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
P01354
1192
0804
Ponnamma, Par P.C.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P01221
1052
0673
Nagamma, Thirmakudalu
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P01354
1192
2529
Ponnamma, Parur P.C.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01221
1052
2373
Nagamma, Thirumakudalu
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01607
1458
1117
Sreekanta Iyer, V.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P01607
1458
2908
Sreekanata Iyer, V.
C
M
H
1916
vina
P00956
0774
0471
Keshavamurthy, Rudrapatna Ramaswamy
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00956
0774
2098
Keshavamurthy, R.R.
C
M
H
1916
violin
P00959
0777
2104
Khadikar, Indirabai Vaman
H
F
H
1916
khyal
others
P00961
0779
0476
Khaladkar, Baburao Ganptrao
H
M
H
1916
shahanai
P01385
1223
0841
Raghavan, K.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00249
0003
1314
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P01385
1223
2565
Raghavan, K.
O
M
H
1916
vocal
P00249
0003
1450
Abdul Kader, Kozhikode
C
M
M
1916
vocal
P00058
1481
1148
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P00058
1481
2945
Subbulakshmi, M.S.
C
F
H
1916
vocal
P01758
1614
1445
Xavier, Fr. Camilo
O
M
O
1916
vocal
P01758
1614
3151
Xavier, Fr. Calilo
O
M
O
1916
vocal
P01262
1096
2415
Narayanaseamy, Rudrapatna Krishnappa
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01265
1099
0710
Narayanaswamy Rudrapayna Krishnappa
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01120
0943
0600
Mariappa, M.
C
M
H
1916
mursing
P01120
0943
2263
Mariappa, M.
C
M
H
1916
mursing
P00981
0800
0493
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P00981
0800
2126
Krishna Iyer, C.S.
C
M
H
1916
vocal
P01965
1831
3062
Veerabhadriah, Mamulpet Lingappa
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01130
0953
0613
Mavlankar S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01130
0953
2281
Mavlankar, S.R.
H
M
H
1915
sitar
P01131
0954
0615
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
F
H
1915
khyal
P01131
0954
2284
Mazumdar, Ninu
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00567
0351
0190
Damle, Anant Shankar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P00567
0351
1731
Damel, Anant Shankar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01000
0819
2145
Krishnamurthy Pillai, Tiruvalaputtur
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01143
0967
0625
Misra, Baijnath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P00284
0039
1482
Ali Hussein
H
M
M
1915
shahanai
P01143
0967
2305
Mishra, Baji Nath Prasad
H
M
H
1915
sarangi
P00859
0671
1377
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01994
1862
3128
Viswanatha Bhagavathar, Ammula
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00859
0671
2006
Jayamma, B.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01005
0824
0519
Krishnamurty, Chavali
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01005
0824
2151
Krishnamurthy, Chavali
C
M
H
1915
P01666
1519
1194
Thampuran, Manku
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01666
1519
2996
Thampuram, Manku
C
F
H
1915
P00871
0683
0406
Joglekar, Dattatraya Ganesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00871
0683
2016
Joglekar, Dattraya Ganesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01429
1270
0893
Ramanathan, Kalapathi A.
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01429
1270
2639
Ramanathan, Kalapathi
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P00751
0552
0326
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P00751
0552
1915
Govindaswami Naicker, V.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01819
1679
2526
Pigaisi, Meghanand Gadhvi
O
M
H
1915
vocal
P01693
1546
1226
Vajravelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01693
1546
3030
Vajavelu Mudaliar, Mailam Palaniappa
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01697
1550
3036
Varadaraja Iyengar, Vinjamuri
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00480
0254
1654
Bose, Sunil
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01053
0873
2197
Lalita Bal, B.S.
C
F
H
1915
vocal
P01466
1309
0949
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
violin
P01466
1309
2716
Roy Choudhury, Rabi
H
M
H
1915
sarod
others
P01589
1439
1096
Sivappa, B.M.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01589
1439
2885
Sivappa, B.M.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01472
1316
0953
Sadagopan V.V.(Seshadasan Nandan)
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01871
1733
2666
Raman Pillai, Bhaskaran Nair
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01473
1317
0954
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P01473
1317
2724
Sadasiva Sastry, Mulukutla
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00511
0287
1675
Chandrasekhariah, R.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00934
0751
0456
Karim Khan, Rahamat Khan A.
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
P00934
0751
2080
Karmakar, Rahmatkhan A.
H
M
H
1915
bin
sitar
P01077
0897
0575
Mahadkar, Sadashiv Atmaram(Sughar)
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P00045
0767
0466
Keramatullah Khan
H
M
M
1915
tabla
P01907
1771
2800
Selvapapillai Iyengar, M.S.
C
M
H
1915
vocal
P00960
0778
0475
Khadilkar, Indirabai P.
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00820
0625
1973
Jadhav, Baburao Vishnath
H
M
H
1915
khyal
others
P01381
1219
0839
Radharani Devi
H
F
H
1915
others
P00677
0471
0272
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00677
0471
1841
Ghate, Vithal Damodar
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01105
0928
0593
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P01384
1222
0840
Raghava Panicker, Thiruvizha
C
M
H
1915
nagasvaram
P01105
0928
2248
Mani Iyer, Palghat C.R.
C
M
H
1915
violin
P06807
0004
1451
Abdul Karim Khan
H
M
M
1915
bin
sitar
P01753
1609
1308
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattatraya
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01753
1609
3145
Wadikar, Balkrishna Dattaraya
H
M
H
1915
dhrupad
khyal
P01757
1613
1311
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P01757
1613
3150
Wazalwar, Vidyadhar Vyankatesh
H
M
H
1915
khyal
P00405
0176
0105
Begum Akhtar, Abbasi
H
F
H
1914
others
P01980
1848
1274
Venkateshaiah
C
M
H
1914
vocal
P01139
0962
2291
Mekharanbhai G. Lila
O
F
H
1914
vocal
P01988
1856
3109
Verma, Govindram
H
M
H
1914
tabla
pakhavaj
P00422
0193
0115
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad Premshankar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00855
0667
0614
Mzmudar Chandrakant Anandrai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00422
0193
1603
Bhatt, Bhagawatiprasad S.
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00855
0667
2282
Mazmudar, Chandrakant Anandrai
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00284
0039
1316
Ali Hussaun
H
M
M
1914
shahanai
P01659
1512
1185
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P01659
1512
2987
Tendulkar, Vasantrao Damodar
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00287
0042
0024
Alkutkar, Madhavarao S.
H
M
H
1914
pakhavaj
P00037
0975
1393
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00037
0975
2299
Mishra, Hanuman Prasad
H
M
H
1914
sarangi
P00431
0202
1178
Tarlekar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00585
0369
0202
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Schin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
P00431
0202
2979
Tarkar, Ganesh Hari
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
P00585
0369
1748
Das, Sachindra Bhusan(Sachin Das Motilal)
H
M
H
1914
khyal
others
dhrupad
P00718
0518
0298
Gopalakrishna Panicker, K.
C
M
H
1914
nagasvaram

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