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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P00366
0134
1559
Balasubrabmaya Sarma, Mamillapalli Sury
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P00806
0611
1965
Indorkar, Mahadev Narayan
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P00664
0456
1360
Ganguly, Anjali
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P01089
0910
0581
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01089
0910
2236
Malathi, Padmanabha Rao
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01492
1337
0974
Santha Kumari, Komatil
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P01492
1337
2747
Santha Kumari, Komatti
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01241
1073
0687
Narahari, S.
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P00668
0460
0266
Garg, Laxminarayan
H
M
H
1932
sitar
P01241
1073
2391
Narhari, S.
H
M
H
1932
tabla
P01098
0919
0583
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P01098
0919
2239
Mallikarjuna Rao, Nandivada
C
M
H
1932
mridangam
ghatam
P00381
0149
0091
Banerjee, Meera
H
F
H
1932
khyal
P00381
0149
1572
Banerjee, Meera
H
F
H
1932
others
P01382
1220
0834
Radhakrishnan, Singanallur N.
N/A
M
H
1932
P01749
1604
1303
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P01382
1220
2558
Radharikrishnan, Singanallur N.
N/A
M
H
1932
P01749
1604
3136
Vithaldas, Guntupalli
C
M
H
1932
nagasvaram
P01504
1349
0992
Sarojini Amma, K
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00966
0784
2110
Kichlu, Ravi kumar
H
M
H
1932
khyal
dhrupad
P01504
1349
2766
Sarojini Amma, K.
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P06040
0929
2250
Mani Prasad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01507
1352
0996
Sathe, Shrad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01507
1352
2770
Sathe, Sharad
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P00833
0639
0382
Jalajakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00833
0639
1985
Jalajakshamma, R.
C
F
H
1932
vocal
P00834
0640
1374
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P00834
0640
1986
Jamal Uddin Bharatiya
H
M
M
1932
sitar
P00837
0644
1989
Janaki Iyer
H
F
H
1932
khyal
others
P00399
0170
1587
Basavaraju, V.K.
C
M
H
1932
vocal
P01765
1621
0752
Pundya, Bansilal Ratilal
H
M
H
1932
khyal
P01125
0948
2268
Massey, Pyare
H
F
?
1933
others
P01272
1106
0716
Natarajan, S.P.
C
M
H
1933
flute
P01272
1106
2425
Natarajan, S..P.
C
M
H
1933
flute
P00269
0024
1468
Agrawal, Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01133
0956
2285
Meenakshi, Ramanathan
C
M
H
1933
vina
P01134
0957
2286
Meenakshy, Viswanathan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P00274
0029
1473
Ajit Singh
H
M
H
1933
vina
vichitra vina
P01979
1847
3096
Venkateshachar, M.
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P00280
0035
1479
Alamelu, Mahalingam, Lalgudi
C
F
H
1933
violin
P00709
0508
1370
Gomathi, Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00709
0508
1876
Gomathi Ramasubramanyam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01414
1254
0877
Rajurkar, Vasant Rao Umesh
H
F
H
1933
khyal
P00857
0669
0396
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01290
1125
2440
Nazar Hussein Khan(Nazzoo)
H
M
M
1933
sarangi
P01414
1254
2609
Rajukar, Vasant Umesh
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P00857
0669
2004
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00579
0363
1742
Das, Lakshahira(Chanu)
H
M
H
1933
others
P01003
0822
2152
Krishnamurthy Sastry, Challa
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P05927
0371
0204
Dasgupta, Buddhadev
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P05927
0371
1750
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P01154
0980
0628
Misra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01553
1400
1050
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01675
1528
1206
Trivedi, Brahmagna
H
M
H
1933
others
P01553
1400
2837
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01675
1528
3007
Trivedi, Brahmagna Matsyendra
H
M
H
1933
others
P00310
0072
0043
Anantharamu, N.V.
C
M
H
1933
vina
P00310
0072
1506
Anantharamy, N.V.
C
M
H
1933
vina
P01687
1540
1219
Vaidehi, G.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01687
1540
3024
Vaidehi, G.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01564
1413
1065
Shastri, Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01811
1671
2486
Parameswaran Namboodiri K.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01564
1413
2855
Shastri,Sharadkumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01448
1289
0917
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01448
1289
2681
Ranganayaki, K.L. Chittoor
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01820
1680
2535
Popatkar, Shankar Rao
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01041
0861
2185
Lakshman, Adyar K.
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P01694
1547
1228
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01694
1547
3033
Vanaja, Gupta Nalam
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P00905
0720
0433
Kamala, Aswathama G.
C
F
H
1933
vina
P00905
0720
2054
Kamala, Aswathama G.
C
F
H
1933
vina
P00623
0413
0235
Dhulekar, Sharadabai Pyarebhai
H
M
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00623
0413
1789
Dhulekar, Sharadabai
H
F
H
1933
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01055
0875
2199
Lalitha, Nagarajan
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P00344
0110
1321
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00344
0110
1539
Azim Lewis
O
M
O
1933
others
P00644
0436
0251
Faqir Chand
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P00644
0436
1810
Faquir Chand
H
M
M
1933
tabla
P01356
1194
0808
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
P01356
1194
2532
Ponnusami, M.P.N.(Madurai Brothers)
C
M
H
1933
nagasvaram
P00517
0293
1340
Charkravarty, Sujata
H
F
H
1933
others
P01483
1327
0965
Sampatlal
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P01483
1327
2737
Sampatlal
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P00662
0454
0262
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00948
0765
0464
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00948
0765
2094
Kelkar, Kamal Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00807
0612
0364
Ingale, Madhav K.
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00529
0305
0284
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00807
0612
1966
Ingale, Madhav K.
H
M
H
1933
khyal
P00529
0305
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
H
M
M
1933
khyal
P00535
0312
0167
Chellappa, K.S.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P00535
0312
1696
Chellappa, K.S.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P00269
1598
1293
Viney Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00269
1598
3124
Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01926
1790
2925
Srinivasan, Madurai T.
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
P01380
1218
0838
Radhamani, T.P.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01380
1218
2562
Radhamani, T.P.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01502
1347
0990
Saroja D.
C
F
H
1933
vocal
P01502
1347
2764
Saroja D.
C
M
H
1933
vocal

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