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
P00562
0346
0186
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
C
M
H
1924
tavil
P00562
0346
1727
Dakshinamoorthy, V.N.G.
C
M
H
1924
tavil
P01403
1242
0866
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01403
1242
2594
Rajappa, Sudiyur Durairaj
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P00414
0185
0125
Bhava Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01279
1114
2429
Nathan, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1924
violin
P00414
0185
1620
Bharva Narayana Rao, Dwaram
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00853
0664
0648
Mujaddid Naizi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P00853
0664
2340
Majaddid Niazi
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P01535
1380
1028
Seshadri, R.V.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01535
1380
2809
Seshadri, R.V.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00581
0365
0199
Das, Mira
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00714
0514
0303
Gopala Nair, Shertallai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00581
0365
1744
Das, Mira
H
F
H
1924
khyal
P00714
0514
1890
Gopalan Nair, Shertalai R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P06044
0047
0028
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01788
1645
1272
Venkatasubbarao, Jonnavittula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P06044
0047
1486
Amarnath
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01788
1645
3094
Vankatasubbarao, Jonnavittuula
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00868
0680
0403
Jhala, Sukhrajsinh Pathubha
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P00868
0680
2013
Jhala, Sukharajsinh pathubha
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P01016
0835
0522
Krishnan, Namagiripettai K.
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P01017
0836
2158
Krishnan, Pattamadai S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00592
0378
0208
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P00592
0378
1756
Datta, Kanai
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01164
0990
0627
Misra, Lal Mani
H
M
H
1924
vichitra vina
sitar
P01678
1531
1209
Udyavarkar, Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01678
1531
3010
Udyavarkar, Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01026
0845
2169
Kulkarni, Padmakar S.
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00095
0996
0637
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P00095
0996
2323
Mitra, Suchitra
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01171
0998
2326
Mohammad Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1924
khyal
others
P00057
0069
0041
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sundaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00057
0069
1503
Anantharaman, Mylapore Sandaram Iyer
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01175
1002
1394
Mohammad Rafi
H
M
M
1924
others
P01176
1003
2330
Mohammad Rahmathllah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P01177
1004
0642
Mohammad Rahmatullah
H
M
M
1924
khyal
P00893
0706
0423
Kagalkar, Gulabbai
H
M
H
1924
khyal
dhrupad
P01689
1542
1221
Vaidyalingam, Harikesanallur M.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01689
1542
3022
Vaidyalingam, Harikesanallur M.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01038
0858
2182
Lahiri, Chinomy
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00613
0402
0226
Deshpande, Vinayak Krishna
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P01039
0859
2183
Lahiri, Nilima
H
F
H
1924
khyal
others
P00614
0403
0227
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P00614
0403
1780
Desikachar, V.
C
M
H
1924
flute
P01449
1291
0919
Rangaswamy, B.S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01449
1291
2683
Rangaswamy, B.S.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00481
0255
2963
Sunil K. Bose
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00624
0414
0236
Divatia, Kshemendra Virmitra
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P00624
0414
1790
Divatia Kshemendra Virmitra
H
M
H
1924
others
P01579
1429
1087
Simhachala Sastry, Jonnalagadda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01579
1429
2875
Simhachala Sastry, Jonnalagadda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01711
1565
3061
Veerabhadraiah, A.
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01213
1041
0664
Murthy, Thanjavur T.K.
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P00921
0737
2069
Kannan, Srirangam R
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01213
1041
2362
Murthy, Thanjavur T.K.
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01713
1567
1252
Veerusawmy, Conjeewaram Velayuda Mudaliar
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01713
1567
3065
Veerusamy, Conjeepuram Velayuda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P00498
0273
1341
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
vocal
P00498
0273
1664
Chaliha, Parag
H
M
H
1924
others
P00782
0586
0350
Hanumantha Rayudu, J.P
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00782
0586
1943
Hanumantha Raydu, J.P.
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00927
0744
0449
Kapur, Loknath
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
P00927
0744
2073
Kapur, Loknath
H
M
H
1924
bin
sitar
P01355
1193
0806
Ponnammal Parasala B.
C
F
H
1924
vocal
P01355
1193
2531
Ponnammal, parasala B.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01882
1744
2673
Ranganathan, Srinagam, R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P01892
1755
2157
Rishnan, Namagiripettai K.
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P01485
1329
0969
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P01485
1329
2742
Sankaran Kutty Nayar, Mavelikara
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
P00802
0607
1372
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01608
1459
1118
Sreenivasa Iyengar,S.V.
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00802
0607
1961
Illyas Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P01608
1459
2909
Sreenivasa Iyengar, S.V.
C
M
H
1924
vina
P00952
0770
0468
Kesavalu, T.
C
M
H
1924
violin
P00954
0772
0470
Kesavarao, Marella
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01740
1595
1290
Vilayat Khan
H
M
H
1924
sitar
P01913
1777
2835
Shankaramurthy, M.R.
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00954
0772
2101
Kesavarao, Marella
C
M
H
1924
violin
P01740
1595
3121
Vikayat Khan, Inayat Khan
H
M
M
1924
sitar
P00534
0311
1697
Chellappa Panicker K.(Haripad Brothers)
C
M
H
1924
nagasvaram
P05853
0462
0267
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
P05853
0462
1835
Gautam, Madurai Ramaswami
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01499
1344
1419
Sarkar, Supurova
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01499
1344
2758
Sarkar, Suprova
O
F
H
1924
vocal
P01621
1473
1136
Srivastava, Laljee
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01621
1473
2933
Srivastava, Laljee
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01505
1350
0991
Sarojini, Kumaraswami
C
F
H
1924
vocal
P01505
1350
2765
Sarojini, Kumaraswami
C
M
H
1924
vocal
P00394
0165
1582
Barot, Kaajibhai Bhutabhai
H
M
H
1924
others
P06813
0012
0008
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P06813
0012
1459
Acharekar, Vasant Bayaji
H
M
H
1924
tabla
P01118
0941
0598
Marathe, Ram Purushottam
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P00838
0645
1991
Janaki Ramanathan
C
M
H
1924
vina
P01118
0941
2261
Marathe, Ram
H
M
H
1924
khyal
others
P01521
1366
1012
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P01521
1366
2788
Saxena, Sudhir Kumar
H
M
H
1923
tabla
P01126
0949
2269
Master Mohan
H
M
H
1923
khyal

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