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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P01682
1535
1214
Upadhyay, Dinanath Manishankar
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01314
1151
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01682
1535
3014
Upadhyay, Dianath Manishankar
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01314
1151
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01805
1664
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1911
violin
P00309
0071
1505
Anantharamier, Parur S
C
M
H
1911
violin
P00747
0548
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
C
M
H
1911
tavil
P01184
1011
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
H
F
H
1911
khyal
others
P00471
0244
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P00471
0244
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P01578
1428
1086
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01578
1428
2874
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01706
1560
1243
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01706
1560
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
N/A
M
H
1911
vocal
P01208
1036
2359
Munir Khan(Munnu) 2
H
M
M
1911
sarangi
P01211
1039
0663
Muniramiah, V.
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01211
1039
2361
Muniramiah, V.
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01467
1310
0942
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
khyal
others
P01467
1310
2710
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
others
P06035
1043
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P06035
1043
2365
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P00345
0111
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
P01720
1574
1258
Venkatappiah Sastry Mahavadi
C
F
H
1911
vocal
P01720
1574
3078
Venkatappiah Sastry,Mahavadi
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P06726
0599
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P06726
0599
2022
Joshi, Gajanan Anant
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00655
0447
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
H
M
H
1911
sarod
P01895
1758
2714
Roy, Raja
H
M
H
1911
sitar
P00943
0760
2089
Kaushik, Swami Ganesh Lal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
others
P00523
0299
1685
Chatuvedi, Laxman Prasad
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
P01085
0906
0650
Mujumdar, Krishna Rao GopalRao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01085
0906
2229
Majamdar, Krishnarao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01085
0906
2266
Mijumdar, Krishna Rao Gopal Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
名前二人分?
P01490
1335
2744
Sankarayana Panicker, K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P00665
0457
0263
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
H
M
H
1911
tabla
P00665
0457
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
H
M
H
1911
tabla
P00374
0142
0087
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
P01617
1468
1125
Srinivasa Iyengar,Belakavadi
C
M
H
1911
P00374
0142
1565
Bandyopadhyaya, S
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01617
1468
2919
Srinivasa Iyengar, Belakavadi
C
M
H
1911
P01378
1216
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01378
1216
2560
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadeve
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01253
1086
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
P00679
0473
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
P01253
1086
2401
Narayana Iyer, A.
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
P00110
1089
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
C
M
H
1911
vina
P00110
1089
2405
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupeth
C
M
H
1911
vina
P01755
1611
1310
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01755
1611
3148
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01263
1097
2413
Narayanaswami, K.S.
C
M
H
1911
vina
P01404
1243
0867
Rajarao, Behatha
C
M
H
1912
vina
P01404
1243
2595
Rajarao, Behatha
C
M
H
1912
vina
P01975
1843
3085
Venkataramaiah, H.V.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01773
1630
1035
Sethuramiah, V.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01773
1630
2818
Sethuramaiah, V.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01534
1379
1026
Sengupta, Santosh
H
M
H
1912
khyal
others
P01534
1379
2807
Sengupta, Santosh
H
M
H
1912
khyal
others
P01537
1382
1031
Seshappa, B.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01537
1382
2813
Seshappa, B.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01292
1127
0726
Neela, Balasubramaniam
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01292
1127
2442
Neela, Balasubramaniam
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01660
1513
2988
Terdal, Tarabai Yamunabai
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01418
1259
0881
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
P01418
1259
1413
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
P01418
1259
2617
Ramachandran, Alangudi K.
C
M
H
1912
ghatam
P00586
0370
0203
Dasappa, G.R.
C
M
H
1912
P00586
0370
1749
Dasappa, G.R.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P00867
0679
0402
Jha, Raghu
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P00867
0679
2012
Jha, Raghu
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P00072
1134
2453
Nisar Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P01790
1647
0935
Rengachari, T.K.
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01790
1647
2701
Rangachari, T.K.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01013
0832
0527
Krishnan Bhagavathar, Manicoth
C
M
H
1912
violin
P01013
0832
2163
Krishnan Bhagavathar, Manicoth
C
M
H
1912
violin
P06016
1650
0988
Sarbaik, Nivrittibuwa Tukaram
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P06016
1650
2762
Sarnail, Nivruttibua Tukarambua
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P05932
0056
0034
Amir Khan
H
M
M
1912
khyal
P00733
0533
0309
Goswami,Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1912
others
P00733
0533
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
H
M
H
1912
others
P00884
0697
0418
joshi, Sheshgiri Vashdev
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01804
1663
1097
Sivarama Panicker, Varikayil
O
M
H
1912
timila
P00884
0697
2031
Joshi, Shehgiri Vasudev
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01810
1670
0757
Pant, Chandrashekhar*
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
khyal
P00748
0549
0322
Govindaraja Pillai, V.R.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P00748
0549
1912
Govindaraja Pillai,V.R.
C
M
H
1912
violin
P06825
1874
1403
Pal, Saren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
P01812
1672
2466
Pat, Suren
H
M
H
1912
mandolin
P01186
1013
2337
More, Raghunat T.
H
M
H
1912
tabla
P01188
1015
0647
Morgode, Ganesh Sadachiv
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P01188
1015
2339
Morgode, Ganesh Sadashiv
H
M
H
1912
khyal
P00760
0561
1920
Gudihal, Ramchandra Vijayadas
H
M
H
1912
sitar
P01835
1696
0858
Rajam, Mayuram S.
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P00090
0094
0059
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
tappa
thumri
P00090
0094
1524
Arolkar, Sharadchandra
H
M
H
1912
khyal
others
P00484
0258
1336
Brinda, T
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P00484
0258
1656
Brinda, T.
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P00489
0264
0153
Butt, Sanna Ullah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P00489
0264
1659
Butt. Sanna Allah
H
M
M
1912
rabab
P01852
1714
1130
Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur S.(Alathur Brothers)
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P00350
0117
0579
Makarand, Satyaprasad Badshah
H
M
H
1912
khyal