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
P01429
1270
2639
Ramanathan, Kalapathi
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P00751
0552
0326
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P00751
0552
1915
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01819
1679
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
O
M
H
1915
vocal
P01693
1546
1226
Vajravelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01693
1546
3030
Vajavelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01697
1550
3036
Varadaraja Iyengar, Vinjamuri
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00480
0254
1654
Bose, Sunil
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01053
0873
2197
Lalita Bal, B.S.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01466
1309
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
violin
P01466
1309
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
P01589
1439
1096
Sivappa, B.M.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01589
1439
2885
Sivappa, B.M.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01472
1316
0953
Sadagopan V.V.(Seshadasan Nandan)
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01871
1733
2666
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01473
1317
0954
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01473
1317
2724
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00511
0287
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00934
0751
0456
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
P00934
0751
2080
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
H
M
H
1915
bin
sitar
P01077
0897
0575
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P00045
0767
0466
Keramatullah Khan
H
M
M
1915
tabla
P01907
1771
2800
Selvapapillai Iyengar, M.S.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00960
0778
0475
Khadilkar, Indirabai P.
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00820
0625
1973
Jadhav, Baburao Vishnath
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P01381
1219
0839
Radharani Devi
H
F
H
1915
others
P00677
0471
0272
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00677
0471
1841
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01105
0928
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01384
1222
0840
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
C
M
H
1915
nagasvaram
P01105
0928
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P06807
0004
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
P01753
1609
1308
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattatraya
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01753
1609
3145
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattaraya
H
M
H
1915
dhrupad
khyal
P01757
1613
1311
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01757
1613
3150
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00264
0019
0013
Afzal Husain Nagina
H
M
M
1916
thumuri
dadra
ghazal
P00696
0492
0285
Ghulam Qadir Khan
H
M
M
1916
dhrupad
khyal
P00264
0019
1464
Afzal Husain Khan
H
M
M
1916
others
P00845
0655
0393
Jawali, Sheelavant Shankarappa
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00845
0655
1999
Jawali, Sheelvant Shankarappa
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01774
1631
0776
Parvatikar, D.R.
H
M
H
1916
sitar
svaramandal
P00415
0186
0113
Bhaskaran Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P01650
1503
1175
Tagore, Dakshina Mohan
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
P01774
1631
2503
Parwatikar, Ram Dutt
H
M
H
1916
vina
dattatreya
sitar
P00415
0186
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P01650
1503
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
P01287
1122
0725
Nayak, Dalsukhram R
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01287
1122
2437
Nayak, Dalsukharm R.
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01413
1253
0876
Rajukar, Govindrao
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01413
1253
2607
Rajukar Govindrao
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01994
1862
1295
Viswanadha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01416
1257
0879
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
C
M
H
1916
P01416
1257
2613
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01545
1391
1042
Shah, Pranlal V.
H
M
H
1916
violin
P00436
0207
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01545
1391
2825
Shah, Pranlal V.
H
M
H
1916
violin
P00092
1394
1044
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P00092
1394
2827
Shaikh Dawood
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P06724
1395
1425
Shakoor Khan
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
P01551
1398
1049
Shamsuddi Khan
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P01551
1398
2833
Shamshddin Khan
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
tabla
P00092
0383
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P01432
1273
0897
Ramanathan, S.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00092
0383
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
H
M
M
1916
tabla
P01432
1273
2643
Ramanathat, S.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P01800
1659
0985
Sharma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01800
1659
2759
Sarma, Atul Chandra
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P01313
1150
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01313
1150
2480
Pandya, Mahendrabghai
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00746
0547
0320
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00746
0547
1910
Govundraja Baghavathar, M.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01444
1285
0908
Ramaswamy Iyengar, T.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01444
1285
2655
Ramswamy Iyengar, T.K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00609
0398
0224
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00014
0241
0138
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00609
0398
1775
Deshpande, Sakharam Bhagwat
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P00014
0241
1643
Bismillah Khan
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
P00611
0400
1777
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
H
M
H
1916
khyal
P01696
1549
1229
Varadachar,S.R.
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P01696
1549
3034
Varadachar, S.R.
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
P00476
0250
0144
Bordolayee, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00476
0250
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
H
M
H
1916
sitar
P00338
0104
1060
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
others
P00338
0104
1534
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
others
P00338
0104
2850
Sharma, Tulsidas (Atul Prem)
H
M
H
1916
khyal
others
P01856
1718
1150
Subrahmanyam, Sathur A.G.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00026
0426
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00026
0426
1799
Doreswamy, R.N.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P01344
1182
0792
Patra, Annta Charan
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01344
1182
2517
Patra, Ananta Charan
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P05971
1044
1398
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
others
khyal
P05971
1044
2366
Mutatkar, Sumati
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
khyal
P01868
1730
2628
Ramakrishna Sastry, Kolttur
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00348
0115
0072
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
H
F
H
1916
khyal
P00348
0115
1542
Badkar, Mirabai
H
F
H
1916
khyal
P01874
1736
2660
Ramdas
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj
P00507
0282
1670
Chandrappa. S
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01354
1192
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P01221
1052
0673
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
C
F
H
1916
vocal