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
2162
Krishnan, T,N.
P01021
0840
C
M
H
1928
violin
2756
Sardar Khan
P01498
1343
H
M
M
1928
sarangi
1134
Sriramasarma Bhagavatar, Akkiddi
P01783
1640
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1022
Sen, Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
0460
Kastri, Manohar Banurao
P00939
0756
H
M
H
1928
khyal
2510
Pathak, Balram
P05978
1175
H
M
H
1928
sitar
0926
Rathnam T.V.
P01454
1296
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1024
Sen, Nilima
P01531
1376
O
F
H
1928
Vocal
1224
Vaidyanathan, K.M.
P01691
1544
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
ghatam
1277
VenkatesWarlu, Voleti
P01729
1584
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2930
Sriamasarma Bhagavatar, Akkipeddi
P01783
1640
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
2801
Sen,Arun Kumar
P01797
1656
H
M
H
1928
khyal
1021
Selvapullai Iyengar, M.S.
P01846
1708
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1726
Dakshina moorthy. Kovai R.
P00561
0345
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
1957
Hukkeri, Azambai
P00798
0603
H
F
M
1928
khyal
3157
Yunus Hussein Khan (Darpan)
P01760
1616
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
P00612
0401
H
M
H
1927
khyal
Others
1838
George, K.S.
P00673
0466
C
M
Others
1927
Vocal
1192
Thakkar, Madhusudan Manilal
P01668
1521
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
1700
Chamma Khan
P00499
0274
H
M
M
1927
tabla
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
P01197
1024
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
2995
Thankar, Madhusudan Manila
P01668
1521
H
M
H
1927
khyal
3039
Varerkar, Suman
P01955
1821
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1190
Thakar, Vawant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
P00418
0189
O
M
H
1927
2097
Kesavalu, T.
P00952
0770
C
M
H
1927
violin
1018
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
P01525
1370
C
F
H
1927
Vocal
1235
Varma, L.P.R.
P01701
1554
C
M
H
1927
2926
Srinivasan, Mysore T.R.
P01927
1791
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2992
Thankar, Vasant Vaman
0014
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2794
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
P01525
1370
C
F
H
1927
Vocal
3042
Varma, I.P.R.
P01701
1554
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2674
Ranganathan, Varahoor
P01883
1745
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1586
Basavarj, Jalibenchi
P00400
0171
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2168
Kulkarni, Dhondutai G.
P01026
0845
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2633
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
P01869
1731
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
0173
China Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1410
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
P01398
1236
C
F
H
1927
vina
0979
Sarada, Sivanandam
P01495
1340
C
F
H
1927
vina
1202
Thyagarajan, V.
P01671
1524
C
M
H
1927
violin
2634
Ramamurthy, T.K.
P01870
1732
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
0052
Annapurna
P00007
0085
H
F
H
1927
sitar
1708
Chinna Satyanarayana, Nookala
P00541
0319
C
M
H
1927
Others
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0511
Krishnamurthy, Nedunuri
P01009
0828
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2369
Nadaf, Hussein Babu
P01217
1047
H
M
M
1927
clarinet
2585
Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan
P01398
1236
C
F
H
1927
vina
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
2753
Sarada, Sivanandam
P01495
1340
H
M
H
1927
vina
3001
Thyagarajan, V.
P01671
1524
C
M
H
1927
violin
0075
Blachander, S.
P00358
0125
C
M
H
1927
vina
1724
Chuttanlal, Chandalal
P00560
0340
H
M
H
1927
pakhavaj
2109
Khurana, Shanno
P06202
0783
H
F
H
1927
khyal
Others
2144
Krishnamurty Nedunuri
P01009
0828
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
2384
Nakod, Arjuna
P01235
1067
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0739
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
2528
Poona Rao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1927
violin
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
P01465
1308
O
F
H
1927
Vocal
1549
Balachander S
P00358
0125
C
M
H
1927
vina
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0374
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
P00824
0629
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0545
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
P01045
0865
C
M
H
1927
vina
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
P06012
0988
H
M
H
1927
sitar
2467
Palaninathan, S.
P01305
1141
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
0095
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
P00625
0415
H
M
H
1927
tabla
2187
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
P01045
0865
C
M
H
1927
vina
0561
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
0652
Mukherjee, Dwijen
P01193
1020
H
M
H
1927
Others
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
violin
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
P00001
0001
H
M
M
1927
sitar
bin
0083
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
P00367
0135
C
M
H
1927
Vocal
1575
Banerjee, Tarun
P00385
0154
H
M
H
1927
Others
0491
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
2206
Laxman Singh
P01062
0882
H
M
H
1927
tabla
2344
Mukherjee, Dwijen
P01193
1020
H
M
H
1927
Others
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
0913
Rama Narayan
P05968
1255
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
P00093
1390
H
M
H
1927
dilruba
tabla
vina
2612
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
P01859
1721
C
M
H
1927
violin
0002
Abdul Khadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
0084
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
P00515
0291
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0560
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
0626
Misra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
C & H
M
H
1927
Vocal
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
P01321
1158
H
M
H
1927
sitar
1058
Sharma, Premlata
P00108
1407
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
1452
Abdul Kadar
0002
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
1558
Balasubramaniam, M.
P00368
0136
C
M
H
1927
violin
0217
Desai, Nidhara
0390
H
F
H
1927
khyal
1977
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
2205
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
P01063
0883
H
M
H
1927
khyal
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
P01145
0969
H
M
H
1927
violin
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
P01330
1167
C & H
F
H
1927
Vocal
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
P00108
1407
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
3067
Velukutty Nair, Mavelikara K.
P01967
1833
C
M
H
1927
mridangam

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