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
P01514
1359
1005
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
M
H
1941
violin
P01514
1359
2776
Satyavathi, Lakshminarayana
C
F
H
1941
violin
P00846
0656
0394
Jaya,G.R.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P00849
0660
2005
Jayalakshmi Seshadri
C
F
H
1940
vina
P00707
0506
1874
Gokhle, Sharad Ghanashyam
H
M
H
1940
khyal
others
P00420
0191
1598
Bhatt Dalpat Kumar (Rajkamal)
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00858
0670
2000
Jayam G.R.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P01147
0971
2317
Mishra, Chhote Lal
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P00428
0199
1607
Bhatt, Preeti Ravi Shankar
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P00865
0677
0401
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundaram
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
P00865
0677
2010
Jayaraman, Viravanallur Sundram
C
M
H
1940
mridangam
P00866
0678
2011
Jayasankar, Thiruvizha
C
M
H
1940
nagasvaram
P02005
1875
2462
Padmaia, S.S.
C
F
H
1940
vocal
P00730
0530
1895
Gopalnath, M.V.
H
M
H
1940
surbahar
P01554
1401
1052
Shanta, G.S.
C
F
H
1940
vocal
P01554
1401
2840
Shantha, R. G.S.
C
M
H
1940
vocal
P00460
0232
1635
Bhowmick, K.N.
H
M
H
1940
tabla
P01324
1161
0768
Parikh, Mrudula Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01324
1161
2494
Parikh, Mrudala Natverlal
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P00764
0565
1924
Gulam Hassan Sofi
H
M
M
1940
sarangi
flute
santur
P01462
1305
2699
Renmat Ali Khan
H
M
M
1940
sarod
P01900
1764
2731
Sakuntala, Narasimhan
H & C
F
H
1940
khyal
others
P00968
0786
2112
Kinot, Prem Singh
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01756
1612
1444
Warekar, Shobhana
H
F
H
1940
khyal
P01756
1612
3149
Warekar, Shobbana
H
M
H
1940
khyal
P01949
1814
3016
Upadhyaya, Parvati
H
F
H
1940
sitar
P06308
1238
0859
Rajam, N.
H & C
M
H
1939
violin
P06308
1238
2586
Rajam. N.
H
M
H
1939
violin
P00407
0178
1591
Bhagavathi Ammal K,K.
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01409
1248
0871
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01409
1248
2603
Rajeswari, Padmanabhan
C
F
H
1939
vina
P00281
0036
1937
Aldar Shikharesh.
H
M
H
1939
vina
surbahar
P01141
0965
1391
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P00282
0037
1480
Ali Ahmed Hussein
H
M
M
1939
shahanai
P00575
0359
0196
Das, Gunada
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01141
0965
2294
Mirashi, Madhuvanti
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P00575
0359
1738
Das, Gamada
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01142
0966
1392
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01142
0966
2295
Mishra, Amarnath
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01789
1646
1082
Syamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01789
1646
2871
Shyamasundar, C.K.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01011
0830
0513
Krishnamurthy, Pudukkottai R.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01011
0830
2147
Krishnamurty, Pudkkottai R.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01167
0993
2318
Mistry, Kanubhai S.
H
F
H
1939
sitar
P01681
1534
1213
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01681
1534
3013
Umdekar, Madhav
H
M
M
1939
khyal
P01828
1688
0827
Pushpa Chhaya
H
F
H
1939
others
P01204
1032
0658
Mulye, Shashikant
H
M
H
1939
khyal
tabla
P01204
1032
1397
Mulye Shashikant
H
M
H
1939
tabla
P01204
1032
2356
Mulve, Shashikant Shridhar
H
M
H
1939
tabla
P01212
1040
0665
Murthy, A.V.N.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01212
1040
2363
Murthy, A.V.N.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P00035
0429
0248
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P00035
0429
1804
Durai, Guruvayur
C
M
H
1939
mridangam
kanjira
P01479
1323
0960
Sakuntala, Raman
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01479
1323
2732
Sakuntala, Raman
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01894
1757
2715
Roy Choudhury, Irene
H
M
H
1939
khyal
others
P01896
1759
2718
Rukmini Ramani
C
F
H
1939
vocal
P01902
1766
2748
Santha Kumari, Vedamurthy G.
C
M
H
1939
vocal
P01091
0912
0582
Malathi, C.V.
C
M
H
1939
vina
P01091
0912
2235
Malathi, C.V.
C
F
H
1939
vina
P01371
1209
2543
Puri, Premlata
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01912
1776
0608
Mattu, Regeshwari
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01912
1776
2276
Mattu, Regeshwri
H
F
H
1939
khyal
P01116
0939
1389
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P01116
0939
2259
Manurkar, Vijayashri
H
M
H
1939
khyal
P00984
0803
0495
Krishna Rao, A.V.S.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P00984
0803
2130
Krishna Rao A.V.S.
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P01642
1495
1434
Surinder Singh
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P05900
0493
2456
Nizamuddin Khan
H
M
M
1938
tabla
P01642
1495
2966
Surinder Singh
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01970
1836
3071
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P06104
0497
0287
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P00270
0025
0016
Ahmad Ali Khan
H
M
M
1938
sarod
P06104
0497
1866
Giri Raj
H
M
H
1938
sitar
P01772
1629
1027
Serma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01772
1629
2808
Sarma, Akella Mallikarjuna
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01986
1854
3104
Venkitachalam, K.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01991
1859
3113
Vijaylakshmi, Jagarlapudi
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01002
0821
0520
Krishnamurty Sastry Sistu
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P01002
0821
2154
Krishnamurthy Sastri, Sstu
C
M
H
1938
vocal
P01007
0826
0509
Krishnamurthy, Karaikudi R.
C
M
H
1938
mridangam
P00587
0372
1751
Dasgupta, Krishna
H
M
H
1938
khyal
others
P01798
1657
1053
Shrada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P01798
1657
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P06027
1408
1059
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P06027
1408
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
H
M
H
1938
santur
P00888
0701
2035
Kabadi, Tukaram Vuthalsa
H
M
H
1938
violin
P01822
1682
2546
Prema, Hariharan
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01048
0868
0554
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01048
0868
2196
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
C
M
H
1938
violin
P00331
0095
1526
Aruadhati, Sarkar
C
F
M
1938
vocal
P00768
0569
0337
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
H
M
H
1938
others
P00768
0569
1927
Gundani, Saroj Shashi Kant
H
F
H
1938
others
P00773
0574
1371
Gupta, Sabyasaghi
O
M
H
1938
vocal
P00773
0574
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
H
M
H
1938
others
P00914
0730
0440
Kanakadurga, V.B.
C
F
H
1938
vocal
P01717
1571
3074
Venkatachar, K.J.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P00932
0749
0454
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
H
M
H
1938
khyal
P00932
0749
2078
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
H
M
H
1938
khyal

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