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
P01141
0965
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P00282
0037
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
P00575
0359
0196
Das, Gunada
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01141
0965
2294
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P00575
0359
1738
Das, Gamada
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01142
0966
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01142
0966
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01789
1646
1082
Syamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01789
1646
2871
Shyamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01011
0830
0513
Krishnamurthy, Pudukkottai R.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01011
0830
2147
Krishnamurty, Pudkkottai R.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01167
0993
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
H
F
H
1939
sitar
P01681
1534
1213
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01681
1534
3013
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
M
1939
khyal
P01828
1688
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
H
F
H
1939
others
P01204
1032
0658
Mulye, Shashikant
H
M
H
1939
khyal
tabla
P01204
1032
1397
Mulye Shashikant
H
M
H
1939
tabla
P01204
1032
2356
Mulve, Shashikant Shridhar
H
M
H
1939
tabla
P01212
1040
0665
Murthy, A.V.N.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01212
1040
2363
Murthy, A.V.N.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P00035
0429
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00035
0429
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P01479
1323
0960
Sakuntala, Raman
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01479
1323
2732
Sakuntala, Raman
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01894
1757
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
others
P01896
1759
2718
Rukmini Ramani
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01902
1766
2748
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01091
0912
0582
Malathi, C.V.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01091
0912
2235
Malathi, C.V.
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01371
1209
2543
Puri, Premlata
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01912
1776
0608
Mattu, Regeshwari
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01912
1776
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01116
0939
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01116
0939
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P00846
0656
0394
Jaya,G.R.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P00849
0660
2005
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
C
F
H
1940
vina
P00707
0506
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
H
M
H
1940
khyal
others
P00420
0191
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00858
0670
2000
Jayam G.R.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P01147
0971
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00428
0199
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P00865
0677
0401
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
P00865
0677
2010
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundram
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
P00866
0678
2011
Jayasankar, Thiruvizha
C
M
H
1940
nagasvaram
P02005
1875
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
C
F
H
1940
vocal
P00730
0530
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
P01554
1401
1052
Shanta, G.S.
C
F
H
1940
vocal
P01554
1401
2840
Shantha, R. G.S.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P00460
0232
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P01324
1161
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01324
1161
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P00764
0565
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
flute
santur
P01462
1305
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1940
sarod
P01900
1764
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
H & C
F
H
1940
khyal
others
P00968
0786
2112
Kinot, Prem Singh
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01756
1612
1444
Warekar, Shobhana
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P01756
1612
3149
Warekar, Shobbana
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01949
1814
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
H
F
H
1940
sitar
P00265
0020
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
H
M
M
1941
tabla
P01661
1514
1187
Tevani, Laxmishanker K.
H
M
H
1941
tabla
violin
P01661
1514
2989
Tevani, Laxmishankar K.
H
M
H
1941
tabla
vina
P01158
0984
2313
Mishra, Ramji 2
H
F
H
1941
tabla
P00440
0211
1623
Bhave, Shamala G.
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P00448
0220
2463
Padmalochana, Nagarajam
C
F
H
1941
vocal
P01323
1160
0767
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P01323
1160
2493
Parikh, Krishnakant Hiralal
H
M
H
1941
khyal
P00479
0253
0146
Bose, Joya
H
F
H
1941
sitar
P00330
0093
0058
Aravindakshan, M.K.
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
P00330
0093
1523
Araviadakshan M.K.
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
P00909
0724
2058
Kamala, Ramamurthy
C
F
H
1941
vocal
P05933
1049
1399
Nag Manilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P05933
1049
2371
Nag, Monilal
H
M
H
1941
sitar
P01915
1779
2839
Shantha, Chakravarthy
C
M
H
1941
vocal
P01918
1782
2881
Sivakumar,Iswaran
C
M
H
1941
mridangam
P01935
1800
2954
Suguna, Purushotaman
C
F
H
1941
vocal
P05977
0483
2608
Rajurkar Malini Vasantrao
H
F
H
1941
khyal
others
P01514
1359
1005
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
M
H
1941
violin
P01514
1359
2776
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
F
H
1941
violin
P02001
1870
3144
Wadegaonkar,Gopal
H
M
H
1942
tabla
P00292
0050
1609
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
H
M
H
1942
others
P00443
0214
1626
Bhil Divaliben
H
M
H
1942
others
P00307
0068
1502
Ananthapadmanabha Rao: N
C
M
H
1942
vocal
P00910
0726
2060
Kamala, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1942
vocal
P01581
1431
1427
Sita Ram Prapancham
C
M
H
1942
flute
P01581
1431
2876
Sita Ram, Oraoancham
C
M
H
1942
flute
P01210
1038
0662
Munir Khatoon Begum
H
F
M
1942
khyal
P01079
0900
2224
Mahanta, Khagendra Nath
O
M
H
1942
vocal
P01901
1765
2741
Sankaran, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1942
mridangam
P01903
1767
2774
Satyavati Ammula
C
F
H
1942
violin
P01742
1597
1292
Vinayakaraman, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P01742
1597
3123
Vinayakram, T.H.
C
M
H
1942
ghatam
P00549
0329
1719
Choudhury, Bela
H
F
H
1942
khyal
others
P01952
1818
3028
Vaidyanathan, L.
C
M
H
1942
violin
P00268
0023
1467
Agrawal, Sudha
H
M
H
1943
others
P01285
1120
2435
Nawab Khan
H
M
M
1943
tabla
P00576
0360
1739
Das, Kalipada
O
M
H
1943
vocal
P00732
0532
1904
Goswami Utpala
H
M
H
1943
dhrupad
khyal
P01683
1536
1215
Upadhyay, Jawahar Dinanath
H
M
H
1943
khyal
P01683
1536
3015
Upadhyay, Jawahar Dinanath
H
M
H
1943
khyal
P01563
1412
1064
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1943
khyal

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