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
P01902
1300
1766
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01142
0847
0966
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01789
1082
1646
Syamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01212
0665
1040
Murthy, A.V.N.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01681
1213
1534
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01789
1423
1646
Shyamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P01828
0827
1688
Pushpa Chhaya
H
F
H
1939
Others
P01212
0915
1040
Murthy, A.V.N.
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
P06308
0859
1238
Rajam, N.
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
P01681
1565
1534
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
M
1939
khyal
P01011
0513
0830
Krishnamurthy, Pudukkottai R.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P06308
1138
1238
Rajam. N.
H
M
H
1939
violin
P01011
0699
0830
Krishnamurty, Pudkkottai R.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01116
1389
0939
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01204
0658
1032
Mulye, Shashikant
H
M
H
1939
khyal
tabla
P00407
0143
0178
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
P01116
0811
0939
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01204
1397
1032
Mulye Shashikant
H
M
H
1939
tabla
P00035
0248
0429
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P01204
0908
1032
Mulve, Shashikant Shridhar
H
M
H
1939
tabla
P01409
0871
1248
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
C
F
H
1939
vina
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
P01896
1270
1759
Rukmini Ramani
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
P01091
0787
0912
Malathi, C.V.
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01167
0870
0993
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
H
F
H
1939
sitar
P01371
1095
1209
Puri, Premlata
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01912
0608
1776
Mattu, Regeshwari
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01912
0828
1776
Mattu, Regeshwri
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P00281
0489
0036
Aldar Shikharesh.
H
M
H
1939
surbahar
vina
P01141
1391
0965
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01479
0960
1323
Sakuntala, Raman
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
P01756
1444
1612
Warekar, Shobhana
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P01900
1283
1764
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
P00865
0401
0677
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
P01756
1701
1612
Warekar, Shobbana
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P00865
0562
0677
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundram
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
P00849
0557
0660
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
C
F
H
1940
vina
P00866
0563
0678
Jayasankar, Thiruvizha
C
M
H
1940
nagasvaram
P01949
1568
1814
Upadhyaya, Parvati
H
F
H
1940
sitar
P02005
1014
1875
Padmaia, S.S.
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
P00730
0447
0530
Gopalnath, M.V.
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
P00968
0664
0786
Kinot, Prem Singh
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P00858
0552
0670
Jayam G.R.
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
P00460
0187
0232
Bhowmick, K.N.
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P01147
0869
0971
Mishra, Chhote Lal
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00764
0476
0565
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
P01324
0768
1161
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01554
1052
1401
Shanta, G.S.
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
P01324
1046
1161
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01554
1392
1401
Shantha, R. G.S.
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
P00428
0159
0199
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P00707
0426
0506
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
H
M
H
1940
khyal
Others
P01462
1251
1305
Renmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1940
sarod
P00420
0150
0191
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00846
0394
0656
Jaya,G.R.
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
P01915
1391
1779
Shantha, Chakravarthy
C
M
H
1941
Vocal
P00909
0610
0724
Kamala, Ramamurthy
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
P01918
1433
1782
Sivakumar,Iswaran
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
P05933
1399
1049
Nag Manilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P01935
1506
1800
Suguna, Purushotaman
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
P05977
1160
0483
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
P05933
0923
1049
Nag, Monilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P01514
1005
1359
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
M
H
1941
violin
P00265
0017
0020
Agai Maseet Khan
H
M
M
1941
tabla
P01514
1328
1359
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
F
H
1941
violin
P01323
0767
1160
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P01323
1045
1160
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P00479
0146
0253
Bose, Joya
H
F
H
1941
sitar
P01661
1187
1514
Tevani, Laxmishanker K.
H
M
H
1941
tabla
violin
P00330
0058
0093
Aravindakshan, M.K.
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
P00448
1015
0220
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
C
F
H
1941
Vocal
P01158
0865
0984
Mishra, Ramji 2
H
F
H
1941
tabla
P01661
1541
1514
Tevani, Laxmishankar K.
H
M
H
1941
tabla
vina
P00330
0075
0093
Araviadakshan M.K.
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
P00440
0175
0211
Bhave, Shamala G.
H
F
H
1941
khyal
Others
P02001
1696
1870
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
H
M
H
1942
tabla
P00549
0271
0329
Choudhury, Bela
H
F
H
1942
khyal
Others
P01210
0662
1038
Munir Khatoon Begum
H
F
M
1942
khyal
P01901
1293
1765
Sankaran, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1942
mridangam
P01742
1292
1597
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P00443
0178
0214
Bhil Divaliben
H
M
H
1942
Others
P01742
1675
1597
Vinayakram, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P01903
1326
1767
Satyavati Ammula
C
F
H
1942
violin
P00910
0612
0726
Kamala, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1942
Vocal
P00307
0054
0068
Ananthapadmanabha Rao: N
C
M
H
1942
Vocal
P01079
0776
0900
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
O
M
H
1942
Vocal
P01581
1427
1431
Sita Ram Prapancham
C
M
H
1942
flute
P01581
1428
1431
Sita Ram, Oraoancham
C
M
H
1942
flute
P01952
1580
1818
Vaidyanathan, L.
C
M
H
1942
violin
P00292
0161
0050
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1942
Others
P01563
1064
1412
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1943
khyal
P01563
1406
1412
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1943
khyal
P00576
0291
0360
Das, Kalipada
O
M
H
1943
Vocal
P01950
1571
1815
Usha Sagar
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
P01922
1467
1786
Sridevi, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1943
Vocal
P00732
0456
0532
Goswami Utpala
H
M
H
1943
dhrupad
khyal
P01247
0948
1079
Narasimhan, N.
C
M
H
1943
gottuvadyam

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