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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P00555
0335
1720
Choudhry, Dwijen
O
M
H
1912
vocal
P00691
0486
0279
Ghulam Ahemed Khan
H
M
M
1912
tabla
P00691
0486
1856
Ghulam Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
1912
tabla
P01762
1618
1230
Varadraja Iyengar, Balakavady
C
F
H
1912
vocal
P01762
1618
3035
Varadaraja Iyengar, Belakavadi
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P01638
1491
1162
Sundaram, Pattamadai
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P00694
0489
0282
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P01638
1491
2960
Sundaram, Pattamadai
C
M
H
1912
vocal
P00694
0489
0331
Ghulam Mohammad Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P00694
0489
1859
Ghulam Mohammed Khan
H
M
M
1912
sarangi
P01123
0946
2267
Mariyappa, Satyappa Korawara Bhajantri
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01522
1367
1013
Seal, Paritosh
H
M
H
1911
violin
P01522
1367
2789
Seal, Paritosh
H
M
H
1911
violin
P00424
0195
0308
Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
guitar
P00424
0195
1604
Bhatt, Gopal Singh
H
M
H
1911
tabla
pakhavaj
guitar
P00424
0195
1894
Gopal Singh, Parvat Singh
H
M
H
1911
pakhavaj
ghatam
P01997
1866
1302
Vithal Iyer
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01295
1130
0729
Neelamma, Kadambi
C
F
H
1911
vina
P01295
1130
2445
Neelamma, Kadambi
C
F
H
1911
vina
P01665
1518
1193
Thakore, Gajanan dalsukaram
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
P01665
1518
2994
Thakore, Gajanan Dalsukhram (Rang Rasia)
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
P00738
0539
0315
Goswami, Sukhendu
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00601
0389
0216
Desai, Chaitanya Pundarik
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00738
0539
1903
Goswami, Sukhendu
H
M
H
1911
khyal
others
dhrupad
P01437
1278
0902
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P00601
0389
1767
Desai, Chatanya Pundarik
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01437
1278
2648
Ramanuja Suri, Tirupati
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01314
1151
0755
Panicker, Sankaranarayana K.
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01682
1535
1214
Upadhyay, Dinanath Manishankar
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01314
1151
0971
Sankaranarayana Panicker, K (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01682
1535
3014
Upadhyay, Dianath Manishankar
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01314
1151
2481
Panicker, Sankarnarayana K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P01805
1664
3082
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1911
violin
P00309
0071
1505
Anantharamier, Parur S
C
M
H
1911
violin
P00747
0548
0321
Govindaraja Pillai, P
C
M
H
1911
tavil
P01184
1011
0645
Moitra, Jyotirinda
H
F
H
1911
khyal
others
P00471
0244
0140
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P00471
0244
1645
Biswas, Debabrata
O
M
H
1911
vocal
P01578
1428
1086
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01578
1428
2874
Simhachala Bhagavatar, Bankupalli
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01706
1560
1243
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01706
1560
3052
Vasudevan Nair, Vaikom
N/A
M
H
1911
vocal
P01208
1036
2359
Munir Khan(Munnu) 2
H
M
M
1911
sarangi
P01211
1039
0663
Muniramiah, V.
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01211
1039
2361
Muniramiah, V.
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P01467
1310
0942
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
khyal
others
P01467
1310
2710
Roy, Bimal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
others
P06035
1043
0667
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P06035
1043
2365
Mushtaq Ali Khan
H
M
M
1911
surbahar
sitar
P00345
0111
0069
Azmat Hussain Khan (Maikal, Dilrang)
H
M
M
1911
khyal
dhrupad
P01720
1574
1258
Venkatappiah Sastry Mahavadi
C
F
H
1911
vocal
P01720
1574
3078
Venkatappiah Sastry,Mahavadi
C
M
H
1911
vocal
P06726
0599
0412
Joshi, Gajanan Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P06726
0599
2022
Joshi, Gajanan Anant
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P00655
0447
1830
Ganduly, Shyam
H
M
H
1911
sarod
P01895
1758
2714
Roy, Raja
H
M
H
1911
sitar
P00943
0760
2089
Kaushik, Swami Ganesh Lal
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
others
P00523
0299
1685
Chatuvedi, Laxman Prasad
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
P01085
0906
0650
Mujumdar, Krishna Rao GopalRao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01085
0906
2229
Majamdar, Krishnarao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01085
0906
2266
Mijumdar, Krishna Rao Gopal Rao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
名前二人分?
P01490
1335
2744
Sankarayana Panicker, K. (Ambalapuzha Brothers)
C
M
H
1911
nagasvaram
P00665
0457
0263
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
H
M
H
1911
tabla
P00665
0457
1829
Ganguli, Hirendra Kumar
H
M
H
1911
tabla
P00374
0142
0087
Bandopadhyaya, Shripada
H
M
H
1911
khyal
sitar
P01617
1468
1125
Srinivasa Iyengar,Belakavadi
C
M
H
1911
P00374
0142
1565
Bandyopadhyaya, S
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01617
1468
2919
Srinivasa Iyengar, Belakavadi
C
M
H
1911
P01378
1216
0836
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadevu
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01378
1216
2560
Radhakrishnaraju, Mahadeve
C
M
H
1911
mridangam
P01253
1086
0697
Narayana Iyer,A.
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
P00679
0473
1843
Ghosal, Satyen (Kafi)
H
M
H
1911
dhrupad
khyal
P01253
1086
2401
Narayana Iyer, A.
C
M
H
1911
gottuvadyam
P00110
1089
0700
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupath
C
M
H
1911
vina
P00110
1089
2405
Narayana Menon, Vatakke Kurupeth
C
M
H
1911
vina
P01755
1611
1310
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01755
1611
3148
Walvekar, Hanmant Rao Bhimrao
H
M
H
1911
khyal
P01263
1097
2413
Narayanaswami, K.S.
C
M
H
1911
vina
P00419
0190
1601
Bhatnagar, S.P.
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01286
1121
0724
Nayak, Champakla Chhabidas
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
others
P01286
1121
2436
Nayak, Champaklal Chhabildas
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01997
1866
3135
Vittal Iyer, T.V.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01805
1664
1265
Venkatarama Sastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01827
1687
0824
Purushottam Das
H
M
H
1910
pakhavaj
P00761
0562
0332
Gudihal, Ramrao Vijayadas
H
M
H
1910
sitar
P00483
0257
1655
Brahmaish Sastry, Sishtu
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01705
1559
1241
Vasudeva Murthy, R.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01705
1559
3051
Vasudevamurthy, R.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01461
1304
0936
Renganayaki, T.S.
C
F
H
1910
mridangam
P01461
1304
2702
Renganayaki, T.S.
C
M
H
1910
mridangam
P01872
1734
2638
Ramanarayana Iyer, Kalakad
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01875
1737
2661
Ramdas, Kritankar
H
M
H
1910
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01726
1581
3092
Venkataramasastry, R.K.
C
M
H
1910
vocal
P01226
1057
1400
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
others
P01726
1581
3093
Venkataramasastry R.K.
C
M
H
1910
violin
P01226
1057
2377
Nagarkar, Govind Parsharam Panditrao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
others
P01078
0899
2223
Mahanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1910
vocal
P00082
1062
2381
Naik Rama Rao
H
M
H
1910
khyal
P01914
1778
2836
Shankaranarayana Sastry, Mathodu
C
M
H
1910
vina
P05920
0922
0587
Manasoor, Mallikarjun Bhimarayappa
H
M
H
1910
khyal

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