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
P01144
0968
2296
Mishra, Bhawani Prasad
H
M
H
1922
sarangi
P01782
1639
1033
Sashappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P01782
1639
2815
Seshappa, M.S.
C
M
H
1922
mridangam
others
P01660
1513
1186
Terdal, Tarabai
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P00288
0043
0025
Alla Jillai Bai
H
F
M
1922
thumuri
dadra
folk music
P00288
0043
1484
Alla Jillai Bai
H
F
M
1922
others
P01010
0829
2146
Krishnamurthy, Prapancham
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00869
0681
0404
Jog, Vishnu Govind
H
M
H
1922
violin
P00437
0208
1331
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
others
P00869
0681
2014
Jog, Vishnu Govind
H
M
H
1922
violin
P00437
0208
1619
Bhattacherjee, Dhananjoy
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P01304
1140
0738
Padmarao, M.N.
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01161
0987
0632
Misra, Susheela
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01304
1140
2464
Padmarao, M.N.
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01161
0987
2315
Mishra, Sushhela
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P01550
1397
1048
Shamachar, B.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P01550
1397
2832
Shamachar, B.R.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00013
0689
0409
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururaj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00013
0689
2019
Joshi, Bhimsen Gururraj
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P01430
1271
0895
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01430
1271
2641
Ramanathan, Mavelikara H.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00449
0221
2465
Pakkiriswamy, Ramanujalu Venugopal
C
M
H
1922
mursing
P00305
0066
1500
Ananthakrishnan, Awamimalai
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00740
0541
1905
Govind Ram
H
M
H
1922
tabla
pakhavaj
P00464
0236
0135
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P01034
0854
0538
Kuttanpillai. Thakazhy
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00464
0236
1637
Bhuvaneswariah, P.
C
M
H
1922
violin
P01034
0854
2178
Kuttanpillai, Thakazhy
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00895
0709
2052
Kalayanpur, Saguna
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01039
0859
0543
Lahiri, Nilima
H
F
H
1922
khyal
P00043
0714
0429
Kalpakam, Swaminathan
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00043
0714
2048
Kalpakum, Swaminathan
C
F
H
1922
vocal
P01829
1689
1745
Raghab Chandra
H
M
H
1922
others
P01194
1021
0653
Mukherjee, Hemanata Kumar
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P01194
1021
2345
Mukherjee, Hemanta Kumar
O
M
H
1922
vocal
P01580
1430
1088
Sirur, Sharada Bhalchandra
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01580
1430
2877
Sirur, Sharada Bhalchandra
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00490
0265
0154
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01463
1306
0939
Ringe, Vishwanath Rao Gaupat Rao (Tanrang)
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00490
0265
1660
Chaitanya Deva, Bigamudre
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01463
1306
2706
Ringe, Vishwanatharao Ganhatrao (Tanrang)
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01464
1307
0940
Ron, Mariyappa Sathyappa
H
M
H
1922
flute
P01464
1307
2707
Ron, Mariyappa Sathappa
H
M
H
1922
flute
P00777
0580
1935
Halasyam, Lalgudi
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01863
1725
2618
Ramachandran, Ambal T.
C
M
H
1922
nagasvaram
P01592
1442
1100
Sivaraman, K.K.
C
M
H
1922
vina
P01592
1442
2890
Sivaraman, K.K.
C
M
H
1922
vina
P01867
1729
2626
Ramakrishna Rao, D.H.
C
M
H
1922
vina
harmonium
P01718
1572
1257
Venkatakrishnan, Madurai P.M.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01718
1572
3076
Venkatakrishnan, Madurai P.M.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01219
1050
0671
Nag, Dipali
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01219
1050
2370
Nag, Dipalo
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00508
0284
1342
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00508
0284
1672
Chandrasekhara Gupta, K.S.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00938
0755
1380
Kashinath Shastrim J.L.
H & C
M
H
1922
violin
P00938
0755
2083
Kashinath Shastri, J.L.
H & C
M
H
1922
P01361
1199
0811
Prabhakar, M.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01361
1199
2536
Prabhalar,M.
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00800
0605
0359
Husan Lal
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P00942
0759
0462
Kaushik, B.P.
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01084
0905
0577
Maitili, Nageswaran
C
F
H
1922
vocal
P01084
0905
2228
Maitili, Nageswaran
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00027
1333
0972
Sankarasastri, Emani
C
M
H
1922
vina
P00027
1333
2745
Sankarasastri Emani
C
M
H
1922
vina
P01613
1464
1123
Srikantan, Rudrapattanam Krishnasastry
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P01613
1464
2917
Srikantan, Rudrapattanam Krishnasastry
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00373
0141
1324
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
others
P00373
0141
1564
Balsara, Vistasp
H
M
H
1922
others
others
harmonium
P00957
0775
0473
Kesi, N.
C
M
H
1922
flute
P00957
0775
2102
Kesi, N.
C
F
H
1922
flute
P00674
0468
1368
Ghulam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P00674
0468
1863
Ghalam Sabir Dadri
H
M
M
1922
sarangi
P01110
0933
2253
Manjeshwar, Kausalya Dinker
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P00685
0479
1365
Ghosh Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00831
0637
0381
Jaiopurwale, Laxman Prasad
H
M
H
1922
khyal
P01631
1484
1154
Subramaniam, Trivellore
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00550
0330
0178
Chokkamma, N.
C
F
H
1922
vina
P01631
1484
2949
Subramaniam, Trivellore
C
M
H
1922
violin
P00550
0330
1715
Chokkamma, N.
C
F
H
1922
vina
P00689
0484
1364
Ghosh, Savitri
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00689
0484
1853
Ghoshm Savitri
H
F
H
1922
khyal
others
P00690
0485
1854
Ghosh, Supriti
O
F
H
1922
vocal
P00261
0016
1461
Adinarayana, Kundala
H
M
H
1922
khyal
others
P01962
1828
3084
Vebkataramaiah,Chintakapalli
C
M
H
1922
vocal
P00843
0652
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00843
0652
1996
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P06820
0659
2002
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1921
P00991
0810
0500
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
P00991
0810
2135
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
nagasvaram
P00991
0810
2136
Krishnamoorthi Pillai, T.R.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00569
0353
0192
Dantale, Govindrao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P00569
0353
1733
Dantale, Govindrao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01408
1247
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
H
M
H
1921
vocal
P01408
1247
2599
Rajeswara Rao Salur
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00277
0032
0019
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P00277
0032
1474
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
C
M
H
1921
vina
P01777
1634
1073
Shivpuri, Jagannath
H
M
H
1921
others
P01777
1634
2866
Sivpuri, Jagannath
H
M
H
1921
others
P00998
0817
0515
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P00421
0192
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal

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