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
2591
Rajamani, K.
P01400
1239
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2957
Sulochanam Pattabhiraman
P01634
1487
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
3068
Venkaiah, Alluru
P01968
1834
C
M
H
1931
nagasvaram
1495
Amonkar, Kishori Ravindra
P05877
0059
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1521
Appalaswamy Naid, Kota
P00327
0090
C
M
H
1931
mridangam
1734
Dar, Gulam Mohammad
P00570
0354
O
M
M
1931
natu(kashmiri-instrument)
1921
Gujarati, Bithal Das
P00762
0563
H
M
H
1931
pakhavaj
1988
Janaki Hariharan, S.
P00836
0643
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
2053
Kamakshi, Chandrasekaran
P00904
0719
C
F
H
1931
vina
2311
Mishra, Nabakishore
P01155
0981
H
M
H
1931
khyal
1068
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
P01567
1416
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
1169
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
P01643
1496
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
0049
AndhaRia, Rasikal G.
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
2446
Naiaz Ahmed
P01229
1060
H
M
M
1931
khyal
0945
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
F
H
1931
sitar
2858
Sheik Hussain, Kanaparthi
P01567
1416
C
M
M
1931
nagasvaram
2968
Suryanarayana Murthy, Sundarapalli
P01643
1496
C
M
H
1931
clarinet
2658
Ramswamy, V.
P01879
1741
C
M
H
1931
vina
1514
Andharia, Rasiklal Govindji
P00318
0080
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0108
Bhagwandass, Brahm Bhatt
P00409
0180
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1814
Gadhari, Mecharaj Mulubha
P00648
0440
H
M
H
1931
Others
0497
Krishnamachari, Komanduri
P00987
0806
C
M
H
1931
violin
2451
Nirmal, Ghasi Ram
P01032
0851
H
M
H
1931
jaltarang
2712
Roy, Kalyani
P01469
1312
H
M
H
1931
santur
1423
Seth, Usha
P01540
1385
H
F
H
1931
Others
1116
Sorapurkar, Shamala Devi
P01606
1457
H
F
H
1931
khyal
1168
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
P01644
1497
C
M
H
1931
violin
2671
Rangamma, S.B.
P01880
1742
C
F
H
1931
Vocal
1545
Bahadar Khan
P00352
0119
H
M
M
1931
dhrupad
khyal
Others
sarod
2132
Krishnamachari, Komanduri
P00987
0806
C
M
H
1931
violin
0572
Madhavan Nambootheri, Varanasi
P01074
0894
O
M
H
1931
chenda
2817
Seth, Usha
P01540
1385
H
F
H
1931
Others
2906
Sorapukar, Shamda Devi
P01606
1457
H
F
H
1931
khyal
2967
Suryaprabha, Devarakonda
P01644
1497
C
F
H
1931
violin
0507
Krishnamurthy, Guntupalli
P01006
0825
C
M
H
1931
kanjira
mridangam
tavil
0686
Nanjunadaswami, N.
P01240
1072
C
M
H
1931
Vocal
0702
Narayana Rao, D
P01257
1091
H
M
H
1931
tabla
1062
Shastri, Jayantkumar Mahadevsharma
P01561
1410
H
M
H
1931
khyal
0045
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0253
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
0687
Narahari, S.
P01241
1073
H
M
H
1932
tabla
2682
Ranganayaki, Rajagopalan
P00084
1290
C
F
H
1932
vina
1509
Anant Lal
P06080
0062
H
M
H
1932
shahanai
0044
Anantharao. V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
1547
Bajentri, Bhimasen Duragappa
P00355
0122
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1816
Gaitonde, Suresh B.
P00650
0442
H
M
H
1932
tabla
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
P00668
0460
H
M
H
1932
sitar
2391
Narhari, S.
P01241
1073
H
M
H
1932
tabla
1255
Venkatachar, K.J.
P01717
1571
C
M
H
1932
violin
1268
Venkataramanamurtim Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
1507
Anantharao, V.S.
P00311
0073
C
M
H
1932
vina
0260
Gangadaran, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
3090
Venkataramanamurti, Jusunuri
P01724
1579
C
M
H
1932
others
1825
Gangadharam, T.R.
P00660
0452
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
P01749
1604
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
2685
Rangaswamy, M.R.
P01886
1748
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
dholak
kanjira
1518
Anna Purna Ravi Shankar
P00323
0086
H
F
H
1932
surbahar
0261
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Gandesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0382
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0436
Kamala, T.R. Murti
P00097
0725
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0764
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
2558
Radharikrishnan, Singanallur N.
P01382
1220
N/A
M
H
1932
3136
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
P01749
1604
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
0137
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1826
Gangajaliwale, Manohar Ganesh
P00661
0453
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1985
Jalajakshamma, R.
P00833
0639
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2059
Kamala, T.R. Muti
P00097
0725
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2068
Kannan, Madrai, S.
P00918
0734
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2489
Pareek, Badri Narain
P01319
1156
H
M
H
1932
pakhavaj
0885
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijepalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0992
Sarojini Amma, K
P01504
1349
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
1191
Thaker, Laxmiprasad
P01664
1517
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1436
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
0752
Pundya, Bansilal Ratilal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1559
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
P00366
0134
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1640
Bina Devi
P00466
0238
H
F
H
1932
Others
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
2110
Kichlu, Ravi kumar
P00966
0784
H
M
H
1932
khyal
dhrupad
2128
Krishna Kumar Rao(Dehvi)
P00983
0802
H
M
H
1932
Others
2627
Ramakrishna Sastry, Balijeapalli
P01420
1261
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
2766
Sarojini Amma, K.
P01504
1349
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2993
Thaker, Laxmiprasad B.
P01664
1517
H
M
H
1932
khyal
3021
Vaidya, Shubhada Yashwant
P01688
1541
H
M
H
1932
khyal
Others
2478
Pndya, Bansilal Ratlal
P01765
1621
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2653
Ramaswamy, Holenarasipura Thammiah
P01873
1735
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
P00834
0640
H
M
M
1932
sitar
1995
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
P00842
0651
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0437
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
1965
Indorkar, Mahadev Narayan
P00806
0611
H
M
H
1932
tabla
2061
Kamaladevi, Manikonda
P00911
0727
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
0443
Kannan, S.
P00920
0736
N/A
M
H
1932
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
2250
Mani Prasad
P06040
0929
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2335
Moinuddin Khan
P01183
1010
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
M
H
1932
Vocal

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