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
1946
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
P00788
0592
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1220
Vaudya, Muktaben Vishwanath
P00852
0663
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2289
Mehdi Hussain
P01137
0960
H
M
M
1925
tabla
2379
Nagori, Madinaben
P01228
1059
H
M
H
1925
Others
0852
Raja Iyengar K.V.
P01394
1232
C
M
H
1925
violin
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
P00408
0179
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
P00417
0188
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
P00723
0523
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
3020
Vaidya, Mukta Vishwanath
P00852
0663
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2576
Raja Iyengar K.V.
P01394
1232
C
M
H
1925
violin
0020
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
P00278
0033
C
M
H
1925
violin
0397
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
P00861
0673
C
F
H
1925
vina
2380
Naidu, Leela T.
P01230
1061
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
0837
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
2621
Ramachandran, Mylattur S.
P01864
1726
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
1477
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi
P00278
0033
C
M
H
1925
violin
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
P00613
0402
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0258
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0286
Ginde, Krishna
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
2008
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
P00861
0673
C
F
H
1925
vina
0612
Maujood Hussain Khan
P01129
0952
H
M
M
1925
khyal
2561
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
P01379
1217
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0080
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
0158
Chanda Hussain
P00501
0276
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
P00557
0337
N/A
F
H
1925
Vocal
0201
Das, Ram Saran
P00583
0367
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1823
Ganesan, Parur M.
P00658
0450
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
P00042
0496
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
2280
Maujood Hussain Khan
P01129
0952
H
M
M
1925
khyal
2351
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
P01198
1025
H
F
H
1925
khyal
Others
0708
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy, N.S.
P01266
1100
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
2623
Ramachar, H.P.
P01866
1728
C
M
H
1925
kanjira
mridangam
1554
Balambal, J.
P00363
0130
C
F
H
1925
Vocal
2042
Kakti, J. Nanada
P00557
0337
N/A
M
H
1925
Vocal
1746
Das, Ram Saram
P00583
0367
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2017
Joglekar, Yogini Visharad
P00872
0684
H
M
H
1925
khyal
Others
0796
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
2990
Tewari, Som
P01942
1807
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
P00615
0404
H
M
H
1925
khyal
0445
Kanungo, Ramananda
P00916
0732
H
M
H
1925
tabla
2521
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
P01348
1186
H
M
H
1925
khyal
1129
SriNivasa Iyengar, M.J.
P01616
1467
C
M
H
1925
vina
2928
Srinivasan, Vaduvur Ramaswami
P01929
1793
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
3047
Vasantha Saravanan
P01958
1824
C
M
H
1925
vina
2070
Kaningo, Ramananda
P00916
0732
H
M
H
1925
tabla
0463
Kedaranathan, K.R.
P00945
0762
C
M
H
1925
Vocal
0952
Sabri Khan
P06043
1315
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
2922
Srinivas Iyenagr, M.J.
P01616
1467
C
M
H
1925
vina
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
P00382
0151
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1686
Chaube, Amresh Chandra
P00524
0300
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0214
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
2212
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2514
Pathak, Panchanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1172
Sushila Bai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1765
Deo, Yeshwant
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
0679
Nakod, Arjunasa V.
P01235
1067
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0780
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
C
M
H
1926
violin
0807
Ponnarao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1926
violin
2972
Sushilabai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
0338
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
0351
Hariani, Vidyaram M.
P00785
0589
H
M
H
1926
Others
2194
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
0651
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
2507
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
H
M
H
1926
violin
1094
Sivan, Thakazhy
P01587
1437
C
M
H
1926
nagasvaram
0306
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1926
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
0344
Haldankar Suresh Vinayak
P00778
0581
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0389
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
P00842
0651
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2343
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
0682
Namasivayam, Tiruvarur V.
P01236
1068
C
M
H
1926
Vocal
2439
Nayar, Shobhana
P01289
1124
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
2883
Sivan, Thakazhy
P01587
1437
C
M
H
1926
nagasvaram
1543
Badri Maharaj
P00349
0116
H
M
H
1926
tabla
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
1732
Dandapani, Anayampatty
P00568
0352
C
M
H
1926
violin
jaltarang
1893
Gopaldas
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1936
Haldankar, Suresh Vinayak
P00778
0581
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
2039
Kagalkar, Gulabbai Baburao
P00893
0706
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2385
Namasivayam, Tiruvarur
P01236
1068
C
M
H
1926
Vocal
1183
Tendulkar, Bindumadhav Krishnarao
P01657
1510
H
M
H
1926
Others
1334
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1701
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar
0678
Nageswara Rao, Mokkapati
P01227
1058
C
M
H
1926
vina
2985
Tendulkar, Bindumadhva Krishnarao
P01657
1510
H
M
H
1926
Others
2796
Seethalakshmi, Venkatesan
P01905
1769
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1679
Chari, Prabhakar Govind
P00516
0292
H
M
H
1926
tabla
2378
Nagwaswara Rao, Mokkapati
P01227
1058
C
M
H
1926
vina
0835
Radhakrishnan, Trichr P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1926
1067
Sheik China Moula Saheb
P01566
1415
H
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
3159
Bhattacharaya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
P00645
0437
H
M
M
1926
khyal

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