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
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
0307
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
2857
Sheik China Moulana Saheb
P01566
1415
C
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
2307
Mishra, Chakradhar
P01146
0970
H
F
H
1926
khyal
1319
Amrik Singh
P00299
0060
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
0371
Jadeja, Pravinsinhji Lakhaji
P00818
0623
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2811
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
P01909
1773
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
P01953
1819
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1496
Amrik Singh
P00299
0060
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1976
Jadeja, Pravinsinhiji Lakhaji
P00818
0623
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0986
Sarma, Dilip
P01500
1345
O
M
H
1926
Vocal
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2760
Sarma, Dilip
P01500
1345
O
M
H
1926
Vocal
0910
Ramaswami Sastri,T.N.
P01785
1642
C
M
H
1926
vina
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1382
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
0483
Kogje, Anant Keshao
P00971
0790
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0551
Lakshmi Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
0906
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
1170
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
F
H
1926
khyal
1254
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
P01716
1570
C
M
H
1926
violin
2657
Ramswami Sastri,T.N.
P01785
1642
C
M
H
1926
vina
3072
Venkatachalam C.A.
P01971
1838
C
M
H
1926
vina
0421
Kabra, Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
2065
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
2116
Kogje, Anant Keshao
P00971
0790
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
2193
Lakshmi, Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
2412
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy N.S,
P01266
1100
C
M
H
1926
violin
2652
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
viola
2970
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
M
H
1926
khyal
3073
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
P01716
1570
C
M
H
1926
vina
0173
China Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2168
Kulkarni, Dhondutai G.
P01026
0845
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2633
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
P01869
1731
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
0052
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
1708
Chinna Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Others
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1410
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
P01398
1236
C
F
H
1927
vina
0979
Sarada, Sivanandam
P01495
1340
C
F
H
1927
vina
1202
Thyagarajan, V.
P01671
1524
C
M
H
1927
violin
2634
Ramamurthy, T.K.
P01870
1732
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
0075
Blachander, S.
P00358
0125
C
M
H
1927
vina
1724
Chuttanlal, Chandalal
P00560
0340
H
M
H
1927
pakhavaj
0511
Krishnamurthy, Nedunuri
P01009
0828
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2369
Nadaf, Hussein Babu
P01217
1047
H
M
M
1927
clarinet
2585
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
P01398
1236
C
F
H
1927
vina
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
2753
Sarada, Sivanandam
P01495
1340
H
M
H
1927
vina
3001
Thyagarajan, V.
P01671
1524
C
M
H
1927
violin
1549
Balachander S
P00358
0125
C
M
H
1927
vina
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0374
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
P00824
0629
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2109
Khurana, Shanno
P06202
0783
H
F
H
1927
khyal
Others
2144
Krishnamurty Nedunuri
P01009
0828
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2384
Nakod, Arjuna
P01235
1067
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0739
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
2528
Poona Rao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1927
violin
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
0095
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0545
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
P01045
0865
C
M
H
1927
vina
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2467
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
0083
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
P00367
0135
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1575
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
0491
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
2187
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
P01045
0865
C
M
H
1927
vina
0561
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0652
Mukherjee, Dwijen
P01193
1020
H
M
H
1927
Others
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
violin
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0084
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2206
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
2344
Mukherjee, Dwijen
P01193
1020
H
M
H
1927
Others

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