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
P01328
1165
0772
Parvathavardhini
C
F
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01199
1026
0655
Mukopadhyaya, Sailen
H
M
H
1935
others
P01199
1026
2352
Mukhopadhyaya, Sailen
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P01336
1174
0782
Patel, Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01336
1174
2509
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01338
1176
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
H
M
H
1935
bin
P01057
0877
0556
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01338
1176
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
H
M
H
1935
bin
P01057
0877
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01709
1563
1245
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01709
1563
3056
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01067
0887
0565
Leelavathi, H.R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01067
0887
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P00101
1443
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00101
1443
2892
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00797
0602
1956
Hota, Damodar (Sur-Rang)
H
M
H
1935
khyal
others
P02053
0608
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02053
0608
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P00662
0454
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
H
F
H
1935
khyal
P01908
1772
2810
Seshagiri Achar, M.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00666
0458
0264
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P00809
0614
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P01738
1593
1287
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00666
0458
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P01738
1593
3115
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00953
0771
0469
Kesavarao, A.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01092
0913
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
H
F
H
1935
tabla
P00953
0771
2100
Kesavarao, A.
C
M
H
1935
violin
P00669
0461
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00669
0461
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P01374
1212
0831
Radha
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01374
1212
2554
Radha
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P00816
0621
1959
Ikram Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P01101
0923
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
M
H
1935
violin
P01101
0923
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
F
H
1935
violin
P00972
0791
2117
Komala, A.P.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01112
0935
2255
Manmohan Singh
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P01115
0938
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P01115
0938
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P01515
1360
0999
Satyavathy, Koka
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01515
1360
2778
Satyavathym Koka
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01516
1361
1006
Satyavati Mittadoddi
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01516
1361
2777
Satyavathi, Mittadoddi
C
F
H
1935
P01519
1364
1010
Saxena, Pragna
H
F
H
1935
khyal
P01519
1364
2786
Saxena, Pragna
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01273
1107
2420
Natarajan, Umayalpuram R.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P01770
1626
0998
Satya Devi, Chitrapu
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01770
1626
2773
Saya Devi, Chitrapu
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01771
1628
0938
Ravethi, Ratnaswammy
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01771
1628
2705
Revathi, Ratnaswamy
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01528
1373
1019
Seetharama Sarma, Bhagavatula
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01528
1373
2797
Seetharama Sarma, Bhagavatula
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P00276
0031
1475
Akhtar Khan
H
M
M
1936
sitar
P01775
1632
0853
Rajagopal, V.S.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P00416
0187
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
C
M
H
1936
violin
P01775
1632
2579
Rajgopal, V.S.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P01987
1855
3110
Verma R.D.
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P01656
1509
1182
Tejpal Singh
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P01656
1509
2983
Tejpal Singh
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P01992
1860
3120
Vilayam, Ramaswamy
C
M
H
1936
violin
P01291
1126
2441
Nazir Ahmad
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P01008
0827
0510
Krishnamurthy, Mudikondan L.
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01008
0827
2143
Krishnamurthy, Mudikondan L.
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P00432
0203
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00433
0204
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00433
0204
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P01669
1522
1200
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
O
F
H
1936
vocal
P01669
1522
3002
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
O
F
H
1936
vocal
P01670
1523
1201
Thulasiram, B.K.
C
M
H
1936
flute
P01670
1523
3000
Thulasiram, B.K.
C
M
H
1936
flute
P01163
0989
2316
Mishra, Yamuna Prasad
H
M
H
1936
tabla
P00735
0535
0311
Goswami, Chandrakala
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00735
0535
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P00314
0076
0046
Anasuya, H. S.
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P00314
0076
1510
Anasuya, H.S.
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01445
1286
2669
Ranade, Vasant
H
M
H
1936
violin
P01190
1017
2346
Mukherjee (Raychaudhuri) Manjushree
H
F
H
1936
khyal
others
P00478
0252
0145
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00478
0252
1653
Bose, Ila
H
F
H
1936
khyal
others
P01051
0871
0552
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P00486
0260
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
H
F
H
1936
others
P01061
0881
2208
Lax,inarayana, Uppalapati
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01345
1183
0793
Patra, Jogiraj
C
M
H
1936
vina
P01064
0884
0562
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
P01345
1183
2518
Patro, Jogiraj
C
M
H
1936
vina
P01590
1440
1098
Sivaram, Susarla
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01064
0884
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
P01590
1440
2888
Sivaram, Susarla
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01884
1746
2679
Ranganayaka Sarma, Nelabhotala
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P00520
0296
1682
Chatterjje Sankha Kumar
H
M
H
1936
tabla
P00941
0758
2086
Kathale, Divakar Yadav
H
M
H
1936
sitar
P00524
0300
1345
Chaubey, Amresh Chandra
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P01366
1204
0817
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P01366
1204
2544
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P00951
0769
2096
Kerwar, Siddha Ram Swami
H
M
H
1936
khyal
P00372
0140
1037
Savak, Arunkant, Arunkant T.
H
M
H
1936
others
P00372
0140
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
H
M
H
1936
others
P00812
0617
0367
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1936
tabla

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