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.

Advanced Search
to

3160 / 3160

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
1015
Seeniya Pillai, M.
P01524
1369
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
1177
Tamma Rao, Meegada
P01652
1505
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
1216
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh Babu
P01684
1537
H
M
H
1920
violin
2984
Telang, Gangadur Rao
P01940
1805
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1460
Adam Saheb, Shaik
0013
C
M
M
1920
nagasvaram
0293
Gokhale, Padmavati
P00706
0505
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1073
Shivpuri, Jagannath
P01777
1634
H
M
H
1921
Others
1188
Tewari, Siya Ram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
0477
Khallkar, Nagesh Shankar
P00962
0780
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0521
Krishnan, Ayyalore
P01015
0834
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
2866
Sivpuri, Jagannath
P01777
1634
H
M
H
1921
Others
2991
Twari, Siyaram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
0446
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
P00924
0741
H
M
H
1921
Others
2106
Khalikar, Nagesh Shankar
P00962
0780
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
0515
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2155
Krishnan, Ayyalore
P01015
0834
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2374
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
1557
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
P00354
0121
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2071
Kapadia, Amritlal C.
P00924
0741
H
M
H
1921
tabla
2149
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0558
Latafat Hussain Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1921
khyal
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2540
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1138
Subbaraji, Rudraraju
P01623
1475
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2936
Subbaraju, Rudraraju
P01623
1475
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2951
Subaramanyam, Cuddalore M.
P01930
1794
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1210
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
P01679
1532
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1666
Chandra Singh
P00504
0279
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0500
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
P00991
0810
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
0610
Maudgalya Padma Devi
P01096
0917
H
F
H
1921
khyal
3011
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
P01679
1532
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
P00453
0225
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2002
Jayalakshmi
0659
C
F
H
1921
2135
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
P00991
0810
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
P01096
0917
H
F
H
1921
khyal
0670
Nadkarni, Ramesh
P01218
1048
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
2136
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
P00991
0810
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
3158
Nadkarni, Ramesh
P01218
1048
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
P01451
1293
C
M
H
1921
flute
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
1443
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
P01781
1638
H
M
M
1921
khyal
0525
Krishnan, Suchindram
P01020
0839
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
P01458
1301
H
M
H
1921
guitar
3146
Wahid Hussein Khan (Prabhudas)
P01781
1638
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2161
Krishnan, Suchindram
P01020
0839
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
0192
Dantale, Govindrao
P00569
0353
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
P00843
0652
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0474
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
P00958
0776
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
H
M
H
1921
Vocal
1529
Aswathanarayana Sastry H.K.
P00334
0099
C
M
H
1921
violin
1733
Dantale, Govindrao
P00569
0353
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1996
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
P00843
0652
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2103
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
P00958
0776
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0542
Lahiri, Chinmoy
P01038
0858
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
0569
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0591
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
2599
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2216
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayanabhat
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2247
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0019
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
0377
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
P00828
0633
C
M
H
1921
vina
2566
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1474
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
1981
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
P00828
0633
C & H
M
H
1921
vina
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
P01954
1820
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
0462
Kaushik, B.P.
P00942
0759
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0501
Krishnamoorthy, A.R.
P00996
0815
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0723
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
Folk music
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
2253
Manjeshwar, Kausalya Dinker
P01110
0933
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0619
Merchant, Ajit
P00105
0963
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2434
Navaneetham, T.R.
P01284
1119
C
M
H
1922
flute
1100
Sivaraman, K.K.
P01592
1442
C
M
H
1922
vina
1179
Tariqueuddin Ahemed
P01653
1506
H
M
M
1922
Others
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
P00288
0043
H
F
M
1922
Others
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
P00674
0468
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
0577
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
2292
Merchant, Ajit
P00105
0963
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0939
Ringe, Vishwanath Rao Gaupat Rao (Tanrang)
P01463
1306
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2890
Sivaraman, K.K.
P01592
1442
C
M
H
1922
vina
2980
Tariqueuddin Ahmed
P01653
1506
H
M
M
1922
khyal
0860
Rajam Iye, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin
2626
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
P01867
1729
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
2465
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
P00449
0221
C
M
H
1922
mursing
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2228
Maitili, Nageswaran
P01084
0905
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2706
Ringe, Vishwanatharao Ganhatrao (Tanrang)
P01463
1306
H
M
H
1922
khyal
2589
Rajam, Iyer, B.
P00011
1627
C
M
H
1922
violin

Download CSV