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
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0560
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0626
Misra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
C & H
M
H
1927
Vocal
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
1058
Sharma, Premlata
P00108
1407
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1558
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
0217
Desai, Nidhara
0390
H
F
H
1927
khyal
1977
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
2205
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
H
M
H
1927
violin
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C & H
F
H
1927
Vocal
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
P00108
1407
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
3067
Velukutty Nair, Mavelikara K.
P01967
1833
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
1768
Desai, Nildhara
0390
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C
F
H
1927
Others
1446
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
P01760
1616
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2620
Ramachandran K.S.
P01862
1724
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2709
Roshan Akhtar Begum
P01893
1756
H
F
M
1927
khyal
0271
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
P00698
0494
H
F
H
1927
sitar
2084
Kaslikar, Manohar Babarao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
3157
Yunus Hussein Khan (Darpan)
P01760
1616
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
P00612
0401
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
1838
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
1192
Thakkar, Madhusudan Manilal
P01668
1521
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1700
Chamma Khan
P00499
0274
H
M
M
1927
tabla
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
P01197
1024
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
2995
Thankar, Madhusudan Manila
P01668
1521
H
M
H
1927
khyal
3039
Varerkar, Suman
P01955
1821
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1190
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
2097
Kesavalu, T.
P00952
0770
C
M
H
1927
violin
1018
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
P01525
1370
C
F
H
1927
Vocal
1235
Varma, L.P.R.
P01701
1554
C
M
H
1927
2926
Srinivasan, Mysore T.R.
P01927
1791
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2992
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2794
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
P01525
1370
C
F
H
1927
Vocal
3042
Varma, I.P.R.
P01701
1554
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2674
Ranganathan, Varahoor
P01883
1745
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
P00400
0171
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2633
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
P01869
1731
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
0173
China Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2168
Kulkarni, Dhondutai G.
P01026
0845
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2806
Sangupta, Aratidipa
P01779
1636
H
M
H
1928
khyal
3134
Viswanathan, Thiruvaiyaru Vaidyanatha
P01801
1660
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
0128
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
2570
Raghu, Palghat R.
P00452
0224
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
0485
Komalavalli, S.
P00973
0792
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0011
Adsule, Leelawati
P00262
0017
H
F
H
1928
khyal
1625
Bhendigeri, Basavaraj S.
P00442
0213
H
M
H
1928
tabla
1974
Jadhav, rishnarao Limbajirao
P00823
0628
H
M
H
1928
khyal
dhrupad
0388
Janakiraman, S.R.
P00087
0650
C
M
H
1928
2092
Keer, Maruti Mahadeva
P00946
0763
H
M
H
1928
tabla
2118
Komalavalli, S.
P00973
0792
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
2300
Mishra, Kishori Prasad
P01152
0978
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0848
Raghuvir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
1462
Adsule, Leelawati
P00262
0017
H
F
H
1928
khyal
1329
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
1869
Gnanam, Subrahmanyam
P00702
0500
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1994
Janakiraman, S.R.
P00087
0650
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2571
Raghubir Prasad
P01391
1229
H
M
H
1928
sitar
1597
Bharadwaj, Harish
P00413
0184
H
M
H
1928
khyal
Others
0450
Kapur, Trilok
P00928
0745
N/A
M
H
1928
2214
Lolekar, Anjnibai
P01070
0890
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
1132
Srinivasan, P.
P01619
1470
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
1240
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
P01704
1558
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0039
Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan
P00306
0067
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0238
Dixit, Hemendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
0405
Joga Rao, Kavirayani
P00826
0631
C
M
H
1928
vina
2074
Kapur, Trilok
P00928
0745
H
M
H
1928
Vocal
0683
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropochand
P01237
1069
H
M
H
1928
flute
2402
Narayana Iyer, S.R.
P01254
1087
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2927
Srinivasan, P.
P01619
1470
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
3050
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
P01704
1558
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
1501
Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan
P00306
0067
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
1792
Dixit, Hermendra Venilal
P00626
0416
H
M
H
1928
flute
2015
Jaga Rao, Kavirayani
P00826
0631
C
M
H
1928
vina
2386
Nanavati, Chandrakant Saropchand
P01237
1069
H
M
H
1928
flute
2665
Ram Narain
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1928
sarangi
0924
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
F
H
1928
Vocal
0983
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
2959
Sumitra Devi, R.A.
P01936
1801
C
F
H
1928
vina
1512
Andhare Vasant
P00316
0078
H
F
H
1928
khyal
Others
0526
Krishnan, T.N.
P01021
0840
C
M
H
1928
violin
2756
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
1134
Sriramasarma Bhagavatar, Akkiddi
P01783
1640
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1022
Sen, Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0460
Kastri, Manohar Banurao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2162
Krishnan, T,N.
P01021
0840
C
M
H
1928
violin
2510
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0926
Rathnam T.V.
P01454
1296
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1024
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
Vocal
1224
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
P01691
1544
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
1277
VenkatesWarlu, Voleti
P01729
1584
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2930
Sriamasarma Bhagavatar, Akkipeddi
P01783
1640
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1021
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
P01846
1708
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1726
Dakshina moorthy. Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1928
Vocal

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