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
1356
Dagar, Rahim Fahimuddin Khan
P00078
0343
H
M
M
1927
dhrupad
0425
Kaikini, Dinkar
P00024
0707
H
M
H
1927
khyal
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
1611
Bhattacharya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0133
Bhorwani, Parshurin, P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1679
Chari, Prabhakar Govind
P00516
0292
H
M
H
1926
tabla
2378
Nagwaswara Rao, Mokkapati
P01227
1058
C
M
H
1926
vina
0835
Radhakrishnan, Trichr P.(Krishna Dasa)
P01377
1215
O
M
H
1926
1067
Sheik China Moula Saheb
P01566
1415
H
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
3159
Bhattacharaya, Jotin
P00285
0040
H
M
H
1926
sarod
1632
Bhorwani, Parshram P.
P00458
0230
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1809
Fauyaz Ahmed Khan(Faiyaz Jaipuri)
P00645
0437
H
M
M
1926
khyal
0307
Gopala Krishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
2857
Sheik China Moulana Saheb
P01566
1415
C
M
M
1926
nagasvaram
1880
Gopalkrishna
P00033
0513
H
M
H
1926
vchitra vina
vina
2307
Mishra, Chakradhar
P01146
0970
H
F
H
1926
khyal
1319
Amrik Singh
P00299
0060
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0233
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
0371
Jadeja, Pravinsinhji Lakhaji
P00818
0623
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2811
Seshagiri Das, Bosale
P01909
1773
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
P01953
1819
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1496
Amrik Singh
P00299
0060
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1787
Dhanalakshmi, V.C.
P00620
0410
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
1976
Jadeja, Pravinsinhiji Lakhaji
P00818
0623
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0986
Sarma, Dilip
P01500
1345
O
M
H
1926
Vocal
0126
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2760
Sarma, Dilip
P01500
1345
O
M
H
1926
Vocal
0910
Ramaswami Sastri,T.N.
P01785
1642
C
M
H
1926
vina
1622
Bhave, Madhusudan Vishnu
P00439
0210
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1382
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
0483
Kogje, Anant Keshao
P00971
0790
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0551
Lakshmi Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
0906
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
others
1170
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
F
H
1926
khyal
1254
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
P01716
1570
C
M
H
1926
violin
2657
Ramswami Sastri,T.N.
P01785
1642
C
M
H
1926
vina
3072
Venkatachalam C.A.
P01971
1838
C
M
H
1926
vina
0421
Kabra, Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
2065
Kandaswami, M.N.
P00915
0731
C
M
H
1926
kanjira
mridangam
2116
Kogje, Anant Keshao
P00971
0790
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
2193
Lakshmi, Shankar
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
2412
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy N.S,
P01266
1100
C
M
H
1926
violin
2652
Ramaswami, Annavarapu
P01441
1282
C
M
H
1926
violin
viola
2970
Sushila, Nanjundiah
P01645
1498
H
M
H
1926
khyal
3073
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
P01716
1570
C
M
H
1926
vina
0176
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
2037
Kabram Damodar Lal
P00890
0703
H
M
H
1926
sarod
0499
Krishnamani, Palghat
P00989
0808
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
2834
Shankar, Lakshmi
P01049
0869
H
F
H
1926
khyal
Others
1390
Mirajkar, Babasaheb
P01140
0964
H
M
H
1926
tabla
1084
Siddappa, M.C.
P01577
1427
C
M
H
1926
flute
1092
Sivam, T.P.
P01585
1435
C
M
H
1926
Vocal
1300
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
0092
Banerjee, Prasum
P00382
0151
H
F
H
1926
khyal
1712
Chitti, Chippada
P00548
0328
C
M
H
1926
clarinet
nagaswaram
trumpet
0342
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
Others
2134
Krishnamani, Palghat
P00989
0808
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
0566
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0788
Pathak, Panchaanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2873
Siddappa, M.C.
P01577
1427
C
M
H
1926
flute
2882
Sivam, T.P.
P01585
1435
C
M
H
1926
Vocal
3043
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
3133
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
P01748
1603
C
M
H
1926
flute
1238
Vasantha, Gopalam
P01959
1825
C
F
H
1926
violin
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
P00382
0151
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1686
Chaube, Amresh Chandra
P00524
0300
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0214
Deo, Yeshwant Trimbak
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
1934
Hafeez Ahmed Khan
P05949
0578
H
M
M
1926
khyal
2212
Limaye, Anandrao
P01068
0888
H
M
H
1926
khyal
2514
Pathak, Panchanan
P01341
1179
H
M
H
1926
khyal
1172
Sushila Bai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
P00392
0162
H
M
H
1926
esraj
1765
Deo, Yeshwant
P00600
0387
H
M
H
1926
Others
0679
Nakod, Arjunasa V.
P01235
1067
H
M
H
1926
khyal
0780
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
C
M
H
1926
violin
0807
Ponnarao, Tirupati
P01358
1196
C
M
H
1926
violin
2972
Sushilabai, Amingaon
P01647
1500
H
F
H
1926
Others
0338
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
0351
Hariani, Vidyaram M.
P00785
0589
H
M
H
1926
Others
2194
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1926
Vocal
0651
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
2507
Patel, Ishverlal Kuberdas
P01334
1172
H
M
H
1926
violin
1094
Sivan, Thakazhy
P01587
1437
C
M
H
1926
nagasvaram
0306
Gopal Das 1
P06529
0510
H
M
H
1926
pakhavaj
tabla
1926
Gundani, Shashikant Rameshwar
P00769
0570
H
M
H
1926
violin
0344
Haldankar Suresh Vinayak
P00778
0581
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
0389
Janardana Sastry, Jandhyala
P00842
0651
C
M
H
1926
mridangam
0571
MahaLingam, Ramaswamy Iyer T.
P00099
0898
C
M
H
1926
flute
2343
Mukherjee, Bimalendu
P01192
1019
H
M
H
1926
sitar
0682
Namasivayam, Tiruvarur V.
P01236
1068
C
M
H
1926
Vocal
2439
Nayar, Shobhana
P01289
1124
H
M
H
1926
khyal
Others
2883
Sivan, Thakazhy
P01587
1437
C
M
H
1926
nagasvaram
1543
Badri Maharaj
P00349
0116
H
M
H
1926
tabla
0169
Chhatpar, Murli Sundardas
P00536
0313
H
M
H
1926
sitar

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