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
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
1206
Trivedi, Brahmagna
P01675
1528
H
M
H
1933
Others
2969
Suseela, Desikan
P01938
1803
C
M
H
1933
violin
1861
Chaulam Mustafa Khan
P00529
0305
H
M
M
1933
khyal
0433
Kamala, Aswathama G.
P00905
0720
C
F
H
1933
vina
2837
Shanmughanandam, Pattukkottai G.
P01553
1400
C
M
H
1933
mridangam
3007
Trivedi, Brahmagna Matsyendra
P01675
1528
H
M
H
1933
Others
2297
Mishra, Ganesh Prasad
P01148
0972
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2350
Mukherjee, Sunil Kumar
P01196
1023
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2728
Sahu, Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
1253
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
nagaswaram
clarinet
3069
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
P01715
1569
C
M
H
1934
flute
2210
Leela, P.
P01066
0886
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1515
Anjaneya Sastry(Prakhya)
P00321
0083
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
1747
Das, Reba
P00584
0368
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
0395
Jayalakshmi
P00848
0658
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2057
Kamala, Narasimban
P00908
0723
C
F
H
1934
vina
0631
Misra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2360
Munir Khatoon
P01209
1037
H
M
M
1934
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0747
Pandit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
2001
Jayalakshmi
P00848
0658
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2314
Mishra, Suresh
P01160
0986
H
M
H
1934
sitar
0900
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
0912
Rammohan Rao, Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
0920
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
2473
Padit, Laxman Krishnarao
P00052
1652
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
2646
Ramani, N.
P02707
1276
C
M
H
1934
flute
2664
Rammohan Rao,Dandamudi
P01443
1284
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
2684
Rangaswamy, K.
P01450
1292
C
M
H
1934
Vocal
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0832
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
1408
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1934
khyal
1030
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
P01536
1381
C
M
H
1934
violin
1074
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
P01571
1421
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
2003
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
P00856
0668
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0540
Laddan Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0791
Patnaik Sunada
P01343
1181
H
F
H
1934
khyal
2555
Radha Devi C.S.
P01375
1213
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
2812
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
P01536
1381
C
M
H
1934
violin
2867
Shrikhande, Vishwanath V.
P01571
1421
H
M
H
1934
khyal
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Vocal
2180
Laddam Khan
P01036
0856
H
M
H
1934
sarangi
0742
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2516
Patnaik, Sunanda
P01343
1181
H
M
H
1934
khyal
0849
Raina, OmkarNath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
1689
Chaudhuri, Debabrata
P00527
0303
H
M
H
1934
sitar
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
P00850
0661
C & H
M
H
1934
Others
2468
Panda, Gopal Chandra
P01306
1142
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
2574
Raina, Omkar Nath
P01392
1230
H
M
H
1934
sitar
1928
Gundlur Kashinath Sannaveerappa
P00770
0571
H
M
H
1934
tabla
2310
Mishra, Mahapurush
P01154
0980
H
M
H
1934
tabla
1081
Syamala, Balakrishna
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
1260
Venkataram,bangalore K,
P01721
1576
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
2870
Shyamala, Balakrishnan
P01791
1648
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0023
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1633
Bhosale, Shipatarao Abaji
P00459
0231
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
clarinet
flute
1418
Sahu Sunakar
P01476
1320
H
M
H
1934
violin
3080
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
P01721
1576
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
1483
Ali Mohammad Sheikh
P00286
0041
H
M
M
1934
Others
1958
Hukum Chand
P00799
0604
H
M
H
1934
tabla
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
P00809
0614
H
M
M
1935
tabla
0556
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
1006
Satyavati Mittadoddi
P01516
1361
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1207
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
P01676
1529
H
M
H
1935
khyal
1287
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
P01738
1593
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0264
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
2452
Nirody, Indudhar Sunderrao
P01014
0833
H
M
H
1935
khyal
dhrupad
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
M
H
1935
violin
2777
Satyavathi, Mittadoddi
P01516
1361
C
F
H
1935
3008
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
P01676
1529
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
3115
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
P01738
1593
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
0469
Kesavarao, A.
P00953
0771
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
P01092
0913
H
F
H
1935
tabla
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
F
H
1935
violin
1422
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
Vocal
2100
Kesavarao, A.
P00953
0771
C
M
H
1935
violin
0565
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0655
Mukopadhyaya, Sailen
P01199
1026
H
M
H
1935
Others
2805
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
Vocal
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
P06159
1667
H
M
H
1935
sarod
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2352
Mukhopadhyaya, Sailen
P01199
1026
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
1016
Seetha, B.V.
P01526
1371
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
P00101
1443
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
1245
Vedavalli, M.B.
P01709
1563
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal

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