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
1909
Govindra Nambisan, Kadathanadu
P00754
0555
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
1982
Jaideva Singh Thakur
P00109
0635
H
M
H
1896
2580
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
P01396
1234
C
M
H
1896
Vocal
0447
Kapileshwari, Balkrishnabuwa
P00925
0742
H
M
H
1896
khyal
1337
Chakrabarty, Mangobinda
P00491
0266
H
M
H
1896
tabla
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
P02004
1873
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
1433
Subramanya Iyer, Madurai S
P01934
1799
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
0819
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0790
Patnaik, Kali Charan
P01815
1675
H
M
H
1897
Others
2548
Punjadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
P01369
1207
H
M
H
1897
tabla
0055
Appasami Iyer, S.
P00328
0091
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
P00397
0168
O
M
H
1897
Vocal
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
P00065
1840
C
M
H
1897
Vocal
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
P01839
1701
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2394
Narasimhachary, Vinjampuri Varaha
P01246
1078
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
0903
Ramarao, H.V.
P01438
1279
C
M
H
1898
violin
2649
Ramarao, H.V.
P01438
1279
C
M
H
1898
violin
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
P01348
1677
H
M
H
1898
khyal
0152
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
P00488
0263
C
M
H
1898
violin
1263
Venkatarama Iyer, R.
P01722
1577
C
M
H
1898
violin
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
P01818
1678
H
M
H
1898
khyal
Others
1658
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
P00488
0263
C
M
H
1898
violin
3081
Venkatarama Iyer,R.
P01722
1577
C
M
H
1898
violin
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
P00500
0275
H
M
M
1898
khyal
0690
Narashimhachary, Vinjamuri Varaha
P01243
1075
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
1147
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
P01855
1717
C
M
H
1898
Vocal
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
P00066
1798
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0786
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
P01813
1673
H
M
H
1899
khyal
3129
Vishwanatha Bhagavatar, E.P.
P01993
1861
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0889
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
2632
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
P01424
1265
H
M
H
1899
khyal
Others
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
P00051
1697
C
M
H
1899
violin
0259
Gangadaram Pilla V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
0319
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
P00745
0546
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1189
Thakar, Vaman Narayan
P01943
1808
H
M
H
1899
khyal
1824
Gangadaram Pillai V.
P00659
0451
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
P01838
1700
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
P00492
0267
H
M
H
1899
Others
0970
Sankaranarayana Bagavathar, V.
P01488
1332
C
M
M
1899
violin
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
P00465
0237
H
F
H
1899
Others
0229
Devendrappa, B.
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
0053
Annaswami Bhagawatar, D.
P00324
0087
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
P00010
0406
C
M
H
1899
Vocal
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
P01087
0908
E
M
H
1900
Vocal
0534
Kundgol, Fakkirappa
P01030
0849
H
M
H
1900
khyal
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
P01831
1691
H
M
H
1900
violin
2173
Kundgol, Fakkirappa
P01030
0849
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1401
Natarajsundaram Pillai, S (Thiruvizhimizhalai Brothers)
P00100
1108
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
1225
Vaithilingam, Pillai P.
P01692
1545
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
2252
Maniram, Pandit
P01109
0932
H
M
H
1900
khyal
Others
dhrupad
2422
Natarajasundaram Pillai, S.
P00100
1108
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
3029
Vaithikingam, Pillai P.
P01692
1545
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
P00398
0169
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
0241
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
Others
1900
violin
2045
Kale, Krishnaji Yeswant
P00897
0711
H
M
H
1900
Others
2950
Subramanyam, Chittoor
P00020
1666
C
M
H
1900
Vocal
1796
Dominic Pereira
P00631
0421
O
M
O
1900
Vocal
0269
Ghan Shyam Das
P00675
0469
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
1839
Ghan Shyam Das
P00675
0469
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
sitar
0221
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
P00606
0395
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
P00029
0536
O
M
H
1900
Vocal
1072
Shivarudrappa, Anekal S.
P01570
1420
C
M
H
1900
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1772
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
P00606
0395
H
M
H
1900
khyal
2863
Shivrudrappa, Anekal S.
P01570
1420
C
M
H
1900
others
0060
Arunachalaiah, A.
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
1648
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
P00474
0247
H
M
H
1900
khyal
1525
Arunachalaiah, A
P00332
0096
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
1212
Umdekar, Balabhau Kundal Guru
P01948
1813
H
M
H
1901
khyal
1766
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1901
khyal
0352
Harichandran, Namai Charam
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
1944
Harichandran, Nimai Charan
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
P01844
1706
O
M
H
1901
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
P00079
0344
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
0324
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
P00750
0551
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
0496
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
2131
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
1014
Sebastian, Kunjukunju Bhagavather
P01523
1368
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
1437
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
P01714
1568
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
0794
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
2790
Sebastianm Kunjukunju Bhagavatar
P01523
1368
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
3066
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
P01714
1568
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
2519
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
P00293
0051
H
M
M
1901
tabla
0851
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
P01834
1695
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
1309
Wajid Hussein Khan
P01754
1610
H
M
M
1901
tabla
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1901
khyal
Others
1247
Vedim Dilip Chandra
P00106
0665
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0373
Jadhav, Laxmibai
P00821
0626
H
F
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
3060
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
P00106
0665
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
Others
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
P01808
1668
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
P00295
0053
H
M
H
1901
Vocal
flute
ochestration
1699
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
P00503
0278
H
M
H
1901
harmonium

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