
C
M
H
1914
vocal
0051
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
0052
Annaswami Bhagawatar, D.
P00324
0087
C
M
H
1899
vocal
0053
Anwarkhan Bhikankhan Pathan
P00326
0089
H
M
M
1917
sitar
0054
Appasami Iyer, S.
P00328
0091
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
0055
Appala Swamy Naidu, Kota
P00327
0090
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
0056
Apte, Sadashiv Dattatraya
P00329
0092
H
M
H
1905
khyal
0057
Aravindakshan, M.K.
P00330
0093
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
0058
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
tappa
thumri
0059
Arunachalaiah, A.
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
0060
Arya, Kantilal Purushottamdas
P00333
0097
H
M
H
1913
khyal
0061
Ata Hussain Khan(Ratan)
P00335
0100
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
0062
Athavale, Vinayak Ramcandra
P00336
0101
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0063
Atre, Prabha Dattatraya
P05988
0102
H
M
H
1932
khyal
others
0064
Atre, Vishnu Shamrao
P00337
0103
H
M
H
1903
khyal
0065
Ayyamani Lyer, C.K.,
P00341
0107
C
M
H
1908
mridangam
0066
Azambai, Dadasaheb Pisal
P00343
0109
H
F
H
1904
khyal
0067
Azambai Hukkeri
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
0068
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
P00345
0111
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
0069
Babu Iyengar
P00346
0113
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
0070
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
0071
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
0072
Bahadur Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1929
sarod
0073
Bakkal, Mohammad Abdullah Tibet
P00356
0123
H
M
M
1913
khyal
0074
Blachander, S.
P00358
0125
C
M
H
1927
vina
0075
Balakrishna Ayyangar, T.K.
P00359
0126
C
M
H
1904
vocal
0076
Balakrishnan, Chalakudy N.S.
P00360
0127
C
M
H
1931
flute
violin
0077
Balakrishnan, P.
P00361
0128
C
M
H
1914
violin
0078
Balakrishnier, Madras
P00362
0129
C
M
H
1888
violin
0079
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
vocal
0080
Balamurali Krishna, Mangalampalli
P05924
0131
C
M
H
1930
vocal
0081
Balasubbarayaloo, Trichy
P00365
0133
C
M
H
1917
violin
0082
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
P00367
0135
C
M
H
1927
vocal
0083
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
0084
Bali, Harish Chandra
P00370
0138
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0085
Bali, Madan Lal
P00371
0139
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0086
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
sitar
khyal
0087
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
P00375
0143
H
F
H
1925
vocal
0088
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
0089
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
0090
Banerjee, Meera
P00381
0149
H
F
H
1932
khyal
0091
Banerjee, Prasum
P00382
0151
H
F
H
1926
khyal
0092
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
P00384
0153
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
others
0093
Bangari Bai
P00388
0157
H
F
H
1918
khyal
others
0094
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
others
0095
Banerjee, Ramesh Chandra
P00383
0152
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
0096
Bapanna Sastry, Mahendravada
P00389
0158
C
M
H
1905
vocal
0097
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
P00390
0159
H
M
H
1889
sitar
0098
Bari Moti Bai
P00391
0161
H
F
H
1901
others
0099
Barodekar, Kamalabai
P00393
0164
H
F
H
1909
khyal
others
0100

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