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
P06033
0491
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
P00986
0805
0528
Krishnakutty Nair, Mavelikara
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00986
0805
2156
Krishnan Kutty Nair, Mavlikara
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P01402
1241
0865
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu (Rajani)
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01524
1369
1015
Seeniya Pillai, M.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P01402
1241
2593
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01524
1369
2791
Seeniya Pillai, M.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P01646
1499
1171
Sushila, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01646
1499
2971
Sushila, Padmanabha
C
F
H
1920
vina
P00990
0809
0503
Krishnamoor T.V.
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00701
0499
1868
Girraj Prasad
H
M
H
1920
others
P00994
0813
0514
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
P00994
0813
2148
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
P00706
0505
0293
Gokhale, Padmavati
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01652
1505
1177
Tamma Rao, Meegada
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00706
0505
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P01410
1250
0872
Rajguru, Basavarj Mahant Swamy
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01652
1505
2977
Tamma Rao, Meegada
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00997
0816
2138
Krishnamoorthy, Nellai
C
M
H
1920
P01410
1250
2604
Rajguru, Basavaraj Mahantaswami
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01995
1863
3127
Viswanath, B.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P00034
0973
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
P01542
1387
1038
Shah, Chinubhai Hargovinddas
H
M
H
1920
others
P01542
1387
2821
Shah, Chinubhai Hargovinddas
H
M
H
1920
others
P00435
0206
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
H
M
H
1920
tabla
sitar
P00873
0685
0407
Joseph, Sebastian K.
C
M
O
1920
vocal
P01159
0985
2303
Mishra, Samta Prasad (Samta Prasad)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P00873
0685
2018
Joseph, K. Sebastian
C
M
O
1920
mridangam
harmonium
P00296
0054
0033
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00296
0054
1491
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01019
0838
0523
Krishnan, Ramnad
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01019
0838
2159
Krishnan, Ramnad
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00731
0531
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
P01552
1399
1051
Shanmugasundram pillai, Valangaiman A.
C
M
H
1920
tavil
P01552
1399
2838
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
C
M
H
1920
others
P00302
0063
0037
Ananta Swamy
C
M
H
1920
tabla
mridangam
P01311
1148
0750
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01311
1148
2476
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01684
1537
1216
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh Babu
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01684
1537
3017
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh
H
M
H
1920
violin
P00744
0545
0318
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00605
0394
0220
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00605
0394
1771
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01821
1681
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01569
1419
1071
Shirdhonkar, K.R.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01569
1419
2861
Shirdhonkar, K.R.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00618
0408
0231
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00618
0408
1785
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00619
0409
0232
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00619
0409
1786
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P06507
1300
0930
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1300
1415
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P06507
1300
2695
Ravi Shankar
H
M
H
1920
sitar
P01202
1030
2355
Mullick, Narhari Pathak
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01058
0878
0557
Lall, Vidya
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P01058
0878
2202
Lall. Vidya
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P00917
0733
0441
Kannan, K
C
M
H
1920
flute
P00635
0425
0245
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
C
M
H
1920
vina
P00917
0733
2066
Kanna, K.
C
M
H
1920
flute
P00635
0425
1800
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
C
M
H
1920
vina
P00919
0735
0442
Kannan, Madras A.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00919
0735
2067
Kannan, Madras A.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00637
0428
0246
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00637
0428
0247
Doshi, Amubhai V.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01468
1311
2711
Roy, Juthika
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P01470
1313
0946
Roy, Neela V.B.
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01470
1313
2713
Roy, Neela V.B.
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01351
1189
0802
Pichumani, R
C
M
H
1920
vina
P01351
1189
2525
Pichumani, R.
C
M
H
1920
vina
P01073
0893
0570
Lyall, Rozwell
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P01073
0893
2217
Lyall, Rozwell
H
M
O
1920
tabla
P01477
1321
0957
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01477
1321
2729
Sajjad Hussain
H
M
M
1920
shahanai
P01601
1452
1110
Someswara Rao, Ayyagari
C
M
H
1920
vina
P01601
1452
2900
Someswara Rao, Ayyagari
C
M
H
1920
vina
P00654
0446
0256
Gandhi, Vijayalaxinl Purushottam
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01603
1454
1113
Soni, Bachubhai Jerambhai
H
F
H
1920
khyal
P00654
0446
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
H
F
H
1920
khyal
P01603
1454
2903
Soni Bachubhai Jerambhai
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01484
1328
0966
Sangavkar, Mahamulal
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P01484
1328
2738
Sangavkar, Mahamulal
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P01368
1206
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
P01368
1206
2549
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
P01239
1071
0685
Nandanikar, Akkatai Sahebjan(Ladakujan)
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01239
1071
2388
Nandanikar, Ladkujan Abasaheb (Ladakujan)
H
M
H
1920
others
P00377
0145
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P00377
0145
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
P01745
1600
1296
Viswanadham, Palagummi
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01923
1787
2916
Srikanta Iyer, V.
C
M
H
1920
others
P01745
1600
3126
Viswanadham, Palagummi
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01747
1602
1299
Viswanathan, S.
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01747
1602
3132
Viswanathan, S.
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00069
1606
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00681
0475
0274
Ghose, Rathin
O
M
H
1920
vocal
P01940
1805
2984
Telang, Gangadur Rao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01390
1228
0847
Raghuveeran, G.S.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P01390
1228
2572
Raghuveeran, G.S.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P01632
1485
1157
Sugandha, Raman
C
M
H
1920
vina
P06811
0010
0006
Adid Husain Khan
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar

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