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
P01612
1463
2914
Sreeramasastry, Sistu
C
M
H
1908
vina
P00667
0459
0265
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00811
0616
0366
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P00667
0459
1833
Ganu, Pralhad Laxman
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00811
0616
1969
Ishtiaq Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1908
khyal
P01093
0914
2238
Malhotra, Mast Ram Yogi
H
M
H
1908
sarangi
P00091
1471
1131
Srinivasda Iyer, Semmangudi R.
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00091
1471
2924
Srinivasa Iyer, Semmangudi R.
C
M
H
1908
vocal
P00551
0331
1716
Chopra, N.N.
H
M
H
1908
khyal
P00393
0164
1581
Barodekar, Kamalabai Shyamaprasad
H
F
H
1908
khyal
others
P00695
0490
1860
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
O
M
M
1907
santur
P00412
0183
1596
Bhanja Chaudhuri, Sushil Kumar
H
M
H
1907
surbahar
sitar
P01136
0959
0616
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Maharaj)
H
M
H
1907
others
P01136
0959
2288
Megnani, K.G. (Minoo Mahara)
H
M
H
1907
others
P00719
0519
0299
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P00719
0519
1887
Gopalakrishnaiah, Narra
C
M
H
1907
kanjira
P01153
0979
2301
Mishra, Mahadeo Prasad
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
others
P00734
0534
0310
Goswami, Brashmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00734
0534
1897
Goswami, Brahmanand(Brahmarang)
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00880
0693
0415
Joshi, Narayan Rao Ramchandra
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00598
0385
1763
Dayal Singh
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
bin
P00880
0693
2027
Joshi, Narayan Rao Ramachandra 1
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P01171
0998
2325
Mohd. Ayub Khan
H
M
M
1907
tabla
harmonium
ghatam
P01173
1000
0640
Mohammad Khan, Bade Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01173
1000
2328
Mohammed Khan, Bande Ali Khan
H
M
M
1907
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01440
1281
0905
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
C
M
H
1907
vina
P01440
1281
2651
Ramasarma, Penumarthi
C
M
H
1907
vina
P00604
0393
0225
Deshoande, Vaman Hari
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P01180
1007
0643
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1907
vocal
khol
P01180
1007
2332
Mohanta, Giri Kanta
O
M
H
1907
vocal
khol
P00608
0397
0223
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00608
0397
1774
Deshpande, Sadashiv Bhagwant
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P01037
0857
0541
Laher, Temurasp Aspandiarji
H
M
H
1907
dilruba
sitar
P01037
0857
2181
Laher, Telmurasp, Aspandiarji
H
M
H
1907
others
P00610
0399
1776
Deshpande, Vaman Hari
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00102
1418
1070
Shirali, Vishnudas
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00102
1418
2860
Shirali, Vishundass
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P06119
0261
0150
Bundu Khan
H
M
M
1907
sitar
P01206
1034
0660
Mundle, Vishuna Narayan
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00656
0448
0257
Ganesa Bhagavathar, S.
C
M
H
1907
vocal
P00656
0448
1821
Ganesa Bhagava, S
C
M
H
1907
P01363
1201
0814
Prajnanananda, Swami
H
M
H
1907
dhrupad
khyal
P01363
1201
2539
Prajanananda, Swami
H
M
H
1907
khyal
dhrupad
P00808
0613
0365
Ingale, Shridhar Gundo
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00808
0613
1967
Ingale, Shridhar Gundo
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P01620
1472
1133
Sriramamoorty, Dokka
C
M
H
1907
vocal
P01620
1472
2929
Sriramamoorty, Dokka
C
M
H
1907
vocal
P01931
1795
2942
Subba Rao Putcha
C
M
H
1907
mridangam
P00542
0320
0172
Chinapeeru Sahib, Shaik
C
M
M
1907
nagasvaram
P01628
1480
1146
Subbiah, Chandlavada
C
M
H
1907
violin
P01628
1480
2944
Subbiah Chadalavada
C
M
H
1907
violin
P00686
0480
0276
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
H
M
H
1907
khyal
P00686
0480
1849
Ghosh, Jnan Prakash
H
M
H
1907
khyal
others
P06042
0341
0182
Dabir Khan, Mohammad(Dayal Singh)
H
M
M
1907
dhrupad
P00695
0490
0283
Ghulam Mohammad Qalinbaff
H
M
M
1907
santur
P01530
1375
1023
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
H
M
H
1906
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01530
1375
2802
Sen, Jitendra Mohan
H
M
H
1906
bin
surbahar
sitar
P01539
1384
1034
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
vina
flute
violin
P01539
1384
2816
Seshavataracharyulu, S. Venkata
C
M
H
1906
vina
flute
violin
P00072
1134
0732
Nisar Husain Khan
H
M
M
1906
khyal
P01299
1135
0733
Nizamuddin,Peer
H
M
M
1906
others
P01299
1135
2457
Nizamuddin, Peer
H
M
M
1906
others
P00875
0687
0420
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
P00875
0687
2034
Joshi-Mangalwedhekar, Dattopant
H
M
H
1906
pakhavaj
P01680
1533
1211
Umashankar Prasad
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
P01680
1533
3012
Umashankar Prasad
H
M
H
1906
dhrupad
P01803
1662
0880
Ramachandra Shastry, H
C
M
H
1906
flute
P01560
1409
1061
Sharma, Uma Dutt
H
F
H
1906
khyal
others
P01560
1409
2851
Sharma, Uma Dutt
H
F
H
1906
khyal
others
P01043
0863
0547
Lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
P01043
0863
2188
lakshmana Rao, Mullapudi
C
M
H
1906
mridangam
P00765
0566
0333
Gulam Hussain
H
M
M
1906
tabla
P00765
0566
1922
Gulam Hussain
H
M
M
1906
tabla
P00767
0568
0335
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1906
others
P00767
0568
0336
Gunay, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00770
0571
1925
Gune, Narayan Laxman
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00089
0262
0151
Burman, Sachin Dev
O
M
H
1906
vocal
P00790
0594
0355
Harisankara Bhagavathar
C
M
H
1906
vocal
P01723
1578
1266
Venkataramanaiah, S.
C
M
H
1906
violin
P01723
1578
3087
Venkataramanaiah, S.
C
M
H
1906
violin
P01487
1331
0968
Sankaran, T.
C
M
H
1906
vocal
P01487
1331
2740
Sankaran, T.
C
M
H
1906
vocal
P00370
0138
0085
Bali, Harish Chandra
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P00370
0138
1561
Bali, Harish Chandra
H
M
H
1906
khyal
P01376
1214
0833
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
P01376
1214
2557
Radhakrishna Pillai, S.
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
P00540
0317
1707
Chiana Peeru Saheb
C
M
M
1906
nagasvaram
P01629
1482
1152
Subramania Pillai, Thiruvengadu
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
P01629
1482
2948
Subramania Pillai, Thiruvengadu
C
M
H
1906
nagasvaram
P00699
0495
1367
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P00699
0495
1864
Ghulam Sabir Khan
H
M
M
1905
sarangi
P01280
1115
0720
Natu Govind Narayan
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01280
1115
2430
Natu, Govind Narayan
H
M
H
1905
khyal
dhrupad
others
P01776
1633
1149
Subramanya Sastry, Putcha Venkata
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01776
1633
2946
Subrahmanya Sastry, Pucha Venkata
C
M
H
1905
vocal
P01308
1144
1404
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01308
1144
2471
PandharPurkar, Jagannathbuwa
H
M
H
1905
khyal
P01802
1661
0856
Rajagopala Sarma, Turaiyur M.
C
M
H
1905
vocal