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
0853
Rajagopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
P00416
0187
C
M
H
1936
violin
0562
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
2518
Patro, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
1098
Sivaram, Susarla
P01590
1440
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2579
Rajgopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
0145
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
2096
Kerwar, Siddha Ram Swami
P00951
0769
H
M
H
1936
khyal
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
2420
Natarajan, Umayalpuram R.
P01273
1107
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
2888
Sivaram, Susarla
P01590
1440
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
1721
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
2036
Kabra, Brijbhushan
P00889
0702
H
M
H
1937
guitar
2719
Rukmini, T.
P00098
1761
C
F
H
1937
violin
3046
Vasantha Kumari, C.
P01957
1823
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
0605
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1937
khyal
1970
Ismail Daddoo Khan
P00812
0617
H
M
M
1937
tabla
2680
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
P01885
1747
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1498
Ananth, S.V.
P00303
0064
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
P01990
1858
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
P02002
1871
H
M
H
1937
khyal
1239
Vasanthakumari T.
P01703
1557
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3155
Yash Paul
P02003
1872
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
P00444
0215
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2171
Kumavat, Shyam Sunder
P01028
0847
H
M
H
1937
dhrupad
Others
0644
Mohanty, Akshya Kumar
P01181
1008
H
M
H
1937
khyal
3049
Vasanthakumari T.
P01703
1557
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
2129
Krishnamoorthi, C.S. Palghat
P00992
0811
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
2333
Mohanty, Akshaya Kumar
P01181
1008
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
1004
Satyavathi, Jeelakarra
P01513
1358
C
M
H
1937
violin
1315
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
1528
Asad Ali Khan
P05950
0098
H
M
M
1937
bin
0205
Dasgupta, Krishna
P00587
0372
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
2775
Satyavathi, Jeelakarr
P01513
1358
C
M
H
1937
violin
1476
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
0438
Kamalakar Rao V.
P00912
0728
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
1232
Varalaxmi, Yamarthi
P01698
1551
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
P00055
0283
C
M
H
1937
violin
0410
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others
2062
Kamalakar Rao, V.
P00912
0728
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
3038
Varalaxmi Yamarthi
P01698
1551
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
2663
Ramdeshwar 'Anand'
P01877
1739
H
M
H
1937
khyal
0120
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1937
Others
2020
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others
0548
Lakshmi Naidu, B.
P01047
0867
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
2024
Joshim Kamlakar Gopal
P00886
0699
H
M
H
1937
khyal
2191
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
P01047
0867
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0440
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
0554
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
3071
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
P01970
1836
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2035
Kabadi, Tukaram Vuthalsa
P00888
0701
H
M
H
1938
violin
0454
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2196
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
2078
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
1288
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
P01739
1594
C
M
H
1938
violin
0287
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
3116
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
P01739
1594
C
M
H
1938
violin
3104
Venkitachalam, K.
P01986
1854
C
M
H
1938
violin
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
1866
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
0509
Krishnamurthy, Karaikudi R.
P01007
0826
C
M
H
1938
mridangam
2546
Prema, Hariharan
P01822
1682
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
3074
Venkatachar, K.J.
P01717
1571
C
M
H
1938
violin
1526
Aruadhati, Sarkar
P00331
0095
C
F
M
1938
Vocal
1548
Bakshi, Haresh Ananiprasad(Haridas Swami)
P00357
0124
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0337
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
M
H
1938
Others
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
F
H
1938
Others
1027
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
2808
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
P01991
1859
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
2563
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0495
Krishna Rao, A.V.S.
P00984
0803
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
0520
Krishnamurty Sastry Sistu
P01002
0821
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2130
Krishna Rao A.V.S.
P00984
0803
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2154
Krishnamurthy Sastri, Sstu
P01002
0821
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
0812
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastrym Sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1751
Dasgupta, Krishna
P00587
0372
H
M
H
1938
khyal
Others
0376
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
P00827
0632
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2537
Prabhakar Krishnamurty Sastry, sistu
P01360
1198
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1434
Surinder Singh
P01642
1495
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
P05900
0493
H
M
M
1938
tabla
1980
Jagannadhacharyulu N.C.V.
P00827
0632
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
2966
Surinder Singh
P01642
1495
H
M
H
1938
khyal
1353
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
O
M
H
1938
Vocal
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1714
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
H
M
H
1938
Others
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
1053
Shrada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0582
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
2603
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
1249
C
M
H
1939
vina
2235
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
F
H
1939
vina
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
P01167
0993
H
F
H
1939
sitar
2543
Puri, Premlata
P01371
1209
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2718
Rukmini Ramani
P01896
1759
C
F
H
1939
Vocal

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