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
2626
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
P01867
1729
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
others
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
P00490
0265
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1365
Ghosh Supriti
P00685
0479
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
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
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
P00373
0141
H
M
H
1922
Others
others
harmonium
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
0381
Jaiopurwale, Laxman Prasad
P00831
0637
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0538
Kuttanpillai. Thakazhy
P01034
0854
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
1461
Adinarayana, Kundala
P00261
0016
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
P00464
0236
C
M
H
1922
violin
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2178
Kuttanpillai, Thakazhy
P01034
0854
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
P01464
1307
H
M
H
1922
flute
1154
Subramaniam, Trivellore
P01631
1484
C
M
H
1922
violin
1257
Venkatakrishnan, Madurai P.M.
P01718
1572
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0018
Alma, Mohanlal
P00272
0027
H
F
H
1922
khyal
0022
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
sarod
0178
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
2048
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
P00043
0714
C
F
H
1922
Vocal
0632
Misra, Susheela
P01161
0987
H
F
H
1922
khyal
2464
Padmarao, M.N.
P01304
1140
H
M
H
1922
flute
2949
Subramaniam, Trivellore
P01631
1484
C
M
H
1922
violin
3076
Venkatakrishnan, Madurai P.M.
P01718
1572
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1481
Ali Akbar Khan
P05930
0038
H
M
M
1922
dhrupad
khyal
sarod
pakhavaj
tabla
1715
Chokkamma, N.
P00550
0330
C
F
H
1922
vina
1935
Halasyam, Lalgudi
P00777
0580
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2315
Mishra, Sushhela
P01161
0987
H
F
H
1922
khyal
1048
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
3084
Vebkataramaiah,Chintakapalli
P01962
1828
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1500
Ananthakrishnan, Awamimalai
P00305
0066
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0972
Sankarasastri, Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
2832
Shamachar, B.R.
P01550
1397
C
M
H
1922
flute
0473
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
M
H
1922
flute
2146
Krishnamurthy, Prapancham
P01010
0829
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2745
Sankarasastri Emani
P00027
1333
C
M
H
1922
vina
1088
Sirur, Sharada Bhalchandra
P01580
1430
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
1380
Kashinath Shastrim J.L.
P00938
0755
C & H
M
H
1922
violin
2102
Kesi, N.
P00957
0775
C
F
H
1922
flute
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
P01144
0968
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
2877
Sirur, Sharada Bhalchandra
P01580
1430
H
M
H
1922
khyal
1033
Sashappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
1745
Raghab Chandra
P01829
1689
H
M
H
1922
Others
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
P00689
0484
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
2019
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururraj
P00013
0689
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
2083
Kashinath Shastri, J.L.
P00938
0755
C & H
M
H
1922
0653
Mukherjee, Hemanata Kumar
P01194
1021
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
0671
Nag, Dipali
P01219
1050
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0895
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
P01782
1639
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
P00689
0484
H
F
H
1922
khyal
Others
1905
Govind Ram
P00740
0541
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
0404
Jog, Vishnu Govind
P00869
0681
H
M
H
1922
violin
2345
Mukherjee, Hemanta Kumar
P01194
1021
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
2370
Nag, Dipalo
P01219
1050
H
M
H
1922
khyal
Others
0811
Prabhakar, M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2641
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
P01430
1271
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1441
Venkateswara Rao, Ghantasala
P01981
1849
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
Others
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
P00690
0485
O
F
H
1922
Vocal
2014
Jog, Vishnu Govind
P00869
0681
H
M
H
1922
violin
2536
Prabhalar,M.
P01361
1199
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1123
Srikantan, Rudrapattanam Krishnasastry
P01613
1464
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
P00437
0208
O
M
H
1922
Vocal
1672
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
P00508
0284
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
0243
Daraswamy, M.R.
P00571
0355
C
M
H
1922
flute
2052
Kalayanpur, Saguna
P00895
0709
H
M
H
1922
khyal
0543
Lahiri, Nilima
P01039
0859
H
F
H
1922
khyal
2917
Srikantan, Rudrapattanam Krishnasastry
P01613
1464
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
2618
Ramachandran, Ambal T.
P01863
1725
C
M
H
1922
nagasvaram
1998
Jaswal, Balwant Rai
P00844
0654
H
F
H
1923
khyal
2044
Kale Khan
P00896
0710
H
M
M
1923
tabla
pakhavaj
2414
Narayanaswamy Palghat K.V.
P01264
1098
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2483
Pant, Girdhari Lal
P01315
1152
H
M
H
1923
Others
2767
Saralkar, Eknath
P01784
1641
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0385
Janaki, Komattil
P00839
0647
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0544
Lakshamma, R.
P01040
0860
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
1990
Janaki, Komatti
P00839
0647
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
2088
Kaushik. B.P.
P00942
0759
H
M
H
1923
khyal
0498
Krishnamacharyulu, Nallan Chakravartula
P00988
0807
C
M
H
1923
violin
2184
Lakshamma, R.
P01040
0860
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0828
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
2133
Krishnamacharyulu, Nallan Chakravartula
P00988
0807
C
M
H
1923
violin
0661
Munir Khan 1
P01207
1035
H
M
M
1923
sarangi
0787
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
P01340
1178
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2551
Pushpa, K.
P01372
1210
C
F
H
1923
Vocal
0951
Saboto, Tripurari
P01471
1314
O
M
H
1923
Vocal
2783
Savithri Amma, P.
P01517
1362
C
F
H
1923
vina
0195
Das, Balkrishna
P00574
0358
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2513
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
P01340
1178
H
M
H
1923
khyal
2720
Saboto, Tripurari
P01471
1314
H
M
H
1923
Others
1695
Chellam Iyenger, Salem D.
P00532
0309
C
M
H
1923
Vocal
1737
Das, Balkrishna
P00574
0358
H
M
H
1923
khyal
Others
0505
Krishnamurthi, Puthucode K.
P00999
0818
C
M
H
1923
Vocal

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