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
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
P00865
0677
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
0401
Jha, Raghu
P00867
0679
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0402
Jhala, Sukhrajsinh Pathubha
P00868
0680
H
M
H
1924
sitar
0403
Jog, Vishnu Govind
P00869
0681
H
M
H
1922
violin
0404
Joga Rao, Kavirayani
P00826
0631
C
M
H
1928
vina
0405
Joglekar, Dattatraya Ganesh
P00871
0683
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0406
Joseph, Sebastian K.
P00873
0685
C
M
O
1920
vocal
0407
Joshi, Anant Manohar
P05952
0688
H
M
H
1882
khyal
0408
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
0409
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
others
0410
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
P00878
0691
H
M
H
1914
sitar
0411
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0412
Joshi, Govin Narayan
P00729
0529
H
M
H
1909
khyal
0413
Joshi, Narayan Bando
P00879
0692
H
M
H
1903
khyal
dhrupad
0414
Joshi, Narayan Rao Ramchandra
P00880
0693
H
M
H
1907
khyal
0415
Joshi, Ramakant
P00882
0695
H
M
H
1917
khyal
0416
Joshi, Ramkrishna
P00883
0696
H
M
H
1908
khyal
0417
joshi, Sheshgiri Vashdev
P00884
0697
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0418
Joshi, Trikamray Gangram
P00885
0698
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0419
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
P00875
0687
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
0420
Kabra, Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0421
Kadam, Baburao Haribhaz
P00891
0704
H
M
H
1917
sitar
0422
Kagalkar, Gulabbai
P00893
0706
H
M
H
1924
khyal
dhrupad
0423
Kagalker, Vyankatesh Atmaram
P00892
0705
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0424
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0425
Kakati, Jnanada
P00557
0337
N/A
F
H
1925
vocal
0426
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
vocal
0427
Kalpakam, S.
P00899
0713
C
F
H
1917
violin
0428
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
M
H
1922
vocal
0429
Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar, M.A.
P00900
0715
C
M
H
1918
vocal
0430
Kalyanaraman, S.
P00901
0716
C
M
H
1930
vocal
0431
Kalyanpur, Saguna
P00902
0717
H
F
H
1919
khyal
0432
Kamala, Aswathama G.
P00905
0720
C
F
H
1933
vina
0433
Kamala, Chandrababu A.
P00906
0721
C
M
H
1930
vocal
0434
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
M
H
1929
vocal
0435
Kamala, T.R. Murti
P00097
0725
C
M
H
1932
vocal
0436
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
vocal
0437
Kamalakar Rao V.
P00912
0728
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
0438
Kameswara Rao, Josyula
P00913
0729
C
M
H
1930
violin
0439
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1938
vocal
0440
Kannan, K
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
0441
Kannan, Madras A.
P00919
0735
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
0442
Kannan, S.
P00920
0736
N/A
M
H
1932
0443
Kanthe Maharaj
P06289
0739
H
M
H
1880
tabla
0444
Kanungo, Ramananda
P00916
0732
H
M
H
1925
tabla
0445
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
P00924
0741
H
M
H
1921
others
0446
Kapileshwari, Balkrishnabuwa
P00925
0742
H
M
H
1896
khyal
0447
Kapoor, Jagannath
P00926
0743
H
M
H
1884
khyal
0448
Kapur, Loknath
P00927
0744
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
0449
Kapur, Trilok
P00928
0745
N/A
M
H
1928
0450
Kar, Hari Das
P00929
0746
O
M
H
1914
vocal
0451
Kar, Shyam Sunder Singhari
P00930
0747
H
M
H
1908
dhrupad
others
0452
Karadgekar, Sardarbai
P00931
0748
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0453
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0454
Karmakar, Radharaman
P00935
0752
O
M
H
1914
vocal
0455
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
0456
Karwal, Leela
P00936
0753
H
F
H
1918
others
0457
Kashalkar, Vishnu Annaji
P00937
0754
H
M
H
1884
khyal
0458
Kaslikar, Manohar Baburao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0459
Kastri, Manohar Banurao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0460
Kaur, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
F
Others
1929
0461
Kaushik, B.P.
P00942
0759
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0462
Kedaranathan, K.R.
P00945
0762
C
M
H
1925
vocal
0463
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
P00948
0765
H
M
H
1933
khyal
0464
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
0465
Keramatullah Khan
P00045
0767
H
M
M
1915
tabla
0466
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
P00046
0768
H
F
H
1892
khyal
0467
Kesavalu, T.
P00952
0770
C
M
H
1924
violin
0468
Kesavarao, A.
P00953
0771
C
M
H
1935
vocal
0469
Kesavarao, Marella
P00954
0772
C
M
H
1924
violin
0470
Keshavamurthy, Rudrapatna Ramaswamy
P00956
0774
C
M
H
1916
vocal
0471
Keshava Murthy, R.S.
P00955
0773
C
M
H
1903
vina
0472
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
M
H
1922
flute
0473
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
P00958
0776
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0474
Khadilkar, Indirabai P.
P00960
0778
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0475
Khaladkar, Baburao Ganptrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1916
shahanai
0476
Khallkar, Nagesh Shankar
P00962
0780
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0477
Khirwadkar, Meera
P00963
0781
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0478
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
vocal
0479
Kishan Maharaj
P06009
0787
H
M
H
1923
tabla
0480
Kittappa, K.P.
P00969
0788
C
M
H
1913
vocal
0481
Kochak ,U.S.
P00970
0789
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
0482
Kogje, Anant Keshao
P00971
0790
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0483
Komala, A.P.
P00972
0791
C
F
H
1936
vocal
0484
Komalavalli, S.
P00973
0792
C
F
H
1928
vocal
0485
Komkali, Shivaputra Shiddharamayya(Kumar Ghandharva)
P00974
0793
H
M
H
1924
khyal
0486
Komkali, Vasundhara Shivaputra
P00975
0794
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0487
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
0488
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram N.
P00977
0796
C
M
H
1889
vocal
0489
Kothari, Manohar D.
P00978
0797
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
0490
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
0491
Krishna Iyenrar, Thitte
P00980
0799
C
M
H
1902
vocal
0492
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
P00981
0800
C
M
H
1916
vocal
0493
Krishna Iyer, R.
P00982
0801
C
M
H
vocal
0494
Krishna Rao, A.V.S.
P00984
0803
C
M
H
1938
vocal
0495
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
0496
Krishnamachari, Komanduri
P00987
0806
C
M
H
1931
violin
0497
Krishnamacharyulu, Nallan Chakravartula
P00988
0807
C
M
H
1923
violin
0498
Krishnamani, Palghat
P00989
0808
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
0499
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
P00991
0810
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
0500

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