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
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
P01098
0919
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
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
1878
Gopal Das 2
P00712
0511
H
M
H
1932
Others
1965
Indorkar, Mahadev Narayan
P00806
0611
H
M
H
1932
tabla
2250
Mani Prasad
P06040
0929
H
M
H
1932
khyal
2335
Moinuddin Khan
P01183
1010
H
M
M
1932
sarangi
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
P00664
0456
H
F
H
1932
khyal
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
M
H
1932
Vocal
0634
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
vina
sitar
2559
Radhakrishnan, Trichur P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1932
0302
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
0506
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
P01004
0823
C
M
H
1932
others
0555
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
P01089
0910
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2320
Misra, Maya
P01165
0991
H
F
H
1932
sitar
0654
Mukherjee, Sandhya
P01195
1022
H
F
H
1932
khyal
0916
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
0996
Sathe, Shrad
P01507
1352
H
M
H
1932
khyal
1889
Gopalakrishnan, Tripunithura Viswanathan
P00722
0522
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
1989
Janaki Iyer
P00837
0644
H
F
H
1932
khyal
Others
2141
Krishnamurthy, Chadalavada
P01004
0823
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
2200
Lalitha, Ramaswami
P01056
0876
C
F
H
1932
vina
2347
Mukherjee, Sandhya
P01195
1022
H
F
H
1932
khyal
2432
Navaneetha Krishnan, Thiruppullani, S.
P01282
1117
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
2672
Ranganathan, S.
P01447
1288
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
2770
Sathe, Sharad
P01507
1352
H
M
H
1932
khyal
0042
Anantharamarao, Kavuru
P00308
0070
C
M
H
1932
violin
0974
Santha Kumari, Komatil
P01492
1337
C
F
H
1932
Vocal
2433
Nvaneetham, S.
P01769
1625
C
M
H
1932
ghatam
1504
Anantharamarao. Kavuru
P00308
0070
C
M
H
1932
violin
2681
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
P01448
1289
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2925
Srinivasan, Madurai T.
P01926
1790
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1539
Azim Lewis
P00344
0110
O
M
O
1933
others
0838
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
P01820
1680
H
M
H
1933
tabla
0043
Anantharamu, N.V.
P00310
0072
C
M
H
1933
vina
2185
Lakshman, Adyar K.
P01041
0861
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
0808
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
2562
Radhamani, T.P.
P01380
1218
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1468
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
P00269
0024
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1506
Anantharamy, N.V.
P00310
0072
C
M
H
1933
vina
2416
Narvekar, Shalini Manohar
P01267
1101
H
M
H
1933
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2532
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
P01356
1194
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
0990
Saroja D.
P01502
1347
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1228
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
P01694
1547
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1479
Alamelu, Mahalingam, Lalgudi
P00280
0035
C
F
H
1933
violin
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
P00623
0413
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2764
Saroja D.
P01502
1347
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
3033
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
P01694
1547
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
P00623
0413
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
1219
Vaidehi, G.
P01687
1540
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
P01960
1826
C & H
M
H
1933
Vocal
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
P00709
0508
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
3024
Vaidehi, G.
P01687
1540
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
3006
Tripurasundari Baburao, Natt
P01946
1811
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
P01133
0956
C
M
H
1933
vina
1065
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
P01811
1671
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
P05975
0009
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
P00687
0481
H
F
H
1933
Others
0464
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
P00948
0765
H
M
H
1933
khyal
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
P01134
0957
C
M
H
1933
violin
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
P01414
1254
H
F
H
1933
khyal
2855
Shastri,Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
P01564
1413
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1696
Chellappa, K.S.
P00535
0312
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
0262
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
M
H
1933
khyal
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
2094
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
P00948
0765
H
M
H
1933
khyal
2440
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
P01290
1125
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
P01414
1254
H
M
H
1933
khyal
Others
1293
Viney Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
1473
Ajit Singh
P00274
0029
H
M
H
1933
vchitra vina
vina
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
P05927
0371
H
M
H
1933
sarod
2004
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
P00857
0669
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0628
Misra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1933
tabla
3124
Vinay Kumar
P00269
1598
H
M
H
1933
sitar
3096
Venkateshachar, M.
P01979
1847
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
0251
Faqir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
H
1933
tabla
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
2268
Massey, Pyare
P01125
0948
H
F
?
1933
Others
1810
Faquir Chand
P00644
0436
H
M
M
1933
tabla
0364
Ingale, Madhav K.
P00807
0612
H
M
H
1933
khyal
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
P00976
0795
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
2152
Krishnamurthy Sastry, Challa
P01003
0822
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
P01055
0875
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
0965
Sampatlal
P01483
1327
H
M
H
1933
tabla
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
P00517
0293
H
F
H
1933
Others
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
P00579
0363
H
M
H
1933
Others
1966
Ingale, Madhav K.
P00807
0612
H
M
H
1933
khyal
2425
Natarajan, S..P.
P01272
1106
C
M
H
1933
flute
2737
Sampatlal
P01483
1327
H
M
H
1933
tabla
1050
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
P01553
1400
C
M
H
1933
mridangam

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