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
P01632
1485
2953
Sugandha, Raman
H & C
M
H
1920
vocal
P06811
0010
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
others
P00553
0333
0179
Chorghade, Vimal L.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P00553
0333
1718
Chorghade, Vimal L
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P06814
0013
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
P00978
0797
0490
Kothari, Manohar D.
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P00843
0652
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00843
0652
1996
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P06820
0659
2002
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1921
P00991
0810
0500
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
P00991
0810
2135
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
P00991
0810
2136
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00569
0353
0192
Dantale, Govindrao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P00569
0353
1733
Dantale, Govindrao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01408
1247
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
H
M
H
1921
vocal
P01408
1247
2599
Rajeswara Rao Salur
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00277
0032
0019
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P00277
0032
1474
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P01777
1634
1073
Shivpuri, Jagannath
H
M
H
1921
others
P01777
1634
2866
Sivpuri, Jagannath
H
M
H
1921
others
P00998
0817
0515
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P00421
0192
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00998
0817
2149
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P00421
0192
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01781
1638
1443
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P01781
1638
3146
Wahid Hussein Khan (Prabhudas)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01015
0834
0521
Krishnan, Ayyalore
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01015
0834
2155
Krishnan, Ayyalore
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01793
1651
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01793
1651
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01020
0839
0525
Krishnan, Suchindram
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
P01020
0839
2161
Krishnan, Suchindram
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
P01679
1532
1210
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00453
0225
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01679
1532
3011
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01038
0858
0542
Lahiri, Chinmoy
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P01451
1293
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute
P01451
1293
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute
P01456
1298
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P01456
1298
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P01458
1301
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P01458
1301
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P00334
0099
1529
Aswathanarayana Sastry H.K.
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01059
0879
0558
Latafat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P00924
0741
0446
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
H
M
H
1921
others
P00924
0741
2071
Kapadia, Amritlal C.
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P00504
0279
1666
Chandra Singh
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01218
1048
0670
Nadkarni, Ramesh
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01218
1048
3158
Nadkarni, Ramesh
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01072
0892
0569
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01072
0892
2216
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayanabhat
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01222
1053
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P00354
0121
1557
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01222
1053
2374
Nagar, Mohan Ram
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01364
1202
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01364
1202
2540
Prakasarao, K.S.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01096
0917
0610
Maudgalya Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P01096
0917
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P00958
0776
0474
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00958
0776
2103
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00962
0780
0477
Khallkar, Nagesh Shankar
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00962
0780
2106
Khalikar, Nagesh Shankar
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P01623
1475
1138
Subbaraji, Rudraraju
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01623
1475
2936
Subbaraju, Rudraraju
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01930
1794
2951
Subaramanyam, Cuddalore M.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01107
0930
0591
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P00828
0633
0377
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
C
M
H
1921
vina
P01107
0930
2247
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01386
1224
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00828
0633
1981
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
H & C
M
H
1921
vina
P01386
1224
2566
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01941
1806
1188
Tewari, Siya Ram
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
P01941
1806
2991
Twari, Siyaram
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
P01111
0934
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01111
0934
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01954
1820
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
P00011
1627
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00011
1627
2589
Rajam, Iyer, B.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00272
0027
0018
Alma, Mohanlal
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01981
1849
1441
Venkateswara Rao, Ghantasala
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00571
0355
0243
Daraswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00571
0355
1798
Doraswamy, M.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P01283
1118
0722
Navaneetham, S.
C
M
H
1922
ghatam
P00996
0815
0501
Krishnamoorthy, A.R.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01284
1119
0723
Navaneetham, T.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00105
0963
0619
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01284
1119
2434
Navaneetham, T.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P01653
1506
1179
Tariqueuddin Ahemed
H
M
M
1922
others
P00105
0963
2292
Merchant, Ajit
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01653
1506
2980
Tariqueuddin Ahmed
H
M
M
1922
khyal
P05930
0038
0022
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
sarod
P05930
0038
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
tabla
pakhavaj
sarod
P01144
0968
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
P01782
1639
1033
Sashappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P01782
1639
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P01660
1513
1186
Terdal, Tarabai
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P00288
0043
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
folk music
P00288
0043
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
H
F
M
1922
others
P01010
0829
2146
Krishnamurthy, Prapancham
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00869
0681
0404
Jog, Vishnu Govind
H
M
H
1922
violin

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