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
P00769
0570
1926
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
H
M
H
1926
violin
P00915
0731
1382
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
kanjira
P00915
0731
2065
Kandaswami, M.N.
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
kanjira
P01585
1435
1092
Sivam, T.P.
C
M
H
1926
vocal
P05949
0578
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
others
P01341
1179
0788
Pathak, Panchaanan
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01585
1435
2882
Sivam, T.P.
C
M
H
1926
vocal
P05949
0578
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1926
khyal
P01341
1179
2514
Pathak, Panchanan
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01587
1437
1094
Sivan, Thakazhy
C
M
H
1926
nagasvaram
P00778
0581
0344
Haldankar Suresh Vinayak
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01587
1437
2883
Sivan, Thakazhy
C
M
H
1926
nagasvaram
P00778
0581
1936
Haldankar, Suresh Vinayak
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01716
1570
1254
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1926
violin
P01716
1570
3073
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01068
0888
0566
Limaye, Anandrao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01068
0888
2212
Limaye, Anandrao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00785
0589
0351
Hariani, Vidyaram M.
H
M
H
1926
others
P00349
0116
1543
Badri Maharaj
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P00645
0437
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
H
M
M
1926
khyal
P01358
1196
0807
Ponnarao, Tirupati
C
M
H
1926
violin
P00099
0898
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00099
0898
2222
Mahalingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
C
M
H
1926
flute
P01227
1058
0678
Nageswara Rao, Mokkapati
C
M
H
1926
vina
P00516
0292
1679
Chari, Prabhakar Govind
H
M
H
1926
tabla
P01227
1058
2378
Nagwaswara Rao, Mokkapati
C
M
H
1926
vina
P00524
0300
1686
Chaube, Amresh Chandra
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01235
1067
0679
Nakod, Arjunasa V.
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01236
1068
0682
Namasivayam, Tiruvarur V.
C
M
H
1926
vocal
P01236
1068
2385
Namasivayam, Tiruvarur
C
M
H
1926
vocal
P01905
1769
2796
Seethalakshmi, Venkatesan
C
F
H
1926
vocal
P01909
1773
2811
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
P00536
0313
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P00536
0313
1701
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
H
M
H
1926
sitar
P00818
0623
0371
Jadeja, Pravinsinhji Lakhaji
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00818
0623
1976
Jadeja, Pravinsinhiji Lakhaji
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P01500
1345
0986
Sarma, Dilip
O
M
H
1926
vocal
P01500
1345
2760
Sarma, Dilip
O
M
H
1926
vocal
P01748
1603
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00382
0151
0092
Banerjee, Prasum
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P01748
1603
3133
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00382
0151
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00971
0790
0483
Kogje, Anant Keshao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00971
0790
2116
Kogje, Anant Keshao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00548
0328
0176
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
P00548
0328
1712
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
trumpet
P00392
0162
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P00392
0162
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P01953
1819
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01266
1100
2412
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy N.S,
C
M
H
1926
violin
P01959
1825
1238
Vasantha, Gopalam
C
F
H
1926
violin
P00078
0343
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
P01967
1833
3067
Velukutty Nair, Mavelikara K.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P00698
0494
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P01525
1370
1018
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
C
F
H
1927
vocal
P01525
1370
2794
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
C
F
H
1927
vocal
P00418
0189
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00418
0189
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P05968
1255
0913
Rama Narayan
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
P01145
0969
0626
Misra, Bhubaneswar
H & C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01145
0969
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
H
M
H
1927
violin
P01009
0828
0511
Krishnamurthy, Nedunuri
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01009
0828
2144
Krishnamurty Nedunuri
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00093
1390
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
tabla
dilruba
violin
P00093
1390
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
tabla
vina
dilruba
P01668
1521
1192
Thakkar, Madhusudan Manilal
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01668
1521
2995
Thankar, Madhusudan Manila
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01671
1524
1202
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01671
1524
3001
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01305
1141
0739
Palaninathan, S.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P06012
0988
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P01305
1141
2467
Palaninathan, S.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P01026
0845
2168
Kulkarni, Dhondutai G.
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P06818
0390
0217
Desai, Nidhara
H
F
H
1927
khyal
P00108
1407
1058
Sharma, Premlata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P06818
0390
1768
Desai, Nildhara
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00108
1407
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P00024
0707
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01321
1158
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P00024
0707
1977
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
P01321
1158
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P00612
0401
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
H
M
H
1927
khyal
others
P00007
0085
0052
Annapurna
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P01045
0865
0545
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P01045
0865
2187
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P01193
1020
0652
Mukherjee, Dwijen
H
M
H
1927
others
P01193
1020
2344
Mukherjee, Dwijen
H
M
H
1927
others
P01330
1167
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
H & C
F
H
1927
vocal
P01330
1167
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
C
F
H
1927
others
P01197
1024
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
P01701
1554
1235
Varma, L.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
P01701
1554
3042
Varma, I.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00625
0415
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P00625
0415
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P00634
0424
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01465
1308
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01465
1308
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01062
0882
0561
Laxman Singh
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P01062
0882
2206
Laxman Singh
H
M
H
1927
tabla