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
P00382
0151
0092
Banerjee, Prasum
H
F
H
1926
khyal
P01748
1603
3133
Viswanathan, Thanjavur
C
M
H
1926
flute
P00382
0151
1574
Banerjee, Prasun
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00971
0790
0483
Kogje, Anant Keshao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
P00971
0790
2116
Kogje, Anant Keshao
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P00548
0328
0176
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
P00548
0328
1712
Chitti, Chippada
C
M
H
1926
Nagaswaram
clarinet
trumpet
P00392
0162
1327
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P00392
0162
1579
Barman, Chitta Ranjon Deb.
H
M
H
1926
esraj
P01953
1819
3031
Vakankar, Shobhana
H
M
H
1926
khyal
others
P01266
1100
2412
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy N.S,
C
M
H
1926
violin
P01959
1825
1238
Vasantha, Gopalam
C
F
H
1926
violin
P01270
1104
0713
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P01963
1829
3057
Vedavalli, Ramaswamy
C
F
H
1925
violin
P01270
1104
2419
Nataraja Chidambaram, T.V.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P00408
0179
0107
Bhagavathi, T.S.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00408
0179
1592
Bhagavathi T.S.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00042
0496
0286
Ginde, Krishna
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P01129
0952
0612
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P00042
0496
1865
Ginde, Krishna G.
H
M
H
1925
dhrupad
khyal
P01129
0952
2280
Maujood Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1925
khyal
P01976
1844
3088
Venkataramana Sastry, H.K.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00851
0662
0984
Sardar, Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00851
0662
2757
Sardarm Prabhudev Madiwaleshwar
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01137
0960
0617
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P00852
0663
1220
Vaudya, Muktaben Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01137
0960
2289
Mehdi Hussain
H
M
M
1925
tabla
P00417
0188
2293
Mirajakar, Babasaheb Ghudulal
H
M
H
1925
tabla
dholak
P00852
0663
3020
Vaidya, Mukta Vishwanath
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00278
0033
0020
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi S
C
M
H
1925
violin
P00278
0033
1477
Alagarsamy, Kandadevi
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01655
1508
1181
Tatarao, Yallabandi
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00710
0509
0294
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01655
1508
2982
Tatarao, Yallabandi
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00710
0509
1877
Gomati, Vishwanathan
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00861
0673
0397
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00861
0673
2008
Jayamma, Narayana Rao
C
F
H
1925
vina
P00583
0367
0201
Das, Ram Saran
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00583
0367
1746
Das, Ram Saram
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00723
0523
2274
Mathurai, P.K.
C
M
H
1925
nagasvaram
P00872
0684
2017
Joglekar, Yogini Visharad
H
M
H
1925
khyal
others
P01018
0837
0524
Krishnan, Ramanathapuram
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01018
0837
2160
Krishnan, Ramanathapuram
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00297
0055
1492
Amingad, Sushilabhai G
H
F
H
1925
khyal
P00613
0402
1779
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P00615
0404
1781
Devadhar, Vaman Chintaman
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01825
1685
0825
Purushotham Sastry, Puranam
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00759
0560
0330
Goyari Sunam Chandra
O
M
H
1925
vocal
P01198
1025
2351
Mukhopadhyay, Usha Ranjan
H
F
H
1925
khyal
others
P01459
1302
0932
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01459
1302
2698
Reddy, K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P00916
0732
0445
Kanungo, Ramananda
H
M
H
1925
tabla
P00916
0732
2070
Kaningo, Ramananda
H
M
H
1925
tabla
P01860
1722
2614
Ramachandra Rao, H.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01864
1726
2621
Ramachandran, Mylattur S.
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
P00501
0276
0158
Chanda Hussain
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P01866
1728
2623
Ramachar, H.P.
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
kanjira
P01348
1186
0796
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01348
1186
2521
Patwardhan, Narayan Vinayak
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P06043
1315
0952
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P06043
1315
2721
Sabri Khan
H
M
M
1925
sarangi
P01472
1316
2723
Sadagopan, V.V. (Seshadasan nandan)
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00788
0592
0354
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00788
0592
1946
Hariharasubramani Iyer, N.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00796
0601
1955
Hoogar, Malleshappa Channappa
H
F
H
1925
tabla
P01228
1059
0680
Nagori, Madinaben
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01228
1059
2379
Nagori, Madinaben
H
M
H
1925
others
P01230
1061
2380
Naidu, Leela T.
H
F
H
1925
khyal
others
P00658
0450
0258
Ganesan, Parur M.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00363
0130
0080
Balambal, J.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00658
0450
1823
Ganesan, Parur M.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00363
0130
1554
Balambal, J.
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P00945
0762
0463
Kedaranathan, K.R.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00945
0762
2091
Kedaranathan K.R.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01611
1462
1121
Sreeramamurthy, Ambatipudi
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01611
1462
2913
Sreeramamurthy, Ambatipudi
C
M
H
1925
violin
P05979
1591
1289
Vijay Raghav Rao
H & C
M
H
1925
flute
others
P05979
1591
3117
Vijay Raghav Rao
H
M
H
1925
flute
P01616
1467
1129
SriNivasa Iyengar, M.J.
C
M
H
1925
vina
P01616
1467
2922
Srinivas Iyenagr, M.J.
C
M
H
1925
vina
P01916
1780
2847
Sharma, N.V.
C
M
H
1925
mridangam
P00375
0143
0088
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
H
F
H
1925
vocal
P00375
0143
1566
Banerjea, Kanika (Mohar)
H
F
H
1925
vocal
P00379
0147
1570
Banerjee, Gopal
H
M
H
1925
khyal
others
P01379
1217
0837
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P01379
1217
2561
Radhamani, Parur K. (Parur Sisters)
C
F
H
1925
vocal
P01929
1793
2928
Srinivasan, Vaduvur Ramaswami
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P01627
1479
1144
Subbarao, Ramavarapu
C
M
H
1925
vina
P01627
1479
2943
Subbarao, Ramavarapu
C
M
H
1925
vina
P01942
1807
2990
Tewari, Som
H
M
H
1925
khyal
P01947
1812
2601
Rajeswari, Menon
C
M
H
1925
vina
P01394
1232
0852
Raja Iyengar K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P01394
1232
2576
Raja Iyengar K.V.
C
M
H
1925
violin
P00557
0337
0426
Kakati, Jnanada
N/A
F
H
1925
vocal
P01266
1100
0708
Narayanaswamy, Chalakudy, N.S.
C
M
H
1925
vocal
P00557
0337
2042
Kakti, J. Nanada
N/A
M
H
1925
vocal
P01958
1824
3047
Vasantha Saravanan
C
M
H
1925
vina
P00559
0339
1355
Chuttan Lal
H
M
H
1925
pakhavaj
P06047
0342
0183
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad
P06047
0342
1725
Dagar, Nasir Aminuddin
H
M
M
1924
dhrupad

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