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
P01427
1268
0891
Ramamurthy,Guntupalli
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
P01427
1268
2636
Ramamurthym Guntupalli
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
P01428
1269
0894
Ramanathan M.D.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01428
1269
2640
Ramanathan M.D.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01674
1527
1205
Tripurantakam, J.
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01674
1527
3005
Tripurantakam, J.
C
M
H
1923
violin
P01558
1405
1056
Sharma, Mohan
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01558
1405
2845
Sharma, Mohan
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00885
0698
0419
Joshi, Trikamray Gangram
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00885
0698
2032
Joshi, Tikamray Gangaram
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P01315
1152
0758
Pant, Girdhari Lal
H
M
H
1923
others
P01315
1152
2483
Pant, Girdhari Lal
H
M
H
1923
others
P01318
1155
0763
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00312
0074
1508
Ananthaswamy, Mysore
C
M
H
1923
mridangam
P01318
1155
2488
Parasuraman, Pazhayanur N.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00313
0075
0047
Anasuya Devi, A.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P00313
0075
1511
Anasuya Devi, A.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P00896
0710
2044
Kale Khan
H
M
M
1923
tabla
pakhavaj
P01040
0860
0544
Lakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01040
0860
2184
Lakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P00475
0248
0142
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00475
0248
1649
Bodhankar, Dattatray Mandhaorao
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P01046
0866
0549
Lakshumi, K.R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01046
0866
1384
Lakshmi K.R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01046
0866
2190
Lakshmi, K.R.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01207
1035
0661
Munir Khan 1
H
M
M
1923
sarangi
P01340
1178
0787
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01340
1178
2513
Pathak, Hrishikesh Nanubhai
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01059
0879
2203
Latafat Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1923
khyal
P01711
1565
1248
Veerabhadraiah, A
C
M
H
1923
violin
P00636
0427
1801
Doshi, A.V.
H
M
H
1923
sarod
sitar
P05991
0583
1939
Hangal, Gangubai
H
F
H
1923
khyal
P01471
1314
0951
Saboto, Tripurari
O
M
H
1923
vocal
P01471
1314
2720
Saboto, Tripurari
H
M
H
1923
others
P01878
1740
2625
Ramkrishna Oanickar, Varkala G.B.
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
P00942
0759
2088
Kaushik. B.P.
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01372
1210
0828
Pushpa, K.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01372
1210
2551
Pushpa, K.
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P00532
0309
1695
Chellam Iyenger, Salem D.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00533
0310
1698
Chellappa K. (Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1923
nagasvaram
P01496
1341
0980
Saradamani, K.(Parur Sisters)
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01496
1341
2754
Saradamani, K. (Parur Sister)
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P01245
1077
0691
Narasimhalu, S.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01245
1077
2395
Narasimbalu, S.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00672
0465
1008
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
C
F
H
1923
gottuvadyam
P00672
0465
2784
Savithri Ammal, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1923
gottuvadyam
P01624
1476
1140
Subbarao A.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01624
1476
2938
Subbarao A.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01750
1605
1304
Vyas, Bharatji
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
P01750
1605
3137
Vyas, Bharatji
H
M
H
1923
dhrupad
P00680
0474
0278
Ghose-Dastidar, Bijon
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P00680
0474
1844
Ghose Dastidar, Bijan
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P06009
0787
0480
Kishan Maharaj
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P06009
0787
2113
Kishan Maharaj
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P00395
0166
1583
Barot, Kanubhai Devidan
H
F
H
1923
others
P01117
0940
2260
Marathe, Anand Ganesh
H
M
H
1923
khyal
P01264
1098
0709
Narayanaswamy Palghat K.V.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01264
1098
2414
Narayanaswamy Palghat K.V.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P00839
0647
0385
Janaki, Komattil
C
F
H
1923
vocal
P00839
0647
1990
Janaki, Komatti
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01517
1362
2783
Savithri Amma, P.
C
F
H
1923
vina
P01639
1492
1164
Sundararajan, T.V.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P01639
1492
2962
Sundrarajan, T.V.
C
M
H
1923
vocal
P06047
0342
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P06047
0342
1725
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P00562
0346
0186
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
C
M
H
1924
tavil
P00562
0346
1727
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
C
M
H
1924
tavil
P01403
1242
0866
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01403
1242
2594
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P00414
0185
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01279
1114
2429
Nathan, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1924
violin
P00414
0185
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00853
0664
0648
Mujaddid Naizi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P00853
0664
2340
Majaddid Niazi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P01535
1380
1028
Seshadri, R.V.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01535
1380
2809
Seshadri, R.V.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00581
0365
0199
Das, Mira
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00714
0514
0303
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00581
0365
1744
Das, Mira
H
F
H
1924
khyal
P00714
0514
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P06044
0047
0028
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01788
1645
1272
Venkatasubbarao, Jonnavittula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P06044
0047
1486
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01788
1645
3094
Vankatasubbarao, Jonnavittuula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00868
0680
0403
Jhala, Sukhrajsinh Pathubha
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P00868
0680
2013
Jhala, Sukharajsinh pathubha
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P01016
0835
0522
Krishnan, Namagiripettai K.
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P01017
0836
2158
Krishnan, Pattamadai S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00592
0378
0208
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00592
0378
1756
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01164
0990
0627
Misra, Lal Mani
H
M
H
1924
vichitra vina
sitar
P01678
1531
1209
Udyavarkar, Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01678
1531
3010
Udyavarkar, Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01026
0845
2169
Kulkarni, Padmakar S.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00095
0996
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00095
0996
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01171
0998
2326
Mohammad Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P00057
0069
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00057
0069
1503
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sandaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01175
1002
1394
Mohammad Rafi
H
M
M
1924
others

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