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: Personal ID - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
P00001
0001
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
bin
sitar
P00003
0057
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1946
surbahar
sitar
P00004
0044
0026
Alla Rakka Qureishi
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P00004
0044
1485
Alla Rakha Qureish
H
M
M
1919
tabla
P00005
0045
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
H
M
M
1862
sarod
P00007
0085
0052
Annapurna
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P00010
0406
0229
Devendrappa, B.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00010
0406
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00011
1627
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00011
1627
2589
Rajam, Iyer, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00012
0318
0171
Chikhalikar, Nilkanth Buva
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00012
0318
1705
Chikhalikar, Nikanath Buva
H
M
H
1913
khyal
P00013
0689
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00013
0689
2019
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururraj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00014
0241
0138
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00014
0241
1643
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00016
1837
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
C
M
H
1871
vocal
P00017
1042
0666
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00017
1042
2583
Murugabhoopathy C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00018
1817
1222
Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Chembai
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P00019
0327
1352
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00019
0327
1711
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00020
1666
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00020
1666
2950
Subramanyam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00022
0046
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00023
1084
0696
Narayana Iyendar, A.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P00023
1084
2400
Narayana Iyengar, A.
C
M
H
1905
vina
P00024
0707
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00024
0707
1977
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
P00025
0326
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
P00025
0326
1713
Chitti Abbai, Domada
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
P00026
0426
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00026
0426
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00027
1333
0972
Sankarasastri, Emani
C
M
H
1922
vina
P00027
1333
2745
Sankarasastri Emani
C
M
H
1922
vina
P00028
0376
0207
Dastur, Firoz B.
H
M
H
1919
khyal
P00028
0376
1754
Dastur, Firoz Bejanji(Feredoon)
H
M
M
1919
khyal
P00029
0536
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
sitar
P00029
0536
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
P00032
0498
0288
Girija Devi
H
F
H
1929
khyal
others
P00032
0498
1867
Girijadevi
H
F
M
1929
khyal
others
P00033
0513
0307
Gopala Krishna
H
M
H
1926
vina
vichitra vina
P00033
0513
1880
Gopalkrishna
H
M
H
1926
vina
vichitra vina
P00034
0973
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
P00035
0429
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00035
0429
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00037
0975
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00037
0975
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00038
0306
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00038
0306
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00041
0218
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P00041
0218
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P00042
0496
0286
Ginde, Krishna
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P00042
0496
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P00043
0714
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00043
0714
2048
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
C
F
H
1922
vocal
P00045
0767
0466
Keramatullah Khan
H
M
M
1915
tabla
P00046
0768
0467
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
H
F
H
1892
khyal
P00049
1575
1259
Venkataraju, Kolanka
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P00049
1575
3079
Venkataraju, Kolanka
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P00050
1145
0746
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00050
1145
2472
Pandit, Krishna Rao Shankar
H
M
H
1893
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00051
1697
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
C
M
H
1899
violin
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00052
1652
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P00053
0503
0291
Gokhale, Madhusudan(Lalji) Raghnath
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00053
0503
1871
Gokhale,Laji (Madhusudan Raghunath)
H
M
H
1919
tabla
P00055
0283
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00057
0069
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00057
0069
1503
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sandaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00058
1481
1148
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P00058
1481
2945
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P00059
1864
1442
Viswanatha Iyer, Maharaja Puram
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P00062
1555
1236
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
926
khyal
others
P00062
1555
3043
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00064
0853
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P00064
0853
2177
Kurdikar, Mogubai
H
F
H
1904
khyal
P00065
1840
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P00066
1798
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00069
1606
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00069
1606
3138
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
H
M
H
1902
khyal
others
P00071
0150
1325
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00071
0150
1573
Banerjee, Nikhil
H
M
H
1931
sitar
P00072
1134
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
H
M
M
1906
khyal
P00072
1134
2453
Nisar Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P00074
0653
0391
Jasraj, Pandit
H
M
H
1930
khyal
P00074
0653
1997
Jasraj
H
F
H
1930
khyal
P00075
1169
0778
Parwen, Sultana
H
F
H
1948
others
P00075
1169
2504
Parveen, Sultana
H
F
M
1948
others
P00078
0343
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
P00079
0344
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
P00080
0249
0143
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00080
0249
1650
Boral, Rai Chand
H
M
H
1904
tabla
P00082
1062
2381
Naik Rama Rao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P00084
1290
0918
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1932
vina
P00084
1290
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
C
F
H
1932
vina
P00085
1750
1414
Rasoolan Bai
H
F
M
1902
others
P00087
0650
0388
Janakiraman, S.R.
C
M
H
1928
P00087
0650
1994
Janakiraman, S.R.
C
M
H
1928
vocal

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