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 - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P00269
1293
1598
Viney Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P00274
0025
0029
Ajit Singh
H
M
H
1933
vchitra vina
vina
P05927
0302
0371
Dasgupta, Buddhave
H
M
H
1933
sarod
P00857
0396
0669
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P01154
0628
0980
Misra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P00269
1676
1598
Vinay Kumar
H
M
H
1933
sitar
P01979
1648
1847
Venkateshachar, M.
C
M
H
1933
Vocal
P00644
0251
0436
Faqir Chand
H
M
H
1933
tabla
P00857
0556
0669
Jayalakshmi, Santhanam
C
F
H
1933
Vocal
P01154
0862
0980
Mishra, Mahapurush
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01791
1081
1648
Syamala, Balakrishna
C
F
H
1934
P01721
1260
1576
Venkataram,bangalore K,
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P01791
1422
1648
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P00286
0023
0041
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
Others
P00459
0185
0231
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
P01476
1418
1320
Sahu Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01721
1632
1576
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P00286
0035
0041
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
H
M
M
1934
Others
P00799
0510
0604
Hukum Chand
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P01148
0849
0972
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01196
0902
1023
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01476
1280
1320
Sahu, Sunakar
H
M
H
1934
violin
P01715
1253
1569
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
P01715
1621
1569
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01066
0762
0886
Leela, P.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01309
0748
1146
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P06123
0005
0006
Abdul Latif Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P00410
0109
0181
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P01309
1026
1146
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01786
1417
1643
Sachdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P00410
0146
0181
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P01786
1274
1643
Sechdev, G.S.
H
M
H
1934
flute
P00321
0067
0083
Anjaneya Sastry(Prakhya)
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
P00584
0299
0368
Das, Reba
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
P00908
0609
0723
Kamala, Narasimban
C
F
H
1934
vina
P01160
0631
0986
Misra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P01209
0912
1037
Munir Khatoon
H
M
M
1934
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P00052
0747
1652
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00848
0395
0658
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01160
0866
0986
Mishra, Suresh
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P05966
0900
1276
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01443
0912
1284
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
P01450
0920
1292
Rangaswamy, K.
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
P00052
1025
1652
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
P00848
0553
0658
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P05966
1198
1276
Ramani, N.
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01443
1216
1284
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
P01450
1236
1292
Rangaswamy, K.
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
P01375
0832
1213
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01383
1408
1221
Radhey Shyam
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01536
1030
1381
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P01571
1074
1421
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00856
1376
0668
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01036
0540
0856
Laddan Khan
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
P01343
0791
1181
Patnaik Sunada
H
F
H
1934
khyal
P01375
1107
1213
Radha Devi C.S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01536
1364
1381
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P01571
1419
1421
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P00850
0756
0661
Panigrahi, Raghunath
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
P00856
0555
0668
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
P01036
0732
0856
Laddam Khan
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
P01306
0742
1142
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01343
1068
1181
Patnaik, Sunanda
H
M
H
1934
khyal
P01392
0849
1230
Raina, OmkarNath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00527
0241
0303
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00850
1405
0661
Panigrahi, Raghunath
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
P01306
1020
1142
Panda, Gopal Chandra
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
P01392
1126
1230
Raina, Omkar Nath
H
M
H
1934
sitar
P00770
0480
0571
Gundlur Kashinath Sannaveerappa
H
M
H
1934
tabla
P00850
1034
0661
Panigrahi, Raghunath
C & H
M
H
1934
Others
P01172
0639
0999
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01336
1061
1174
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01422
0887
1263
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P00816
0511
0621
Ikram Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P00894
0427
0708
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01172
0879
0999
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01422
1182
1263
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P00797
0508
0602
Hota, Damodar (Sur-Rang)
H
M
H
1935
khyal
Others
P00894
0595
0708
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01515
0999
1360
Satyavathy, Koka
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01908
1362
1772
Seshagiri Achar, M.
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01338
0784
1176
Pathal, Bindumadhav
H
M
H
1935
bin
P01515
1330
1360
Satyavathym Koka
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P00736
0313
0537
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P01057
0556
0877
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01338
1063
1176
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
H
M
H
1935
bin
P01516
1006
1361
Satyavati Mittadoddi
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01676
1207
1529
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01738
1287
1593
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P00666
0264
0458
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P00809
1373
0614
Iqbal Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P01014
1004
0833
Nirody, Indudhar Sunderrao
H
M
H
1935
khyal
dhrupad
P01057
0753
0877
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
P01101
0588
0923
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
M
H
1935
violin
P01516
1329
1361
Satyavathi, Mittadoddi
C
F
H
1935
P01676
1560
1529
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
P01738
1667
1593
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P00666
0383
0458
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P00953
0469
0771
Kesavarao, A.
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
P01092
0789
0913
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
H
F
H
1935
tabla

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