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
P01176
1003
2330
Mohammad Rahmathllah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P01177
1004
0642
Mohammad Rahmatullah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P00893
0706
0423
Kagalkar, Gulabbai
H
M
H
1924
khyal
dhrupad
P01689
1542
1221
Vaidyalingam, Harikesanallur M.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01689
1542
3022
Vaidyalingam, Harikesanallur M.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01038
0858
2182
Lahiri, Chinomy
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00613
0402
0226
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01039
0859
2183
Lahiri, Nilima
H
F
H
1924
khyal
others
P00614
0403
0227
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P00614
0403
1780
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P01449
1291
0919
Rangaswamy, B.S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01449
1291
2683
Rangaswamy, B.S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00481
0255
2963
Sunil K. Bose
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00624
0414
0236
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00624
0414
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
H
M
H
1924
others
P01579
1429
1087
Simhachala Sastry, Jonnalagadda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01579
1429
2875
Simhachala Sastry, Jonnalagadda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01711
1565
3061
Veerabhadraiah, A.
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01213
1041
0664
Murthy, Thanjavur T.K.
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P00921
0737
2069
Kannan, Srirangam R
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01213
1041
2362
Murthy, Thanjavur T.K.
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01713
1567
1252
Veerusawmy, Conjeewaram Velayuda Mudaliar
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01713
1567
3065
Veerusamy, Conjeepuram Velayuda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P00498
0273
1341
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
vocal
P00498
0273
1664
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
others
P00782
0586
0350
Hanumantha Rayudu, J.P
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00782
0586
1943
Hanumantha Raydu, J.P.
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00927
0744
0449
Kapur, Loknath
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
P00927
0744
2073
Kapur, Loknath
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
P01355
1193
0806
Ponnammal Parasala B.
C
F
H
1924
vocal
P01355
1193
2531
Ponnammal, parasala B.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01882
1744
2673
Ranganathan, Srinagam, R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01892
1755
2157
Rishnan, Namagiripettai K.
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P01485
1329
0969
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01485
1329
2742
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P00802
0607
1372
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01608
1459
1118
Sreenivasa Iyengar,S.V.
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00802
0607
1961
Illyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01608
1459
2909
Sreenivasa Iyengar, S.V.
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00952
0770
0468
Kesavalu, T.
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00954
0772
0470
Kesavarao, Marella
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01740
1595
1290
Vilayat Khan
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P01913
1777
2835
Shankaramurthy, M.R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00954
0772
2101
Kesavarao, Marella
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01740
1595
3121
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00534
0311
1697
Chellappa Panicker K.(Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P05853
0462
0267
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P05853
0462
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01499
1344
1419
Sarkar, Supurova
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01499
1344
2758
Sarkar, Suprova
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01621
1473
1136
Srivastava, Laljee
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01621
1473
2933
Srivastava, Laljee
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01505
1350
0991
Sarojini, Kumaraswami
C
F
H
1924
vocal
P01505
1350
2765
Sarojini, Kumaraswami
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00394
0165
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
H
M
H
1924
others
P06813
0012
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P06813
0012
1459
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01118
0941
0598
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00838
0645
1991
Janaki Ramanathan
C
M
H
1924
vina
P01118
0941
2261
Marathe, Ram
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01270
1104
0713
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P01963
1829
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
C
F
H
1925
violin
P01270
1104
2419
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P00408
0179
0107
Bhagavathi, T.S.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00408
0179
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00042
0496
0286
Ginde, Krishna
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P01129
0952
0612
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P00042
0496
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P01129
0952
2280
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01976
1844
3088
Venkataramana Sastry, H.K.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00851
0662
0984
Sardar, Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00851
0662
2757
Sardarm Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01137
0960
0617
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P00852
0663
1220
Vaudya, Muktaben Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01137
0960
2289
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P00417
0188
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
P00852
0663
3020
Vaidya, Mukta Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00278
0033
0020
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
C
M
H
1925
violin
P00278
0033
1477
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01655
1508
1181
Tatarao, Yallabandi
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00710
0509
0294
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01655
1508
2982
Tatarao, Yallabandi
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00710
0509
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00861
0673
0397
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00861
0673
2008
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00583
0367
0201
Das, Ram Saran
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00583
0367
1746
Das, Ram Saram
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00723
0523
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P00872
0684
2017
Joglekar, Yogini Visharad
H
M
H
1925
khyal
others
P01018
0837
0524
Krishnan, Ramanathapuram
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01018
0837
2160
Krishnan, Ramanathapuram
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00297
0055
1492
Amingad, Sushilabhai G
H
F
H
1925
khyal
P00613
0402
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00615
0404
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01825
1685
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00759
0560
0330
Goyari Sunam Chandra
O
M
H
1925
vocal
P01198
1025
2351
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
H
F
H
1925
khyal
others
P01459
1302
0932
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin

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