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
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
F
H
1939
khyal
0960
Sakuntala, Raman
P01479
1323
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
1937
Aldar Shikharesh.
P00281
0036
H
M
H
1939
surbahar
vina
2294
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2732
Sakuntala, Raman
P01479
1323
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
P00282
0037
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
0196
Das, Gunada
P00575
0359
H
F
H
1939
khyal
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
1738
Das, Gamada
P00575
0359
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2748
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
P01902
1766
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0665
Murthy, A.V.N.
P01212
1040
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
1082
Syamasundar, C.K.
P01789
1646
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
2363
Murthy, A.V.N.
P01212
1040
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0859
Rajam, N.
P06308
1238
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
1213
Umdekar, Madhav
P01681
1534
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2871
Shyamasundar, C.K.
P01789
1646
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
0513
Krishnamurthy, Pudukkottai R.
P01011
0830
C
M
H
1939
vina
2586
Rajam. N.
P06308
1238
H
M
H
1939
violin
3013
Umdekar, Madhav
P01681
1534
H
M
M
1939
khyal
2147
Krishnamurty, Pudkkottai R.
P01011
0830
C
M
H
1939
vina
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
0658
Mulye, Shashikant
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
khyal
tabla
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
1397
Mulye Shashikant
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
tabla
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
P00407
0178
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
2356
Mulve, Shashikant Shridhar
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
tabla
0871
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
P01409
1248
C
F
H
1939
vina
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
P01894
1757
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
0582
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
2603
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
1249
C
M
H
1939
vina
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2840
Shantha, R. G.S.
P01554
1401
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1940
sarod
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
P00707
0506
H
M
H
1940
khyal
Others
0394
Jaya,G.R.
P00846
0656
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0401
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
P00865
0677
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
1444
Warekar, Shobhana
P01756
1612
H
F
H
1940
khyal
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
P01900
1764
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
2010
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundram
P00865
0677
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
3149
Warekar, Shobbana
P01756
1612
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2005
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
P00849
0660
C
F
H
1940
vina
2011
Jayasankar, Thiruvizha
P00866
0678
C
M
H
1940
nagasvaram
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
P01949
1814
H
F
H
1940
sitar
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
P02005
1875
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
2112
Kinot, Prem Singh
P00968
0786
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2000
Jayam G.R.
P00858
0670
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
P01147
0971
H
M
H
1940
tabla
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
P00460
0232
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
1052
Shanta, G.S.
P01554
1401
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
0146
Bose, Joya
P00479
0253
H
F
H
1941
sitar
2313
Mishra, Ramji 2
P01158
0984
H
F
H
1941
tabla
1187
Tevani, Laxmishanker K.
P01661
1514
H
M
H
1941
tabla
violin
0058
Aravindakshan, M.K.
P00330
0093
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
2463
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
P00448
0220
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
2989
Tevani, Laxmishankar K.
P01661
1514
H
M
H
1941
tabla
vina
1523
Araviadakshan M.K.
P00330
0093
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
P00440
0211
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
2058
Kamala, Ramamurthy
P00909
0724
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
2839
Shantha, Chakravarthy
P01915
1779
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
2881
Sivakumar,Iswaran
P01918
1782
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
1399
Nag Manilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
2371
Nag, Monilal
P05933
1049
H
M
H
1941
sitar
2954
Suguna, Purushotaman
P01935
1800
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
P05977
0483
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
1005
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
P01514
1359
C
M
H
1941
violin
2776
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
P01514
1359
C
F
H
1941
violin
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
0767
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
P01323
1160
H
M
H
1941
khyal
2493
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
P01323
1160
H
M
H
1941
khyal
0662
Munir Khatoon Begum
P01210
1038
H
F
M
1942
khyal
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
P02001
1870
H
M
H
1942
tabla
1719
Choudhury, Bela
P00549
0329
H
F
H
1942
khyal
Others
2741
Sankaran, Trichy S.
P01901
1765
C
M
H
1942
mridangam
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
1626
Bhil Divaliben
P00443
0214
H
M
H
1942
Others
2060
Kamala, Vishwanathan
P00910
0726
C
F
H
1942
Vocal
3123
Vinayakram, T.H.
P01742
1597
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
2774
Satyavati Ammula
P01903
1767
C
F
H
1942
violin
2224
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
P01079
0900
O
M
H
1942
Vocal
1427
Sita Ram Prapancham
P01581
1431
C
M
H
1942
flute
1502
Ananthapadmanabha Rao: N
P00307
0068
C
M
H
1942
Vocal
2876
Sita Ram, Oraoancham
P01581
1431
C
M
H
1942
flute
3028
Vaidyanathan, L.
P01952
1818
C
M
H
1942
violin
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1942
Others
2227
Maharana, Banmali
P01082
0903
H
M
H
1943
pakhavaj
tabla
tabla
2622
Ramachandran, Palai
P01865
1727
C
M
H
1943
Vocal
1467
Agrawal, Sudha
P00268
0023
H
M
H
1943
Others
2435
Nawab Khan
P01285
1120
H
M
M
1943
tabla
1950
Hazarika, Jayanta
P00792
0596
H
M
H
1943
Others
1064
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
P01563
1412
H
M
H
1943
khyal
2854
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
P01563
1412
H
M
H
1943
khyal

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