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
0736
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
1054
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
1244
Vedagiri, V.L.
P01708
1562
C
M
H
1929
violin
viola
3101
Venkteswarulu, Chirala
P01799
1658
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
3045
Vasanta, Raghavendar
P01956
1822
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0242
Doolwal, Ghulam Nabi(Janbaz)
P00632
0422
H
M
M
1929
banjo
flute
tabla
0435
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1388
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
2460
Padma, Gopalakrishnan
P01302
1138
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2842
Sharan Rani
P02319
1402
H
F
H
1929
sarod
3055
Vedagiri, V.L.
P01708
1562
C
M
H
1929
violin
2771
Sathyanarayana, R.
P00450
0222
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0461
Kaur, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
F
Others
1929
2056
Kamala, Kailasanathan
P00907
0722
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
2090
Kayamkhane, Leela Krisnnarao
P00944
0761
H
F
H
1929
khyal
0546
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2244
Mangeshkar, Lata
P00107
0924
H
F
H
1929
Others
0675
Nagarajan, Tiruvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
0737
Padma, Vella Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0228
Devarajan, Paravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
0288
Girija Devi
P00032
0498
H
F
H
1929
khyal
Others
2087
Kumar, Surinder
P00854
0666
H
M
H
1929
Others
2186
Lakshman, B.D.
P01042
0862
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2375
Nagarajan, Tirvarur R.
P01223
1054
C
M
H
1929
mridangam
kanjira
2461
Padma, Vellai Chandramouly
P01303
1139
C
F
H
1929
vina
0809
Ponnuthai, Madurai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
F
H
1929
nagasvaram
0071
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
1782
Devarjan, Pravur G.
P00616
0405
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1867
Girijadevi
P00032
0498
H
F
M
1929
khyal
Others
2533
Ponnuthai, Madrai M.S.
P01357
1195
C
M
H
1929
nagasvaram
1003
Satyanarayanamurthy, Manchiraju
P01511
1356
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1101
Sivaraman, M.S.
P01593
1444
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1541
Babu Khan Alwarwale
P00347
0114
H
M
M
1929
tabla
2782
Satyanarayanamurthy, Manchirahu
P01511
1356
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2891
Sivaramanm M.S.
P01593
1444
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1536
Awasthi, Surendra Shanlar
P00339
0105
H
M
H
1929
khyal
0751
Pandurahga Raji, Dattada
P01312
1149
H
M
H
1929
Others
2862
Shivaramaiah, T.H.
P01917
1781
C
M
H
1929
vina
1690
Chaudhari, Suresh
P00526
0302
H
M
H
1929
Others
2477
Panduranga Raju, Dattada
P01312
1149
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
2676
Ratajankar, Dhyaneshwar Dattaram
P01888
1751
H
M
H
1929
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2588
Rajamma, Kesava Murthy, A.
P00456
0228
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1802
Bublia, Ram Charan(Vasant)
P00485
0259
H
M
H
1929
others
0160
Chandramouli, Karlepalem
P00506
0281
C
M
H
1929
Vocal
1057
Sharma, Nanda Dev
P01559
1406
H
M
H
1929
Others
2795
Seethalakshmi, Narasimhan
P01904
1768
C
F
H
1929
Vocal
0007
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
3091
Venkatarao Dessety
P00434
0205
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1837
Gazder, Ali
P00671
0464
O
M
M
1930
others
0345
Hamid Hussain Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
khyal
1975
Jadav, Naginlal Somabhat
P00815
0620
H
M
H
1930
khyal
2050
Kalyanaraman, S.
P00901
0716
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
0568
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
others
0715
Natarajan, A.K.C.
P03167
1105
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
2598
Rajbhan Singh, Thakur
P01407
1246
H
M
H
1930
sitar
1458
Abrol, Karuna
0011
H
M
H
1930
khyal
Others
0068
Azambai Hukkeri
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
0130
Bholanath Prassana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1938
Hammed Hussein Khan
P00779
0582
H
M
M
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0009
Krishnamurty Sastri, Challa
P01003
0822
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2215
Lolita Bhagat
P01071
0891
O
F
H
1930
piano
2424
Natarajan, A.K.C.
P03167
1105
C
M
H
1930
clarinet
0743
Pande, Malati Waman
P01307
1143
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0773
Prvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1424
Pathan, Sarwarkhan
P01814
1674
H
M
M
1930
sitar
1538
Azambai Hukker
P00342
0108
H
F
H
1930
khyal
Others
1629
Bholanath Prasnana
P00446
0217
H
M
H
1930
shahanai
flute
1828
Ganguli, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1930
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0391
Jasraj, Pandit
P00074
0653
H
M
H
1930
khyal
2469
Pande, Malati Waman
P01307
1143
H
M
H
1930
khyal
0805
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2678
Rathna, M.N.
P01453
1295
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2499
Parvathy D.,
P01767
1623
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
0211
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshanker
P00596
0382
H
M
H
1930
khyal
1997
Jasraj
P00074
0653
H
F
H
1930
khyal
0439
Kameswara Rao, Josyula
P00913
0729
C
M
H
1930
violin
0535
Kunte, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
2530
Ponnamal, Guruvayur
P01353
1191
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
1089
Sita, T.T.
P01582
1432
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
1457
Adam Saheb, Shauk
0013
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1760
Dave, Vasudeo Mulshankar
P00596
0382
H
M
H
1930
khyal
2063
Kameswara Rao, Josyula
P00913
0729
C
M
H
1930
violin
2174
Kute, Anant Krishnaji
P01031
0850
H
M
H
1930
sarangi
0659
Munawar Ali Khan
P01205
1033
H
M
M
1930
khyal
2878
Sita,T.T.
P01582
1432
C
F
H
1930
Vocal
2958
Sumati Devi
P01635
1488
O
F
H
1930
Vocal
1250
Veeraraghavan, Tirupparkadal
P01806
1665
C
F
H
1930
violin
1646
Biswas Joya
P00470
0243
H
M
H
1930
sitar
0177
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
2357
Munawar Ali Khan
P01205
1033
H
M
M
1930
khyal
2829
Shaik Hassain Saheb. Kanaparthi
P01910
1774
C
M
M
1930
nagasvaram
1317
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1344
Chattopadhyay, Chinmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930
Vocal
1713
Chitti Abbai, Domada
P00025
0326
C
M
H
1930
nagasvaram
1847
Ghose. Asrukuna
P00683
0477
H
?
H
1930
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0434
Kamala, Chandrababu A.
P00906
0721
C
M
H
1930
Vocal
2123
Kothari, Manohar Dhundiraj
P00978
0797
H
M
H
1930
khyal
2831
Shakunthala, Srinivasan
P01911
1775
C
M
H
1930
vina
1489
Ameer Mohammad Khan
P00294
0052
H
M
M
1930
tabla
1683
Chattopadhyay, Chimmay
P00521
0297
O
M
H
1930

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