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
1720
Choudhry, Dwijen
P00555
0335
O
M
H
1912
Vocal
0279
Ghulam Ahemed Khan
P00691
0486
H
M
M
1912
tabla
1896
Goswami, Bammalilal Basantlal
P00733
0533
H
M
H
1912
Others
0453
Karadgekar, Sardarbai
P00931
0748
H
M
H
1912
khyal
0482
Kochak ,U.S.
P00970
0789
H
M
H
1912
dhrupad
2163
Krishnan Bhagavathar, Manicoth
P01013
0832
C
M
H
1912
violin
1109
Somasundaram Pillai T.N.
P01598
1449
C
M
H
1912
nagasvaram
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
P00691
0486
H
M
M
1912
tabla
2077
KAradgekar, Sardarbai
P00931
0748
H
F
H
1912
khyal
1302
Vithal Iyer
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
1505
Anantharamier, Parur S
P00309
0071
C
M
H
1911
violin
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
0729
Neelamma, Kadambi
P01295
1130
C
F
H
1911
vina
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
P00345
0111
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
P00471
0244
O
M
H
1911
Vocal
2089
Kaushik, Swami Ganesh Lal
P00943
0760
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
Others
2445
Neelamma, Kadambi
P01295
1130
C
F
H
1911
vina
2359
Munir Khan(Munnu) 2
P01208
1036
H
M
M
1911
sarangi
1310
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
P01755
1611
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1685
Chatuvedi, Laxman Prasad
P00523
0299
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
0650
Mujumdar, Krishna Rao GopalRao
P01085
0906
H
M
H
1911
khyal
3148
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
P01755
1611
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2229
Majamdar, Krishnarao
P01085
0906
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1086
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
P01578
1428
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
1125
Srinivasa Iyengar,Belakavadi
P01617
1468
C
M
H
1911
0087
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
1911
tavil
2266
Mijumdar, Krishna Rao Gopal Rao
P01085
0906
H
M
H
1911
khyal
名前二人分?
0663
Muniramiah, V.
P01211
1039
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
2874
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
P01578
1428
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
2919
Srinivasa Iyengar, Belakavadi
P01617
1468
C
M
H
1911
1565
Bandyopadhyaya, S
P00374
0142
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2361
Muniramiah, V.
P01211
1039
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
P01123
0946
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
0308
Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
0315
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2022
Joshi, Gajanan Anant
P06726
0599
H
M
H
1911
khyal
2401
Narayana Iyer, A.
P01253
1086
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
0902
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
1193
Thakore, Gajanan dalsukaram
P01665
1518
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
1258
Venkatappiah Sastry Mahavadi
P01720
1574
C
F
H
1911
Vocal
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
tabla
guitar
0216
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
P00679
0473
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
P00738
0539
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
dhrupad
2648
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
P01437
1278
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
0942
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
khyal
Others
2994
Thakore, Gajanan Dalsukhram (Rang Rasia)
P01665
1518
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
3078
Venkatappiah Sastry,Mahavadi
P01720
1574
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
P00424
0195
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
1767
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
P00601
0389
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2710
Roy, Bimal
P01467
1310
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1013
Seal, Paritosh
P01522
1367
H
M
H
1911
violin
1214
Upadhyay, Dinanath Manishankar
P01682
1535
H
M
H
1911
khyal
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
P01184
1011
H
F
H
1911
khyal
Others
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2744
Sankarayana Panicker, K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01490
1335
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
2789
Seal, Paritosh
P01522
1367
H
M
H
1911
violin
3014
Upadhyay, Dianath Manishankar
P01682
1535
H
M
H
1911
khyal
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
1911
sarod
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
P00110
1089
C
M
H
1911
vina
2413
Narayanaswami, K.S.
P01263
1097
C
M
H
1911
vina
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
P01314
1151
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
1243
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
P01706
1560
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
P01805
1664
C
M
H
1911
violin
0263
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
2405
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupeth
P00110
1089
C
M
H
1911
vina
2560
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadeve
P01378
1216
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
P01706
1560
N/A
M
H
1911
Vocal
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
P00665
0457
H
M
H
1911
tabla
2365
Mushtaq Ali Khan
P06035
1043
H
M
M
1911
sitar
surbahar
2714
Roy, Raja
P01895
1758
H
M
H
1911
sitar
0599
Marianandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
2381
Naik Rama Rao
P00082
1062
H
M
H
1910
khyal
2262
Mariandam, T.S.
P01119
0942
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
1137
Subbalakshmi, J.
P01622
1474
C
F
H
1910
vina
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
P01997
1866
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
P00419
0190
H
M
H
1910
khyal
2935
Subbalakshmi, J.
P01622
1474
C
M
H
1910
vina
0724
Nayak, Champakla Chhabidas
P01286
1121
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
Others
0857
Rajagopalan, N.
P01397
1235
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
0589
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
P01102
0925
H
M
H
1910
khyal
2436
Nayak, Champaklal Chhabildas
P01286
1121
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
Others
2584
Rajagoplan, N.
P01397
1235
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
2836
Shankaranarayana Sastry, Mathodu
P01914
1778
C
M
H
1910
vina
2246
Mangrulker, Arvind Gangadhar
P01102
0925
H
M
H
1910
khyal
0698
Narayana Iyer, V.
P01252
1085
C
M
H
1910
vina
1655
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
P00483
0257
C
M
H
1910
violin
2403
Narayana Iyer V.
P01252
1085
C
M
H
1910
vina
3092
Venkataramasastry, R.K.
P01726
1581
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
2638
Ramanarayana Iyer, Kalakad
P01872
1734
C
M
H
1910
Vocal
1400
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
P01226
1057
H
M
H
1910
khyal
Others
3093
Venkataramasastry R.K.
P01726
1581
C
M
H
1910
violin
0824
Purushottam Das
P01827
1687
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
2377
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
P01226
1057
H
M
H
1910
khyal
Others

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