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
P01563
1412
2854
Shastri, Rushikumar Mahadevsharma
H
M
H
1943
khyal
P01865
1727
2622
Ramachandran, Palai
C
M
H
1943
vocal
P00792
0596
1950
Hazarika, Jayanta
H
M
H
1943
others
P01082
0903
1386
Maharana, Banamli
O
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
P01082
0903
2227
Maharana, Banmali
H
M
H
1943
tabla
pakhavaj
P01247
1079
2396
Narasimhan, N.
C
M
H
1943
gottuvadyam
P01922
1786
2915
Sridevi, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1943
vocal
P01950
1815
3019
Usha Sagar
C
F
H
1943
vocal
P02000
1869
3142
Vyas, Vidyadhar Narayanrao (Athulvyas)
H
M
H
1944
khyal
others
P00588
0373
1752
Dasgupta, Mira
H
F
H
1944
khyal
P00468
0240
1642
Bisht,Krishna
H
M
H
1944
khyal
P01951
1816
3025
Vaidianathan, V.A.
C
M
H
1944
nagasvaram
P01974
1842
3083
Venkataramaiah, B.G.
C
M
H
1945
violin
P00425
0196
0117
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P00425
0196
1605
Bhatt, Manju
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P01544
1389
1040
Shah, Mahendra Kantilal
H
M
H
1945
others
P01544
1389
2823
Shah, Mahendra Kantilal
H
M
H
1945
others
P05908
0058
1494
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1945
sarod
P00518
0294
1680
Chatterjee, Debi Prasad
H
F
H
1945
sitar
P01081
0902
2226
Maharaj Prakash
H
M
H
1945
tabla
P01906
1770
2799
Selvanarayan, M.T.
C
M
H
1945
vocal
P01641
1494
1167
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01641
1494
2965
Suresh, B.N.
C
M
H
1946
flute
P01768
1624
0759
Pradkar, Shripad Rajaram
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P01768
1624
2484
Paradkar, Shripad Rajaram
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P00572
0356
1735
Daroowal, Zarin S.
H
F
H
1946
sarod
P01989
1857
3119
Vijayalakshmi Sarma, Chivukula
C
F
H
1946
vocal
P00580
0364
1743
Das, Minakshi
H
F
H
1946
dhrupad
khyal
P01998
1867
3139
Vyas, Pranlal
H
M
H
1946
others
P00593
0379
1757
Datta, Rash Behari
H
M
H
1946
sitar
P00003
0057
2448
Nilufer, Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1946
surbahar
sitar
P00477
0251
1652
Bordoli Kalpana
H
F
H
1946
khyal
P05663
0880
2204
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1946
sarangi
P00496
0271
1662
Chakravartym Bharati
H
M
H
1946
khyal
P01778
1635
1420
Sarvajeet
H
M
H
1947
sitar
P05908
0058
0035
Amjad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P00457
0229
2600
Rajeswari, G.K.
C
M
H
1947
vocal
P01462
1305
0933
Rehmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P00643
0435
1808
Easwaran, Manargudi
C
M
H
1947
mridangam
P00646
0438
1811
Firods Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1947
sarod
P01135
0958
2287
Meera,Nathan
C
F
H
1948
vocal
P00075
1169
0778
Parwen, Sultana
H
F
H
1948
others
P00075
1169
2504
Parveen, Sultana
H
F
M
1948
others
P00519
0295
1681
Chatterjee, Prabir Kumar
H
M
H
1948
tabla
P00552
0332
1717
Chopra, Vinod Kumar
H
M
H
1948
tabla
P00495
0270
1663
Chakravarty, Manash
H
M
H
1949
khyal
P00554
0334
1723
Choudaman, A
C
M
H
1949
vocal
P01149
0974
2298
Mishra, Gopal 2
H
M
H
1950
tabla
P01054
0874
2198
Lalitha, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
C
F
H
1950
vocal
P01086
0907
2230
Majumder, Abhijit Kumar(Sarnajeet)
H
M
H
1950
tabla
P00273
0028
1472
Ajit Merchant
H
M
H
1952
khyal
others
P00789
0593
1947
Haripriya, B.(Hyderabad Sisters)
C
F
H
1952
vocal
P00473
0246
1647
Bodas, Kashinath Shankar
H
M
H
1955
khyal
P00670
0463
1836
Gayathri, Vasanthasobha Gudimetla
C
F
H
1959
vina
P01847
1709
1029
Seshagiri Das, Sosale
C
M
H
1960
kanjira
P00578
0362
0198
Das, Khagendra Nath
H
M
H
1961
khyal
P01512
1357
1002
Satyanarayanamurty, Dwaram
C
M
H
1963
violin
P01512
1357
2781
Satyanarayanamurtym Dwaram
C
M
H
1963
violin
P01320
1157
2490
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1970
pakhavaj
P00376
0144
1567
Banerjee, Amiya Ranjan
H
F
H
9127
khyal

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