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
P01980
1848
1274
Venkateshaiah
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01139
0962
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
O
F
H
1914
vocal
P01988
1856
3109
Verma, Govindram
H
M
H
1914
tabla
pakhavaj
P00422
0193
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00855
0667
0614
Mzmudar Chandrakant Anandrai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00422
0193
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00855
0667
2282
Mazmudar, Chandrakant Anandrai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00284
0039
1316
Ali Hussaun
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
P01659
1512
1185
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01659
1512
2987
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00287
0042
0024
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
P00037
0975
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00037
0975
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00431
0202
1178
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00585
0369
0202
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Schin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00431
0202
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P00585
0369
1748
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Sachin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
dhrupad
P00718
0518
0298
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.
C
M
H
1914
nagasvaram
P00290
0048
0029
Ambade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
P00290
0048
1487
Amdade, Gajananrao Madhav Rao
H
M
H
1914
jaltarang
P00438
0209
1621
Bhave, Lakshmi G.
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P01157
0983
0623
Mishra, Ramji 1
H
M
H
1914
tabla
P01157
0983
2302
Mishra, Ramji 1
H
M
H
1914
tabla
P00595
0381
0209
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
P00595
0381
1758
Dave, Ramanlal Mohanlal
H
M
H
1914
dhrupad
P00041
0218
0131
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
others
P00041
0218
1630
Bhole, Jyotsna Keshav
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P00878
0691
0411
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
H
M
H
1914
sitar
P00878
0691
2021
Joshi, Dhruva Tara
H
M
H
1914
sitar
P01024
0843
0531
Krishnaswamy Iyengar, N.S.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01024
0843
2166
Krishnaswamy Iyengar, N.S
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01027
0846
0532
Kumaraswami Iyer, K.R.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01027
0846
2170
Kumarswami Iyer, K.R.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01685
1538
1217
Utturkar, Vinayak Vishnu
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01685
1538
3018
Utturkar, Vinayak Vishnu
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01035
0855
0539
Kuttappa Kurup, M.N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01035
0855
2179
Kuttappa Kurup, K.N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P00469
0242
0139
Biswas, Anil
O
M
H
1914
P00469
0242
1644
Biswas Anil
H
M
H
1914
others
P00320
0082
0051
Ankiah, Uppalapati
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01325
1162
0769
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00320
0082
1516
Anikiah, Uppalapati
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01325
1162
2495
Parikh, Natverlal Keshavlal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01044
0864
2189
Lakshmana Sastry,Sringeri
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P00481
0255
0147
Bose, Sunil K. (Ga-Ni)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P00096
1028
2353
Mukta, T.
C
F
H
1914
vocal
P01335
1173
0781
Patel, Raojibhai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01335
1173
2508
Patel, Raojibhai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00922
0738
0536
Kante, Dattatraya, Balvant
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00017
1042
0666
Murugabhupathy, C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00922
0738
2175
Kunte, Dattatratraya Balvant
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00017
1042
2583
Murugabhoopathy C.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00781
0585
0348
Hanumantha Rao, Krovvidi
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00639
0431
0929
Rattan, Master
H
M
H
1914
others
P00781
0585
1941
Hanimantha Rao, Krovvidi
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00639
0431
2270
Master Rattan
H
F
H
1914
khyal
P00639
0431
2694
Rattan, Master
H
M
H
1914
others
P00640
0432
1361
Ghosh, Ardhendu
H
M
H
1914
violin
P00640
0432
1848
Gosh, Ardhendu
H
M
H
1914
violin
P00929
0746
0451
Kar, Hari Das
O
M
H
1914
vocal
P00929
0746
2075
Kar, Hari Das
O
M
H
1914
vocal
P00510
0286
0161
Chandrashekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P00510
0286
1674
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
jaltarang
P01478
1322
0959
Sakthivel, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P01478
1322
2730
Sakthivel, M.S.
C
M
H
1914
mridangam
P00652
0444
0254
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00935
0752
0455
Karmakar, Radharaman
O
M
H
1914
vocal
P00652
0444
1818
Gandharva, Pannalal Harilal
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00935
0752
2081
Karmakar, Radharaman
O
M
H
1914
vocal
P01077
0897
2221
Mahadikar Sadashiva Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
dhrupad
P00361
0128
0078
Balakrishnan, P.
C
M
H
1914
violin
P00361
0128
1552
Balakrishnan, Pailakondiahm P
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01751
1607
1306
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01751
1607
3141
Vyas, Ravindra Manishankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01633
1486
1159
Sulochana, Mahadevan
C
F
H
1914
vocal
P01633
1486
2956
Sulochana, Mahadevan
C
F
H
1914
vocal
P01263
1097
0707
Narayanaswami, K.S.
C
M
H
1914
vina
P01121
0944
0601
Mariappa, S..N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01121
0944
2264
Mariappa, S.N.
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01965
1831
3062
Veerabhadriah, Mamulpet Lingappa
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01130
0953
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01130
0953
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01131
0954
0615
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
F
H
1915
khyal
P01131
0954
2284
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00567
0351
0190
Damle, Anant Shankar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P00567
0351
1731
Damel, Anant Shankar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01000
0819
2145
Krishnamurthy Pillai, Tiruvalaputtur
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01143
0967
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P00284
0039
1482
Ali Hussein
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
P01143
0967
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P00859
0671
1377
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01994
1862
3128
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00859
0671
2006
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01005
0824
0519
Krishnamurty, Chavali
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01005
0824
2151
Krishnamurthy, Chavali
C
M
H
1915
P01666
1519
1194
Thampuran, Manku
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01666
1519
2996
Thampuram, Manku
C
F
H
1915
P00871
0683
0406
Joglekar, Dattatraya Ganesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00871
0683
2016
Joglekar, Dattraya Ganesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01429
1270
0893
Ramanathan, Kalapathi A.
C
M
H
1915
mridangam

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