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
2776
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
P01514
1359
C
F
H
1941
violin
1465
Agai Maseet Khan
P00265
0020
H
M
M
1941
tabla
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
P01147
0971
H
M
H
1940
tabla
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
P00460
0232
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
1052
Shanta, G.S.
P01554
1401
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
P00764
0565
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
santur
flute
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
P01324
1161
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2840
Shantha, R. G.S.
P01554
1401
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
P01462
1305
H
M
M
1940
sarod
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
P00428
0199
H
F
H
1940
khyal
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
P00707
0506
H
M
H
1940
khyal
Others
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
P00420
0191
H
M
H
1940
tabla
0394
Jaya,G.R.
P00846
0656
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
1444
Warekar, Shobhana
P01756
1612
H
F
H
1940
khyal
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
P01900
1764
C & H
F
H
1940
khyal
Others
0401
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
P00865
0677
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
3149
Warekar, Shobbana
P01756
1612
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2010
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundram
P00865
0677
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
2005
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
P00849
0660
C
F
H
1940
vina
2011
Jayasankar, Thiruvizha
P00866
0678
C
M
H
1940
nagasvaram
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
P01949
1814
H
F
H
1940
sitar
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
P02005
1875
C
F
H
1940
Vocal
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
P00730
0530
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
2112
Kinot, Prem Singh
P00968
0786
H
M
H
1940
khyal
2000
Jayam G.R.
P00858
0670
C
M
H
1940
Vocal
2356
Mulve, Shashikant Shridhar
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
tabla
0871
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
P01409
1248
C
F
H
1939
vina
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
P01894
1757
H
M
H
1939
khyal
Others
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
P00035
0429
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
0582
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
M
H
1939
vina
2603
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan 2
1249
C
M
H
1939
vina
2235
Malathi, C.V.
P01091
0912
C
F
H
1939
vina
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
P01167
0993
H
F
H
1939
sitar
2543
Puri, Premlata
P01371
1209
H
F
H
1939
khyal
2718
Rukmini Ramani
P01896
1759
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
0608
Mattu, Regeshwari
P01912
1776
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
P01912
1776
H
F
H
1939
khyal
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
F
H
1939
khyal
0960
Sakuntala, Raman
P01479
1323
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
1937
Aldar Shikharesh.
P00281
0036
H
M
H
1939
surbahar
vina
2294
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
P01141
0965
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2732
Sakuntala, Raman
P01479
1323
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
P00282
0037
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
0196
Das, Gunada
P00575
0359
H
F
H
1939
khyal
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
1738
Das, Gamada
P00575
0359
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
P01142
0966
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2748
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
P01902
1766
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0665
Murthy, A.V.N.
P01212
1040
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
1082
Syamasundar, C.K.
P01789
1646
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
2363
Murthy, A.V.N.
P01212
1040
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0859
Rajam, N.
P06308
1238
C & H
M
H
1939
violin
1213
Umdekar, Madhav
P01681
1534
H
M
H
1939
khyal
2871
Shyamasundar, C.K.
P01789
1646
C
M
H
1939
Vocal
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
P01828
1688
H
F
H
1939
Others
0513
Krishnamurthy, Pudukkottai R.
P01011
0830
C
M
H
1939
vina
2586
Rajam. N.
P06308
1238
H
M
H
1939
violin
3013
Umdekar, Madhav
P01681
1534
H
M
M
1939
khyal
2147
Krishnamurty, Pudkkottai R.
P01011
0830
C
M
H
1939
vina
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
0658
Mulye, Shashikant
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
khyal
tabla
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
P01116
0939
H
M
H
1939
khyal
1397
Mulye Shashikant
P01204
1032
H
M
H
1939
tabla
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
P00407
0178
C
F
H
1939
Vocal
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
1353
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
O
M
H
1938
Vocal
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
1053
Shrada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1714
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
H
M
H
1938
Others
0554
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
3071
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
P01970
1836
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0440
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
2196
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
2035
Kabadi, Tukaram Vuthalsa
P00888
0701
H
M
H
1938
violin
0454
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
1288
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
P01739
1594
C
M
H
1938
violin
2078
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
3116
Vijayeswara Rao, Ivaturi
P01739
1594
C
M
H
1938
violin
3104
Venkitachalam, K.
P01986
1854
C
M
H
1938
violin
0287
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
0509
Krishnamurthy, Karaikudi R.
P01007
0826
C
M
H
1938
mridangam
2546
Prema, Hariharan
P01822
1682
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
P00270
0025
H
M
M
1938
sarod
1866
Giri Raj
P06104
0497
H
M
H
1938
sitar
3074
Venkatachar, K.J.
P01717
1571
C
M
H
1938
violin
1526
Aruadhati, Sarkar
P00331
0095
C
F
M
1938
Vocal
1548
Bakshi, Haresh Ananiprasad(Haridas Swami)
P00357
0124
H
M
H
1938
khyal
0337
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
M
H
1938
Others
1027
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
P00768
0569
H
F
H
1938
Others
2808
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
P01772
1629
C
M
H
1938
violin
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
P01991
1859
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
2563
Radhey Shyam
P01383
1221
H
M
H
1938
khyal

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