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
3146
Wahid Hussein Khan (Prabhudas)
P01781
1638
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0390
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
P00843
0652
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2161
Krishnan, Suchindram
P01020
0839
C
M
H
1921
mridangam
0192
Dantale, Govindrao
P00569
0353
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
1996
Janorikar, Trimbak Dattatraya
P00843
0652
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0474
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
P00958
0776
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1412
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
H
M
H
1921
Vocal
1529
Aswathanarayana Sastry H.K.
P00334
0099
C
M
H
1921
violin
1733
Dantale, Govindrao
P00569
0353
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2103
Keskar, Kalindi Laxman
P00958
0776
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0542
Lahiri, Chinmoy
P01038
0858
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
0569
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayan
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0591
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
2599
Rajeswara Rao Salur
P01408
1247
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0377
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
P00828
0633
C
M
H
1921
vina
2216
Lonkadi, Bapu Narayanabhat
P01072
0892
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2247
Mani, Nellai
P01107
0930
C
M
H
1921
violin
0842
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0019
Akkaji Rao, Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
1981
Jagannatha Rao, Manchala
P00828
0633
C & H
M
H
1921
vina
2566
Raghavan, Mysore Venkatachar
P01386
1224
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1474
Akkaji Rao Kambhampati
P00277
0032
C
M
H
1921
vina
3037
Varahaswamy, Mysore Varadachar
P01954
1820
C
M
H
1921
gottuvadyam
1073
Shivpuri, Jagannath
P01777
1634
H
M
H
1921
Others
1188
Tewari, Siya Ram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
0446
Kapadia, Amratlal C.
P00924
0741
H
M
H
1921
Others
0477
Khallkar, Nagesh Shankar
P00962
0780
H
M
H
1921
khyal
0521
Krishnan, Ayyalore
P01015
0834
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0674
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0928
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
2866
Sivpuri, Jagannath
P01777
1634
H
M
H
1921
Others
2991
Twari, Siyaram
P01941
1806
H
M
H
1921
dhrupad
khyal
2071
Kapadia, Amritlal C.
P00924
0741
H
M
H
1921
tabla
2106
Khalikar, Nagesh Shankar
P00962
0780
H
M
H
1921
khyal
Others
0515
Krishnamoorthy, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2155
Krishnan, Ayyalore
P01015
0834
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0595
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2374
Nagar, Mohan Ram
P01222
1053
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0815
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2693
Ratoniya, Narayan Prasad
P01456
1298
H
M
H
1921
tabla
0821
Pajari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
1557
Bahasubramaniam, Madurai M.
P00354
0121
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2149
Krishnamurthy Rao, R.S.
P00998
0817
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
0558
Latafat Hussain Khan
P01059
0879
H
M
M
1921
khyal
2254
Manjunathan, Bangalore K.S.
P01111
0934
C
M
H
1921
ghatam
2540
Prakasarao, K.S.
P01364
1202
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1138
Subbaraji, Rudraraju
P01623
1475
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2550
Pujari, Dhananjaya Hari Bhau
P01793
1651
H
M
H
1921
sitar
0114
Bhatt, Balwantrai Gulabrai (bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
2936
Subbaraju, Rudraraju
P01623
1475
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
2951
Subaramanyam, Cuddalore M.
P01930
1794
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1602
Bhatt, Balwant Rai Gulabrai(Bhavrang)
P00421
0192
H
M
H
1921
khyal
1210
Umamaheswara Rao, Karra
P01679
1532
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
1666
Chandra Singh
P00504
0279
C
M
H
1921
Vocal
0245
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
1868
Girraj Prasad
P00701
0499
H
M
H
1920
Others
2066
Kanna, K.
P00917
0733
C
M
H
1920
flute
2476
Pandit, Sagar
P01311
1148
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
2572
Raghuveeran, G.S.
P01390
1228
C
M
H
1920
violin
1415
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
2900
Someswara Rao, Ayyagari
P01601
1452
C
M
H
1920
vina
1491
Amin, Kantilal Shivabhai
P00296
0054
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1800
Doreswamy Iyengar, Mysore V.
P00635
0425
C
M
H
1920
vina
0523
Krishnan, Ramnad
P01019
0838
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
2695
Ravi Shankar
P06507
1300
H
M
H
1920
sitar
1157
Sugandha, Raman
P01632
1485
C
M
H
1920
vina
0442
Kannan, Madras A.
P00919
0735
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
2159
Krishnan, Ramnad
P01019
0838
C
M
H
1920
Vocal
0802
Pichumani, R
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
2953
Sugandha, Raman
P01632
1485
C & H
M
H
1920
Vocal
0006
Adid Husain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
dhrupad
khyal
sitar
0256
Gandhi, Vijayalaxinl Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2667
Ram Shankar Das(Swami Pagaldas)
P06033
0491
H
M
H
1920
mridangam
pakhavaj
tabla
2067
Kannan, Madras A.
P00919
0735
C
M
H
1920
mridangam
2355
Mullick, Narhari Pathak
P01202
1030
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2525
Pichumani, R.
P01351
1189
C
M
H
1920
vina
1113
Soni, Bachubhai Jerambhai
P01603
1454
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1305
Vyas, Narayanarao G.
P00069
1606
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2041
Abid Hussain Khan
0010
H
M
M
1920
khyal
dhrupad
Others
0231
Dhage, Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
1820
Gandhi, Vijayalaxmi Purushottam
P00654
0446
H
F
H
1920
khyal
1855
Gosh-Dastidar Nitya Priya
P00731
0531
H
M
H
1920
dhrupad
khyal
0820
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
2903
Soni Bachubhai Jerambhai
P01603
1454
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0089
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
0179
Chorghade, Vimal L.
P00553
0333
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
1785
Dhagem Shridhar Wamanrao
P00618
0408
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0246
Doshi, Amriklal Virji
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
2549
Pujapanda, Kashi Nath
P01368
1206
H
M
H
1920
pakhavaj
1051
Shanmugasundram pillai, Valangaiman A.
P01552
1399
C
M
H
1920
tavil
1568
Banerjee, Ashesh Chandra
P00377
0145
H
M
H
1920
esraj
sitar
1613
Bhattacharya. Chitta Ranjan
P00435
0206
H
M
H
1920
sitar
tabla
1718
Chorghade, Vimal L
P00553
0333
H
M
H
1920
khyal
Others
0232
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0247
Doshi, Amubhai V.
P00637
0428
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0274
Ghose, Rathin
P00681
0475
O
M
H
1920
Vocal
0514
Krishnamoorthy Pillai, Thirucherai R.
P00994
0813
C
M
H
1920
nagasvaram
2838
Shanmugasundaram Pillai, Valagaiman A.
P01552
1399
C
M
H
1920
others
1786
Dhal, Samant Nandanidhi
P00619
0409
H
M
H
1920
khyal
0528
Krishnakutty Nair, Mavelikara
P00986
0805
C
M
H
1920
mridangam

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