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: Personal ID - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P01938
1803
2969
Suseela, Desikan
C
M
H
1933
violin
P00687
0481
1362
Ghosh, Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P01946
1811
3006
Tripurasundari Baburao, Natt
C
M
H
1933
vocal
P05975
0009
1456
Abhisheki, Jitendra Bhikaji
H
M
H
1933
khyal
others
P00687
0481
1850
Ghoshm Lalita
H
F
H
1933
others
P00976
0795
0488
Koteswara Rao, Allam
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
P00976
0795
2121
Koteswara Rao, Allam
C
M
H
1933
gottuvadyam
P01267
1101
2416
Narvekar, Shalini Manohar
H
M
H
1933
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01960
1826
3048
Vasantha, Sundaram
H & C
M
H
1933
vocal
P00410
0181
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00410
0181
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00848
0658
0395
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00848
0658
2001
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
others
P00856
0668
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01536
1381
1030
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P00856
0668
2003
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01536
1381
2812
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P00286
0041
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
others
P00286
0041
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
others
P01148
0972
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01786
1643
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P00584
0368
1747
Das, Reba
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P01786
1643
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P01154
0980
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01791
1648
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
C
F
H
1934
P01791
1648
2870
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01160
0986
0631
Misra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00052
1652
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01160
0986
2314
Mishra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00052
1652
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
others
P01306
1142
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01306
1142
2468
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01309
1146
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01309
1146
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P02707
1276
0900
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P02707
1276
2646
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P00459
0231
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
flute
clarinet
P01443
1284
0912
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
P01443
1284
2664
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
P01036
0856
0540
Laddan Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01036
0856
2180
Laddam Khan
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
P00321
0083
1515
Anjaneya Sastry(Prakhya)
C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01450
1292
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01450
1292
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
C
M
H
1934
vocal
P01571
1421
1074
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01571
1421
2867
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01196
1023
2350
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00908
0723
2057
Kamala, Narasimban
C
F
H
1934
vina
P00770
0571
1928
Gundlur Kashinath Sannaveerappa
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01209
1037
2360
Munir Khatoon
H
M
M
1934
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01343
1181
0791
Patnaik Sunada
H
F
H
1934
khyal
P01343
1181
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01715
1569
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
Nagaswaram
flute
clarinet
P01715
1569
3069
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01066
0886
2210
Leela, P.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01721
1576
1260
Venkataram,bangalore K,
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P01476
1320
1418
Sahu Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01721
1576
3080
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P01476
1320
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P00799
0604
1958
Hukum Chand
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P00527
0303
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01375
1213
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01375
1213
2555
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01383
1221
1408
Radhey Shyam
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P06123
0006
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01392
1230
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01392
1230
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01964
1830
3058
Vedavalli,R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01526
1371
1016
Seetha, B.V.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01526
1371
2792
Seetha, B.V.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01533
1378
1422
Sengupta, Aparna
O
F
H
1935
vocal
P01533
1378
2805
Sengupta, Aparna
O
F
H
1935
vocal
P00022
0046
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P01422
1263
0887
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01422
1263
2630
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01014
0833
2452
Nirody, Indudhar Sunderrao
H
M
H
1935
khyal
dhrupad
P00591
0377
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
violin
P00591
0377
1358
Datta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00591
0377
1755
Datta, Birendranath
H
M
H
1935
others
P00736
0537
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00591
0377
1807
Datta, Birendranath
H
M
H
1935
others
P01676
1529
1207
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01676
1529
3008
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
P00736
0537
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00455
0227
2582
Rajagopalan, B.R.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01172
0999
0639
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01172
0999
2327
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P06159
1667
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00467
0239
1641
Binapani Misra
H
F
H
1935
khyal
others
P01445
1286
0914
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
H
M
H
1935
violin
P00894
0708
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00894
0708
2043
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00756
0557
0327
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01823
1683
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00756
0557
1917
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01695
1548
1227
Vanaja, Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina
P01695
1548
3032
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina

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