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
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
3030
Vajavelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
P01693
1546
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
P00511
0287
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
P01130
0953
H
M
H
1915
sitar
0839
Radharani Devi
P01381
1219
H
F
H
1915
Others
0456
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
M
1915
sitar
bin
0615
Mazumdar, Ninu
P01131
0954
H
F
H
1915
khyal
2080
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
P00934
0751
H
M
H
1915
sitar
bin
2284
Mazumdar, Ninu
P01131
0954
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0272
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
P00677
0471
H
M
H
1915
khyal
2145
Krishnamurthy Pillai, Tiruvalaputtur
P01000
0819
C
M
H
1915
violin
0575
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
P01077
0897
H
M
H
1915
khyal
Others
0953
Sadagopan V.V.(Seshadasan Nandan)
P01472
1316
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
2666
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
P01871
1733
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
1841
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
P00677
0471
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1311
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
P01757
1613
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0190
Damle, Anant Shankar
P00567
0351
H
M
H
1915
khyal
Others
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
violin
sarod
0954
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
P01473
1317
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
3150
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
P01757
1613
H
M
H
1915
khyal
1731
Damel, Anant Shankar
P00567
0351
H
M
H
1915
khyal
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
P01143
0967
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
0840
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
P01384
1222
C
M
H
1915
nagasvaram
0893
Ramanathan, Kalapathi A.
P01429
1270
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
P01466
1309
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
2724
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
P01473
1317
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1482
Ali Hussein
P00284
0039
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
2197
Lalita Bal, B.S.
P01053
0873
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
P01105
0928
C
M
H
1915
violin
2639
Ramanathan, Kalapathi
P01429
1270
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
3036
Varadaraja Iyengar, Vinjamuri
P01697
1550
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
3062
Veerabhadriah, Mamulpet Lingappa
P01965
1831
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
1096
Sivappa, B.M.
P01589
1439
C
M
H
1915
Vocal
1194
Thampuran, Manku
P01666
1519
C
F
H
1915
Vocal
2565
Raghavan, K.
P01385
1223
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
2825
Shah, Pranlal V.
P01545
1391
H
M
H
1916
violin
2975
Tagore, Dakshinamohan
P01650
1503
H
M
H
1916
dilruba
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1599
Bhaskaran Nair Vaikom
P00415
0186
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1618
Bhattacherjea, Amar Nath
P00436
0207
H
M
H
1916
khyal
dhrupad
Others
1643
Bismillah Khan
P00014
0241
H
M
M
1916
shahanai
1651
Bordolai, Sundor
P00476
0250
H
M
H
1916
sitar
2104
Khadikar, Indirabai Vaman
P00959
0777
H
F
H
1916
khyal
Others
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
P00249
0003
C
M
M
1916
Vocal
1777
Deshpande, Vasant Shivaram
P00611
0400
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
P01354
1192
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
0879
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916
0476
Khaladkar, Baburao Ganptrao
P00961
0779
H
M
H
1916
shahanai
0673
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
P01221
1052
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
2529
Ponnamma, Parur P.C.
P01354
1192
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2613
Ramachandra Rao, Chintalapalli
P01416
1257
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0897
Ramanathan, S.
P01432
1273
C
M
H
1916
vina
1148
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
P00058
1481
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
0212
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1398
Mutatkar, Sumati Vishwanth
P05971
1044
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
Others
khyal
2373
Nagamma, Thirumakudalu
P01221
1052
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0710
Narayanaswamy Rudrapayna Krishnappa
P01265
1099
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2643
Ramanathat, S.
P01432
1273
C
M
H
1916
vina
2945
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
P00058
1481
C
F
H
1916
Vocal
1761
Dawood, Shaikh
P00092
0383
H
M
M
1916
tabla
0393
Jawali, Sheelavant Shankarappa
P00845
0655
H
M
H
1916
khyal
2366
Mutatkar, Sumati
P05971
1044
H
M
H
1916
dhrupad
khyal
1044
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1117
Sreekanta Iyer, V.
P01607
1458
C
M
H
1916
vina
1999
Jawali, Sheelvant Shankarappa
P00845
0655
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0600
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
2827
Shaikh Dawood
1394
H
M
M
1916
tabla
2908
Sreekanata Iyer, V.
P01607
1458
C
M
H
1916
vina
0985
Sharma, Atul Chandra
P01800
1659
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
2263
Mariappa, M.
P01120
0943
C
M
H
1916
mursing
2759
Sarma, Atul Chandra
P01800
1659
O
M
H
1916
Vocal
2628
Ramakrishna Sastry, Kolttur
P01868
1730
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0320
Govindaraja Baghavather, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0493
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
P00981
0800
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1425
Shakoor Khan
P06724
1395
H
M
M
1916
sarangi
1060
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
1910
Govundraja Baghavathar, M.K.
P00746
0547
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2126
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
P00981
0800
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0725
Nayak, Dalsukhram R
P01287
1122
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1534
Sharma, Tulidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
2437
Nayak, Dalsukharm R.
P01287
1122
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0876
Rajukar, Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
2850
Sharma, Tulsidas (Atul Prem)
P00338
0104
H
M
H
1916
khyal
Others
0471
Keshavamurthy, Rudrapatna Ramaswamy
P00956
0774
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
2607
Rajukar Govindrao
P01413
1253
H
M
H
1916
khyal
0908
Ramaswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
1229
Varadachar,S.R.
P01696
1549
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1150
Subrahmanyam, Sathur A.G.
P01856
1718
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
0072
Badkar, Mirabai Dattatraya
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
2098
Keshavamurthy, R.R.
P00956
0774
C
M
H
1916
violin
2655
Ramswamy Iyengar, T.K.
P01444
1285
C
M
H
1916
Vocal
3034
Varadachar, S.R.
P01696
1549
C
M
H
1916
mridangam
1542
Badkar, Mirabai
P00348
0115
H
F
H
1916
khyal
0244
Doreswamy, R.N.
P00026
0426
C
M
H
1916
vina
0754
Pandya, Mahendrabhai
P01313
1150
H
M
H
1916
khyal
1049
Shamsuddi Khan
P01551
1398
H
M
M
1916
tabla
1445
Xavier, Fr. Camilo
P01758
1614
O
M
Others
1916
Vocal
2660
Ramdas
P01874
1736
H
M
H
1916
pakhavaj

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