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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P00998
0817
2149
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P00421
0192
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01781
1638
1443
Wahid Hussain Khan (Pradhu das)
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P01781
1638
3146
Wahid Hussein Khan (Prabhudas)
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01015
0834
0521
Krishnan, Ayyalore
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01015
0834
2155
Krishnan, Ayyalore
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01793
1651
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01793
1651
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01020
0839
0525
Krishnan, Suchindram
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
P01020
0839
2161
Krishnan, Suchindram
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
P01679
1532
1210
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00453
0225
2573
Raichurlkar, Manick Rao
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01679
1532
3011
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01038
0858
0542
Lahiri, Chinmoy
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P01451
1293
0921
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute
P01451
1293
2686
Rangaswamy, S.R.
C
M
H
1921
flute
P01456
1298
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P01456
1298
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P01458
1301
1416
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P01458
1301
2697
Ray, Ajit Kumar
H
M
H
1921
guitar
P00334
0099
1529
Aswathanarayana Sastry H.K.
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01059
0879
0558
Latafat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1921
khyal
P00924
0741
0446
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
H
M
H
1921
others
P00924
0741
2071
Kapadia, Amritlal C.
H
M
H
1921
tabla
P00504
0279
1666
Chandra Singh
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01218
1048
0670
Nadkarni, Ramesh
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01218
1048
3158
Nadkarni, Ramesh
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01072
0892
0569
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01072
0892
2216
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayanabhat
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P01222
1053
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P00354
0121
1557
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01222
1053
2374
Nagar, Mohan Ram
H
M
H
1921
sitar
P01364
1202
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01364
1202
2540
Prakasarao, K.S.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01096
0917
0610
Maudgalya Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P01096
0917
2277
Maudgalya, Padma Devi
H
F
H
1921
khyal
P00958
0776
0474
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00958
0776
2103
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00962
0780
0477
Khallkar, Nagesh Shankar
H
M
H
1921
khyal
P00962
0780
2106
Khalikar, Nagesh Shankar
H
M
H
1921
khyal
others
P01623
1475
1138
Subbaraji, Rudraraju
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01623
1475
2936
Subbaraju, Rudraraju
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01930
1794
2951
Subaramanyam, Cuddalore M.
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01107
0930
0591
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P00828
0633
0377
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
C
M
H
1921
vina
P01107
0930
2247
Mani, Nellai
C
M
H
1921
violin
P01386
1224
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P00828
0633
1981
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
H & C
M
H
1921
vina
P01386
1224
2566
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
C
M
H
1921
vocal
P01941
1806
1188
Tewari, Siya Ram
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
P01941
1806
2991
Twari, Siyaram
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
P01111
0934
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01111
0934
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
P01954
1820
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
P06033
0491
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
pakhavaj
mridangam
P00986
0805
0528
Krishnakutty Nair, Mavelikara
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00986
0805
2156
Krishnan Kutty Nair, Mavlikara
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P01402
1241
0865
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu (Rajani)
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01524
1369
1015
Seeniya Pillai, M.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P01402
1241
2593
Rajanikant Rao, Balantrapu
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01524
1369
2791
Seeniya Pillai, M.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P01646
1499
1171
Sushila, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1920
vina
P01646
1499
2971
Sushila, Padmanabha
C
F
H
1920
vina
P00990
0809
0503
Krishnamoor T.V.
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00701
0499
1868
Girraj Prasad
H
M
H
1920
others
P00994
0813
0514
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
P00994
0813
2148
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
P00706
0505
0293
Gokhale, Padmavati
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01652
1505
1177
Tamma Rao, Meegada
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00706
0505
1873
Gokhale, Padamavati Anant
H
F
H
1920
khyal
others
P01410
1250
0872
Rajguru, Basavarj Mahant Swamy
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01652
1505
2977
Tamma Rao, Meegada
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00997
0816
2138
Krishnamoorthy, Nellai
C
M
H
1920
P01410
1250
2604
Rajguru, Basavaraj Mahantaswami
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01995
1863
3127
Viswanath, B.
C
M
H
1920
violin
P00034
0973
0620
Mishra, Gopal 1
H
M
H
1920
sarangi
P01542
1387
1038
Shah, Chinubhai Hargovinddas
H
M
H
1920
others
P01542
1387
2821
Shah, Chinubhai Hargovinddas
H
M
H
1920
others
P00435
0206
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
H
M
H
1920
tabla
sitar
P00873
0685
0407
Joseph, Sebastian K.
C
M
O
1920
vocal
P01159
0985
2303
Mishra, Samta Prasad (Samta Prasad)
H
M
H
1920
tabla
P00873
0685
2018
Joseph, K. Sebastian
C
M
O
1920
mridangam
harmonium
P00296
0054
0033
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00296
0054
1491
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01019
0838
0523
Krishnan, Ramnad
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P01019
0838
2159
Krishnan, Ramnad
C
M
H
1920
vocal
P00731
0531
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
P01552
1399
1051
Shanmugasundram pillai, Valangaiman A.
C
M
H
1920
tavil
P01552
1399
2838
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
C
M
H
1920
others
P00302
0063
0037
Ananta Swamy
C
M
H
1920
tabla
mridangam
P01311
1148
0750
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01311
1148
2476
Pandit, Sagar
H
M
H
1920
khyal
others
P01684
1537
1216
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh Babu
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01684
1537
3017
Upadhyaya, Sanmukh
H
M
H
1920
violin
P00744
0545
0318
Govinda Vaier, K.S.
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
P00605
0394
0220
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P00605
0394
1771
Deshpande, Dinkarrao Shankarrao
H
M
H
1920
khyal
P01821
1681
0761
Pramjpe, Sharadchandra Shridhar
H
M
H
1920
violin
P01569
1419
1071
Shirdhonkar, K.R.
H
M
H
1920
khyal

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