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
Gopalakrishnan, R.S.
P00721
0521
C
M
H
1918
violin
0301
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0302
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
P00714
0514
C
M
H
1924
vocal
0303
Gopalam, Annavarapu
P00724
0524
C
M
H
1918
mridangam
ghatam
kanjira
0304
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
vocal
0305
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
tabla
pakhavaj
0306
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vina
vchitra vina
0307
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
0308
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
others
0309
Goswami, Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
P00734
0534
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0310
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0311
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
sitar
vocal
0312
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0313
Goswami, Sudhamay
P00737
0538
H
M
H
1904
khyal
0314
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0315
Gourhari Singh Laishram
P00739
0540
H
M
H
1908
others
0316
Govinda Pillai, Kanji Puram
P00742
0543
C
M
H
1908
vocal
0317
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
P00744
0545
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0318
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
P00745
0546
C
M
H
1899
vocal
0319
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
vocal
0320
Govindaraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
1911
tavil
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
0322
Govindarajan, S.(Tiruvizhimizhalai Brothers Jr.)
P00749
0550
C
M
H
1919
nagasvaram
0323
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
P00750
0551
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
0324
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
917
vocal
0325
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
P00751
0552
C
M
H
1915
violin
0326
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
F
H
1935
vocal
0327
Gowrikumari, M.G.
P00757
0558
C
F
H
1931
vina
0328
Gowripathi Sastri, Sistu
P00758
0559
C
M
H
1913
vina
0329
Goyari Sunam Chandra
P00759
0560
O
M
H
1925
vocal
0330
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0331
Gudihal, Ramrao Vijayadas
P00761
0562
H
M
H
1910
sitar
0332
Gulam Hussain
P00765
0566
H
M
M
1906
tabla
0333
Gula, Rasul Kale Khan
P00763
0564
H
M
M
1896
harmonium
0334
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
others
0335
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
P00767
0568
H
M
H
1906
khyal
0336
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
M
H
1938
others
0337
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
0338
Gurav, Gundu Ramchandra
P00774
0575
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0339
Gurav, Sangmeshwar Ganapatrao
P00775
0576
H
M
H
1913
khyal
dhrupad
0340
Gururajappa, Thirumakudalu
P00776
0577
C
M
H
1908
violin
0341
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
others
0342
Hafiz Ali Khan
P05786
0579
H
M
M
1880
sarod
dhrupad
0343
Haldankar Suresh Vinayak
P00778
0581
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
0344
Hamid Hussain Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
khyal
0345
Hangal, Gangubai(Gandhari)
P05991
0583
H
F
H
1913
khyal
0346
Hangal, Sharada
P00780
0584
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0347
Hanumantha Rao, Krovvidi
P00781
0585
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
0348
Hanumantha Rayudu, Janeendar Chinna
P00783
0587
C
M
H
1930
vocal
0349
Hanumantha Rayudu, J.P
P00782
0586
C
M
H
1924
vina
0350
Hariani, Vidyaram M.
P00785
0589
H
M
H
1926
others
0351
Harichandran, Namai Charam
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
others
0352
Harihara Iyer, K.S.
P00787
0591
C
M
H
1912
vocal
0353
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
P00788
0592
C
M
H
1925
vocal
0354
Harisankara Bhagavathar
P00790
0594
C
M
H
1906
vocal
0355
Harischandran K.
P00791
0595
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0356
Hiremathm Gadigeyya Shivayya
P00794
0598
H
M
H
1919
tabla
0357
Honnappa Bhagavatar, C.
P00795
0600
C
M
H
1918
vocal
0358
Husan Lal
P00800
0605
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
0359
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
others
0360
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
sitar
0361
Imarat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
0362
Inamdar, V.L.
P00804
0609
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0363
Ingale, Madhav K.
P00807
0612
H
M
H
1933
khyal
0364
Ingale, Shridhar Gundo
P00808
0613
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0365
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
P00811
0616
H
M
M
1908
khyal
0366
Ismail Daddoo Khan
P00812
0617
H
M
M
1936
tabla
0367
Iswaran, Ramamad V.
P00813
0618
C
M
H
1913
mridangam
0368
Jacob, Bernard Vivian
P00814
0619
O
M
Others
1918
0369
Jadav, Naginlal Somabhai
P00815
0620
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0370
Jadeja, Pravinsinhji Lakhaji
P00818
0623
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0371
Jadhav, Pandarinath
P00822
0627
H
M
H
1930
tabla
0372
Jadhav, Laxmibai
P00821
0626
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
0373
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
P00824
0629
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0374
Jadhav, Vishwanathbuwa
P00825
0630
H
M
H
1886
khyal
0375
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
P00827
0632
C
M
H
1938
vocal
0376
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
P00828
0633
C
M
H
1921
vina
0377
Jahangir Khan
P06742
0634
H
M
M
1871
tabla
0378
Jaideva Singh, Thakur
P00109
0635
O
M
H
1896
vocal
0379
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
0380
Jaiopurwale, Laxman Prasad
P00831
0637
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0381
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
vocal
0382
Jambaldinni, Siddharam
P00835
0642
H
M
H
1918
khyal
0383
Janaki, Hariharan S.
P00836
0643
C
F
H
1931
vina
0384
Janaki, Komattil
P00839
0647
C
F
H
1923
vocal
0385
Janakidevi, Rayaprolu
P00840
0648
C
F
H
1930
vocal
0386
Janakiram, V.L.
P00841
0649
C
M
H
1931
vina
0387
Janakiraman, S.R.
P00087
0650
C
M
H
1928
0388
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
P00842
0651
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
0389
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
P00843
0652
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0390
Jasraj, Pandit
P00074
0653
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0391
Jaswal, Balwant Rai
P00844
0654
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0392
Jawali, Sheelavant Shankarappa
P00845
0655
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0393
Jaya,G.R.
P00846
0656
C
M
H
1940
vocal
0394
Jayalakshmi
P00848
0658
C
F
H
1934
vocal
0395
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
vocal
0396
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
P00861
0673
C
F
H
1925
vina
0397
Jayammal, Tanjore*
P00862
0674
C
F
H
1891
vocal
0398
Jayarama Iyer,T.K.
P00863
0675
C
M
H
1894
violin
0399
Jayaraman, Lalgudi G.
P00864
0676
C
M
H
1930
violin
0400

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