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
P01387
1225
2567
Raghavan, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1928
mridangam
P01388
1226
1409
Raghavan, T.S.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P01388
1226
2568
Raghavan, Thiruvengadathaingar Sundera
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P00973
0792
0485
Komalavalli, S.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P00973
0792
2118
Komalavalli, S.
C
F
H
1928
vocal
P01391
1229
0848
Raghuvir Prasad
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P01391
1229
2571
Raghubir Prasad
H
M
H
1928
sitar
P00692
0487
0280
Ghulam Husain Khan
H
M
M
1928
sitar
P01763
1619
1256
Venkata Kamakshi, Vulimiri
C
F
H
1928
vina
P00261
0016
0010
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1928
khyal
thumri
bhajan
P01763
1619
3075
Venkatakamakshi, Vulimiri
C
M
H
1928
vina
P00262
0017
0011
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00087
0650
0388
Janakiraman, S.R.
C
M
H
1928
P00262
0017
1462
Adsule, Leelawati
H
F
H
1928
khyal
P00087
0650
1994
Janakiraman, S.R.
C
M
H
1928
vocal
P00078
0343
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
P01967
1833
3067
Velukutty Nair, Mavelikara K.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P00698
0494
2610
Rama Rao,N.R.
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P01525
1370
1018
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
C
F
H
1927
vocal
P01525
1370
2794
Seetha Devi Vinjamuri
C
F
H
1927
vocal
P00418
0189
1330
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P00418
0189
1600
Bhatia, Vanraj
O
M
H
1927
P05968
1255
0913
Rama Narayan
H
M
H
1927
sarangi
P01145
0969
0626
Misra, Bhubaneswar
H & C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01145
0969
2306
Mishra, Bhubaneswar
H
M
H
1927
violin
P01009
0828
0511
Krishnamurthy, Nedunuri
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01009
0828
2144
Krishnamurty Nedunuri
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00093
1390
1041
Shah, Occhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
tabla
dilruba
violin
P00093
1390
2824
Shah, Ochhavalah S.
H
M
H
1927
tabla
vina
dilruba
P01668
1521
1192
Thakkar, Madhusudan Manilal
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01668
1521
2995
Thankar, Madhusudan Manila
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01671
1524
1202
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01671
1524
3001
Thyagarajan, V.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01305
1141
0739
Palaninathan, S.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P06012
0988
0624
Mishra, Umashankar
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P01305
1141
2467
Palaninathan, S.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P01026
0845
2168
Kulkarni, Dhondutai G.
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P06818
0390
0217
Desai, Nidhara
H
F
H
1927
khyal
P00108
1407
1058
Sharma, Premlata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P06818
0390
1768
Desai, Nildhara
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00108
1407
2848
Sharma, Prem Lata
H
F
H
1927
dhrupad
P00024
0707
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01321
1158
0766
Parikh, Arvind N.
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P00024
0707
1977
Kaikini, Dinkar
H
M
H
1927
dhrupad
khyal
P01321
1158
2491
Parikh, Arvind Natvarlal
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P00612
0401
1778
Deshpande, Vasudeo
H
M
H
1927
khyal
others
P00007
0085
0052
Annapurna
H
F
H
1927
sitar
P01045
0865
0545
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P01045
0865
2187
Lakshmanan, Thanjavur G.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P01193
1020
0652
Mukherjee, Dwijen
H
M
H
1927
others
P01193
1020
2344
Mukherjee, Dwijen
H
M
H
1927
others
P01330
1167
0774
Parvathy, Mahadevan
H & C
F
H
1927
vocal
P01330
1167
2500
Parvathy, Mahadevan
C
F
H
1927
others
P01197
1024
2348
Mukherji, Pranav Kumar
H
M
H
1927
flute
sahanai
P01701
1554
1235
Varma, L.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
P01701
1554
3042
Varma, I.P.R.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00625
0415
0237
Dixit, Bhau Seheb
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P00625
0415
1791
Dixit, Bhau Sadeb
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P00634
0424
2272
Mathur, Kamlesh
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01465
1308
0941
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01465
1308
2708
Rose, Swar Saikia Bayan
O
F
H
1927
vocal
P01062
0882
0561
Laxman Singh
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P01062
0882
2206
Laxman Singh
H
M
H
1927
tabla
P01859
1721
2612
Ramachandra Rao, Bompada
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01063
0883
0560
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01063
0883
2205
Laxmanprasad Durgaprasad, Brahmbhatta
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P01862
1724
2620
Ramachandran K.S.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00499
0274
1700
Chamma Khan
H
M
M
1927
tabla
P01869
1731
2633
Ramamurthy, Puvanur N.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01870
1732
2634
Ramamurthy, T.K.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P01217
1047
2369
Nadaf, Hussein Babu
H
M
M
1927
clarinet
P01883
1745
2674
Ranganathan, Varahoor
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00358
0125
0075
Blachander, S.
C
M
H
1927
vina
P00358
0125
1549
Balachander S
C
M
H
1927
vina
P01358
1196
2528
Poona Rao, Tirupati
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00515
0291
0491
Krishna Iyendar, Madhrai
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
P00515
0291
2124
Krishna Iyengar, Madurai
C
M
H
1927
kanjira
P00939
0756
2084
Kaslikar, Manohar Babarao
H
M
H
1927
khyal
others
P01893
1756
2709
Roshan Akhtar Begum
H
F
M
1927
khyal
P01235
1067
2384
Nakod, Arjuna
H
M
H
1927
khyal
P00367
0135
0083
Balasubrahmanya Sarma, Mahillapalli Surya
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00368
0136
0084
Balasubramaniam, M.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00368
0136
1558
Balasubramaniam, M.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P00952
0770
2097
Kesavalu, T.
C
M
H
1927
violin
P01495
1340
0979
Sarada, Sivanandam
C
F
H
1927
vina
P01495
1340
2753
Sarada, Sivanandam
H
M
H
1927
vina
P00673
0466
0271
George, K.S.
C
M
O
1927
vocal
P00673
0466
1838
George, K.S.
C
M
O
1927
vocal
P01927
1791
2926
Srinivasan, Mysore T.R.
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00541
0319
0173
China Satyanarayana, Nookala
C
M
H
1927
vocal
P00541
0319
1708
Chinna Satyanarayana, Nookala
C
M
H
1927
others
P00824
0629
0374
Jadhav, Sidharam Bhimanna
H
M
H
1927
sitar
P06202
0783
2109
Khurana, Shanno
H
F
H
1927
khyal
others
P00001
0001
0001
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
sitar
P00385
0154
0095
Banerjee, Tarun
H
M
H
1927
others
P00001
0001
1449
Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan
H
M
M
1927
bin
sitar
P00385
0154
1575
Banerjee, Tarun
H
M
H
1927
others
P06806
0002
0002
Abdul Khadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P06806
0002
1452
Abdul Kadar
H
M
M
1927
sarangi
P01760
1616
1446
Yunus Hussain Khan(Darpan)
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
khyal
others

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