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
P00109
0635
1982
Jaideva Singh Thakur
H
M
H
1896
P00018
1817
1222
Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Chembai
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P01396
1234
0855
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P01396
1234
2580
Rajagopala Pillai, Mannargudi
C
M
H
1896
vocal
P00065
1840
1262
Venkatarama Iyer, Mudicondan C.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P02004
1873
1313
Yoga Narasimham, H.
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P01815
1675
0790
Patnaik, Kali Charan
H
M
H
1897
others
P00328
0091
0055
Appasami Iyer, S.
C
M
H
1897
flute
violin
P01839
1701
0943
Roy, Dilip Kumar
H
M
H
1897
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01369
1207
0819
Pujadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
H
M
H
1897
tabla
P01369
1207
2548
Punjadhikari, Sadashiv Sakharam
H
M
H
1897
tabla
P01934
1799
1433
Subramanya Iyer, Madurai S
C
M
H
1897
vocal
P00397
0168
1335
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P00397
0168
1617
Bhattacharya Panchanan
O
M
H
1897
vocal
P01438
1279
0903
Ramarao, H.V.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01438
1279
2649
Ramarao, H.V.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01348
1677
0797
Patwardhan, Vinayak Narayan
H
M
H
1898
khyal
P01818
1678
0799
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao Ganesh (Master Krishna Rao)
H
M
H
1898
khyal
others
P00488
0263
0152
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P00488
0263
1658
Butchirama Sastry, Inuganti
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01855
1717
1147
Subbiah Bhagavathar, Pattamadai
C
M
H
1898
vocal
P00500
0275
0157
Chand Khan(Chand-Rang)
H
M
M
1898
khyal
P01722
1577
1263
Venkatarama Iyer, R.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01722
1577
3081
Venkatarama Iyer,R.
C
M
H
1898
violin
P01243
1075
0690
Narashimhachary, Vinjamuri Varaha
C
M
H
1898
vocal
P01246
1078
2394
Narasimhachary, Vinjampuri Varaha
C
M
H
1898
vocal
P01993
1861
3129
Vishwanatha Bhagavatar, E.P.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P01424
1265
0889
Ramalinga Sastri, M.(Sudhakar)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
others
P01424
1265
2632
Ramalinga Sastri, Mangipudi (Sudhakar)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
others
P00745
0546
0319
Govindan Nambisan, Kadatha Nadu
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00465
0237
1639
Bilagi Pyarabai
H
F
H
1899
others
P01813
1673
0786
Pathak, Ganga Prasad
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P00010
0406
0229
Devendrappa, B.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00324
0087
0053
Annaswami Bhagawatar, D.
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00010
0406
1783
Devendrappa, Rao
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P00051
1697
0863
Rajamanickam Pillai, Kumbhakonam
C
M
H
1899
violin
P01838
1700
0923
Ratanjankar, Shrikrishna Narayan (Sujan)
H
M
H
1899
khyal
dhrupad
P00492
0267
0155
Chakraborty, Suren
H
M
H
1899
others
P00659
0451
0259
Gangadaram Pilla V.
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
P00659
0451
1824
Gangadaram Pillai V.
C
M
H
1899
nagasvaram
P01488
1332
0970
Sankaranarayana Bagavathar, V.
C
M
M
1899
violin
P00066
1798
1432
Subramania Iyer, Musiri
C
M
H
1899
vocal
P01943
1808
1189
Thakar, Vaman Narayan
H
M
H
1899
khyal
P00100
1108
2422
Natarajasundaram Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1900
nagasvaram
P00029
0536
0312
Goswami, Gohan Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
sitar
P00029
0536
1899
Goswami, Ghon Chandra
O
M
H
1900
vocal
P01030
0849
0534
Kundgol, Fakkirappa
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P01030
0849
2173
Kundgol, Fakkirappa
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00020
1666
1155
Subramaniam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00020
1666
2950
Subramanyam, Chittoor
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00606
0395
0221
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P00606
0395
1772
Deshpande, Gururao Narayanrao
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P01692
1545
1225
Vaithilingam, Pillai P.
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00897
0711
2045
Kale, Krishnaji Yeswant
H
M
H
1900
others
P01692
1545
3029
Vaithikingam, Pillai P.
C
M
H
1900
vocal
P00474
0247
0141
Bodas,Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P01570
1420
1072
Shivarudrappa, Anekal S.
C
M
H
1900
P00474
0247
1648
Bodas, Shankar Shripad
H
M
H
1900
khyal
P01570
1420
2863
Shivrudrappa, Anekal S.
C
M
H
1900
others
P01831
1691
0741
Paluskar, Dhundiraj
H
M
H
1900
violin
P00332
0096
0060
Arunachalaiah, A.
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00332
0096
1525
Arunachalaiah, A
C
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00631
0421
0241
Dominic Pereira
O
M
O
1900
violin
P00631
0421
1796
Dominic Pereira
O
M
O
1900
vocal
P01087
0908
1387
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
E
M
H
1900
vocal
P01087
0908
2231
Majumder, Sailaja Ranjan
E
M
H
1900
vocal
P00675
0469
0269
Ghan Shyam Das
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
P00675
0469
1839
Ghan Shyam Das
H
M
H
1900
dhrupad
khyal
P01109
0932
2252
Maniram, Pandit
H
M
H
1900
khyal
others
dhrupad
P00398
0169
1585
Barve, Sakhara, Pandurang
H
M
H
1900
harmonium
P00079
0344
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
P00985
0804
0496
Krishna Rao, H.V.
C
M
H
1901
violin
P00985
0804
2131
Krishna Rao, H.V.
C
M
H
1901
violin
P00266
0021
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P01523
1368
1014
Sebastian, Kunjukunju Bhagavather
C
M
H
1901
vocal
P00266
0021
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
P01523
1368
2790
Sebastianm Kunjukunju Bhagavatar
C
M
H
1901
vocal
P00106
0665
1247
Vedim Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01985
1853
3103
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
H
M
H
1901
khyal
others
P00106
0665
3060
Vedi, Dilip Chandra
H
M
H
1901
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01297
1132
1402
Nimaicharan Harichandan
O
M
H
1901
vocal
P01297
1132
2449
Nimai Charan Harichandan
H
M
H
1901
others
P00293
0051
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1901
tabla
P00295
0053
0032
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
vocal
flute
ochestration
P00295
0053
1490
Amembal,Dinaker Rao (D.Amel)
H
M
H
1901
flute
others
P00451
0223
1411
Rajamannar, P.V.
O
M
H
1901
P06082
0388
1766
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P01808
1668
3156
Yasin Khan (Yashwat Rao Dewaskar)
H
M
M
1901
jaltarang
P00750
0551
0324
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
P00472
0245
1699
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
C
M
H
1901
vina
flute
P01834
1695
0851
Raja Iyengar, B.S.
C
M
H
1901
vocal
P01702
1556
1237
Vasant, Amrit
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P01702
1556
3044
Vasant, Amrit
H
M
H
1901
khyal
P01844
1706
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
O
M
H
1901
P01714
1568
1437
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
P01346
1184
0794
Patro, Tarini Charan
H
M
H
1901
others
P01714
1568
3066
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
P01346
1184
2519
Patro, Tarini Charan
H
M
H
1901
others
P00503
0278
0159
Chandekar, Shankar Vishnu
H
M
H
1901
harmonium