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
2874
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
P01578
1428
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
2919
Srinivasa Iyengar, Belakavadi
P01617
1468
C
M
H
1911
1565
Bandyopadhyaya, S
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2361
Muniramiah, V.
P01211
1039
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
P01123
0946
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
0308
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
0315
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2022
Joshi, Gajanan Anant
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2401
Narayana Iyer, A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
0902
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
1193
Thakore, Gajanan dalsukaram
P01665
1518
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
1258
Venkatappiah Sastry Mahavadi
P01720
1574
C
F
H
1911
Vocal
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
0216
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
P00679
0473
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
dhrupad
2648
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0942
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
2994
Thakore, Gajanan Dalsukhram (Rang Rasia)
P01665
1518
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
3078
Venkatappiah Sastry,Mahavadi
P01720
1574
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
1767
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2710
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1013
Seal, Paritosh
P01522
1367
H
M
H
1911
violin
1214
Upadhyay, Dinanath Manishankar
P01682
1535
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
P01184
1011
H
F
H
1911
khyal
Others
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2744
Sankarayana Panicker, K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01490
1335
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2789
Seal, Paritosh
P01522
1367
H
M
H
1911
violin
3014
Upadhyay, Dianath Manishankar
P01682
1535
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
P00110
1089
C
M
H
1911
vina
2413
Narayanaswami, K.S.
P01263
1097
C
M
H
1911
vina
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
1243
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
P01706
1560
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
P01805
1664
C
M
H
1911
violin
0263
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
2405
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupeth
P00110
1089
C
M
H
1911
vina
2560
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadeve
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
P01706
1560
N/A
M
H
1911
Vocal
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
2365
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
2714
Roy, Raja
P01895
1758
H
M
H
1911
sitar
1302
Vithal Iyer
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
1505
Anantharamier, Parur S
P00309
0071
C
M
H
1911
violin
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
0647
Morgode, Ganesh Sadachiv
P01188
1015
H
M
H
1912
khyal
1230
Varadraja Iyengar, Balakavady
P01762
1618
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
2762
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
P06016
1650
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0858
Rajam, Mayuram S.
P01835
1696
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
P00489
0264
H
M
M
1912
rabab
0277
Ghosh, Radhagovinda
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
2339
Morgode, Ganesh Sadashiv
P01188
1015
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
3035
Varadaraja Iyengar, Belakavadi
P01762
1618
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1852
Ghosh Radhagovindra
P00684
0478
H
M
H
1912
tabla
pakhavaj
0380
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
Others
1912
jaltarang
violin
mukur
0867
Rajarao, Behatha
P01404
1243
C
M
H
1912
vina
1413
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
0976
Saptarshi, P.D.
P01494
1339
H
M
H
1912
violin
1026
Sengupta, Santosh
P01534
1379
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
1162
Sundaram, Pattamadai
P01638
1491
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1130
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur S.(Alathur Brothers)
P01852
1714
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Tappa
Thumri
1983
Jain, Chintamani
P00830
0636
H
M
H
1912
jaltarang
violin
2595
Rajarao, Behatha
P01404
1243
C
M
H
1912
vina
2617
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
P01418
1259
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
2750
Saptarashi, P.D.
P01494
1339
H
M
H
1912
violin
2807
Sengupta, Santosh
P01534
1379
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
2960
Sundaram, Pattamadai
P01638
1491
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
P00090
0094
H
M
H
1912
khyal
Others
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
P01810
1670
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
3085
Venkataramaiah, H.V.
P01975
1843
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0203
Dasappa, G.R.
P00586
0370
C
M
H
1912
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
P00694
0489
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
1336
Brinda, T
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1749
Dasappa, G.R.
P00586
0370
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
0322
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
0402
Jha, Raghu
P00867
0679
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0592
Mani Iyer, Madurai
P01104
0927
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1035
Sethuramiah, V.
P01773
1630
C
M
H
1912
violin
1403
Pal, Saren
1874
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
0034
Amir Khan
P05932
0056
H
M
M
1912
khyal
1656
Brinda, T.
P00484
0258
C
F
H
1912
Vocal
1912
Govindaraja Pillai,V.R.
P00748
0549
C
M
H
1912
violin
2012
Jha, Raghu
P00867
0679
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0706
Narayanappa, A.V.
P01261
1095
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
1031
Seshappa, B.
P01537
1382
C
M
H
1912
Vocal
2818
Sethuramaiah, V.
P01773
1630
C
M
H
1912
violin
2466
Pat, Suren
P01812
1672
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
1964
Inayat Hussein Khan Nizami(Pitam)
P00805
0610
H
M
M
1912
khyal
0418
joshi, Sheshgiri Vashdev
P00884
0697
H
M
H
1912
khyal
2411
Narayanappa, A.V.
P01261
1095
C
M
H
1912
Vocal

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