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
0352
Harichandran, Namai Charam
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
1212
Umdekar, Balabhau Kundal Guru
P01948
1813
H
M
H
1901
khyal
1944
Harichandran, Nimai Charan
P00786
0590
H
M
H
1901
Others
0184
Dagar, Rahimuddin Khan
P00079
0344
H
M
M
1901
dhrupad
0324
Govindasamy Phillai, C.V.
P00750
0551
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
0496
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
0962
Sanbamurthy, P.
P01844
1706
O
M
H
1901
2131
Krishna Rao, H.V.
P00985
0804
C
M
H
1901
violin
0014
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
1014
Sebastian, Kunjukunju Bhagavather
P01523
1368
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
1437
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
P01714
1568
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
1466
Agale, Ambadas Sakharam
P00266
0021
H
M
H
1901
pakhavaj
0794
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
2790
Sebastianm Kunjukunju Bhagavatar
P01523
1368
C
M
H
1901
Vocal
3066
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
P01714
1568
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
0031
Ameer Hussein Khan
P00293
0051
H
M
M
1901
tabla
2519
Patro, Tarini Charan
P01346
1184
H
M
H
1901
Others
0785
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhav
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
2772
sathyanaynasastry, Krovi
P01508
1353
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
0234
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
0296
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
2512
Pathak, Dattopant Bindumadhas
P01339
1177
H
M
H
1902
bin
0987
Sarma, Dwijamni Dev
P01501
1346
H
M
H
1902
khyal
1788
Dhoolji Khan
P00622
0412
H
M
M
1902
tabla
1885
Gopalachari, Vellore, T.P.
P00716
0516
C
M
H
1902
ghatam
kanjira
mridangam
0492
Krishna Iyenrar, Thitte
P00980
0799
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
2761
Sarma, Dwojamani Dev
P01501
1346
H
M
H
1902
khyal
2125
Krishna Iyengar, Thitte
P00980
0799
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
1840
Ghangrekar Vinayak Krishna
P00676
0470
H
M
H
1902
tabla
0550
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
M
H
1902
vina
0717
Natesa Pillai, Mannargudi
P01276
1111
C
M
H
1902
mursing
2192
Lakshmi, Narayanan Nair
P01050
0870
C
F
H
1902
vina
0424
Kagalker, Vyankatesh Atmaram
P00892
0705
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0215
Deodhar, Balkrishna Raghunath
P06082
0388
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0273
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
Others
2040
Kagalkar, Vyankatesh Atmaram
P00892
0705
H
M
H
1902
khyal
1414
Rasoolan Bai
P00085
1750
H
F
M
1902
Others
1842
Ghosal, Malati
P00678
0472
H
M
H
1902
dhrupad
1271
Venkatarao, Munganty
P01977
1845
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
2334
Mohite, Shankarrao Laxman
P01182
1009
H
M
H
1902
khyal
3138
Vyas, Narayanrao Ganesh
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1902
khyal
Others
0684
Nanda Lall
P01238
1070
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
0934
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
1845
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
H
M
H
1902
Others
2426
Matesa Pillai, Mannargud
P01127
0950
C
M
H
1902
mursing
2387
Nanda Lall
P01238
1070
H
M
H
1902
shahanai
2700
Renga Ayyengar, R.
P01460
1303
C
M
H
1902
jaltarang
2085
Kasturi, Mahaveer Nanappa
P00940
0757
H
M
H
1902
khyal
0997
Sathyanarayanasastry, Krovi
P01508
1353
C
M
H
1902
Vocal
0414
Joshi, Narayan Bando
P00879
0692
H
M
H
1903
khyal
dhrupad
2444
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas
P01294
1129
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
2025
Joshi, Narayan Bando
P00879
0692
H
M
H
1903
khyal
2358
Mundle, Vishnu Narayan
P01206
1034
H
M
H
1903
khyal
1281
Venugopala Pillai, S.
P01731
1586
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0065
Atre, Vishnu Shamrao
P00337
0103
H
M
H
1903
khyal
3106
Venugopala Pillai, S,
P01731
1586
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
1533
Atre, Vishau Shamarao
P00337
0103
H
F
H
1903
khyal
1218
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
P01686
1539
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
0801
Pichai Kannu Pillai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
3023
Vadayar, Mantena Veeranna
P01686
1539
C
M
H
1903
kanjira
1139
Subbramaniya, D.
P01787
1644
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
0472
Keshava Murthy, R.S.
P00955
0773
C
M
H
1903
vina
2524
Pichai Kannu Pilai, Engikudi A.K.
P01349
1187
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
2937
Subbaramaiya, D.
P01787
1644
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
1435
Sundaramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
2099
Keshavamurthy, R,S,
P00955
0773
C
M
H
1903
vina
2961
Sundramma, Mallavalli
P00641
0433
C
F
H
1903
Vocal
2093
Kelekar, Girijabai
P00947
0764
H
F
H
1903
khyal
1142
Subbarao, Dhenuvakonda
P01625
1477
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
1284
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
1320
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
0197
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
2939
Subbarao, Dhenuvakonda
P01625
1477
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
3111
Viccajee, Victor F.
P01734
1589
O
M
O
1903
violin
0948
Roy Choudhury, Birendra Kishore (Khoka Maharaj)
P00104
1703
H
M
H
1903
dhrupad
bin
rabab
sursringar
1519
Antonio Fortunato de Figueiredo
P00325
0088
O
M
O
1903
others
1740
Das, Kanak Chandra(Narayan)
P00577
0361
H
M
H
1903
esraj
violin
tabla
0995
Sarvasastry, Sistu
P01506
1351
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
0062
Ata Hussain Khan(Ratan)
P00335
0100
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
2769
Sarvasastry, Sistu
P01506
1351
C
M
H
1903
Vocal
1530
Ata Hussein Khan(Ratan)
P00335
0100
H
M
M
1903
dhrupad
khyal
1916
Govindaswamy Pillai, Chidambaram
P00752
0553
C
M
H
1903
nagasvaram
0635
Misra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
1357
Dastidar, Anadi Kumar
P00590
0375
O
M
H
1903
Vocal
2321
Mitra, Protap Narayan
P01166
0992
H
M
H
1903
pakhavaj
0728
Neelakantha Iyer, Kalidas N.
P01294
1129
C
M
H
1903
vina
1279
Venkatrao, Ramadurga
P01985
1853
H
M
H
1904
khyal
Others
0166
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
2578
Rajagopala Iyer, Maruthuvakkudi S.
P01395
1233
N/A
M
H
1904
1693
Chavda, Kishan Singh
P00530
0307
H
M
H
1904
pakhavaj
tabla
0213
Dayal, Chadra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
0168
Chenchu Ramiah, Potluru
P00472
0245
C
M
H
1904
vina
flute
0189
Dakshinamurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
1762
Dayal Chandra Sutradhar
P00597
0384
O
M
H
1904
Vocal
khol
1383
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal
0668
Muthuraja Iyendar, S.
P01215
1045
C
M
H
1904
ghatam
1730
Dakshinmurthy Pillai, Sembanarkoil R.
P00564
0348
C
M
H
1904
nagasvaram
2177
Kurdikar, Mogubai
P00064
0853
H
F
H
1904
khyal

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