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

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