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
P01445
1221
1286
Ranade, Vasant
H
M
H
1936
violin
P01920
1459
1784
Soundravalli, Nallan Chakravarthi
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
P00486
0355
0260
Bubolia, Uma Rani
H
F
H
1936
Others
P01345
0793
1183
Patra, Jogiraj
C
M
H
1936
vina
P01775
0853
1632
Rajagopal, V.S.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P00276
0027
0031
Akhtar Khan
H
M
M
1936
sitar
P01064
0562
0884
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
P01345
1070
1183
Patro, Jogiraj
C
M
H
1936
vina
P01590
1098
1440
Sivaram, Susarla
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
P01775
1131
1632
Rajgopal, V.S.
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
P00416
0112
0187
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
C
M
H
1936
violin
P00886
0576
0699
Joshim Kamlakar Gopal
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P01047
0743
0867
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00556
0180
0336
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00556
0273
0336
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00889
0588
0702
Kabra, Brijbhushan
H
M
H
1937
guitar
P00098
1271
1761
Rukmini, T.
C
F
H
1937
violin
P01957
1598
1823
Vasantha Kumari, C.
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
P01885
1232
1747
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00634
0605
0424
Mathur, Kamlesh
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P00812
0522
0617
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1937
tabla
P00303
0050
0064
Ananth, S.V.
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
P01990
1670
1858
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P02002
1705
1871
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P01703
1239
1557
Vasanthakumari T.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P02003
1707
1872
Yash Paul
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
P01181
0644
1008
Mohanty, Akshya Kumar
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P01703
1601
1557
Vasanthakumari T.
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00444
0179
0215
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
P01028
0723
0847
Kumavat, Shyam Sunder
H
M
H
1937
dhrupad
Others
P01181
0885
1008
Mohanty, Akshaya Kumar
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
P01513
1004
1358
Satyavathi, Jeelakarra
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00992
0681
0811
Krishnamoorthi, C.S. Palghat
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
P01513
1327
1358
Satyavathi, Jeelakarr
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00275
1315
0030
Akhila, Krishnan
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
P05950
0080
0098
Asad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1937
bin
P00587
0205
0372
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
P01698
1232
1551
Varalaxmi, Yamarthi
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00275
0028
0030
Akhila, Krishnan
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P00912
0438
0728
Kamalakar Rao V.
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
P01698
1590
1551
Varalaxmi Yamarthi
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
P01877
1215
1739
Ramdeshwar 'Anand'
H
M
H
1937
khyal
P00055
0223
0283
Chandrasekaran, M.
C
M
H
1937
violin
P00877
0410
0690
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
H
M
H
1937
Others
P00912
0614
0728
Kamalakar Rao, V.
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
P00292
0120
0050
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1937
Others
P00877
0572
0690
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
H
M
H
1937
Others
P01047
0548
0867
Lakshmi Naidu, B.
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
P06027
1401
1408
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P01798
1053
1657
Shrada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00038
0165
0306
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00547
0266
0325
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P00773
0483
0574
Gupta Sabyasaghi
H
M
H
1938
Others
P01798
1393
1657
Sharada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01970
1623
1836
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P00038
0244
0306
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
H
M
H
1938
flute
P00914
0440
0730
Kanakadurga, V.B.
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
P01048
0554
0868
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
C
M
H
1938
violin
P00888
0587
0701
Kabadi, Tukaram Vuthalsa
H
M
H
1938
violin
P00932
0454
0749
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01048
0748
0868
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01739
1288
1594
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
C
M
H
1938
violin
P00932
0630
0749
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01739
1668
1594
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01986
1656
1854
Venkitachalam, K.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P06104
0287
0497
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P01822
1098
1682
Prema, Hariharan
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
P00270
0016
0025
Ahmad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1938
sarod
P06104
0418
0497
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P01007
0509
0826
Krishnamurthy, Karaikudi R.
C
M
H
1938
mridangam
P01717
1626
1571
Venkatachar, K.J.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P00331
0078
0095
Aruadhati, Sarkar
C
F
M
1938
Vocal
P00357
0100
0124
Bakshi, Haresh Ananiprasad(Haridas Swami)
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00768
0337
0569
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
H
M
H
1938
Others
P01772
1027
1629
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P00768
0479
0569
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
H
F
H
1938
Others
P01772
1360
1629
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01991
1665
1859
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
P01383
1115
1221
Radhey Shyam
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00984
0495
0803
Krishna Rao, A.V.S.
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01002
0520
0821
Krishnamurty Sastry Sistu
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01360
0812
1198
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastrym Sistu
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P00984
0682
0803
Krishna Rao A.V.S.
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01002
0706
0821
Krishnamurthy Sastri, Sstu
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01360
1089
1198
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastry, sistu
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01642
1434
1495
Surinder Singh
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00587
0303
0372
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1938
khyal
Others
P00827
0376
0632
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01642
1518
1495
Surinder Singh
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P06066
1008
0493
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P00827
0532
0632
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P06027
1059
1408
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P00547
1353
0325
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P00773
1371
0574
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
O
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01894
1267
1757
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
P00035
0356
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P01091
0582
0912
Malathi, C.V.
C
M
H
1939
vina
1155
1249
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01091
0787
0912
Malathi, C.V.
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01167
0870
0993
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
H
F
H
1939
sitar

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