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
0165
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
1714
Chittaranjan, Mahabhashyam
P00547
0325
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1931
Gupta Sabyasaghi
P00773
0574
H
M
H
1938
Others
2849
Sharma, Shiv Kumar
P06027
1408
H
M
H
1938
santur
2841
Sharada, R. Rao
P01798
1657
H
M
H
1938
khyal
3071
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
P01970
1836
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
1692
Chaurasia Hari Prasad
P00038
0306
H
M
H
1938
flute
0440
Kanakadurga, V.B.
P00914
0730
C
F
H
1938
Vocal
0554
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
2035
Kabadi, Tukaram Vuthalsa
P00888
0701
H
M
H
1938
violin
0454
Karambelkar, Nalini Jayaram
P00932
0749
H
M
H
1938
khyal
2196
Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Kambhampeti
P01048
0868
C
M
H
1938
violin
2036
Kabra, Brijbhushan
P00889
0702
H
M
H
1937
guitar
2719
Rukmini, T.
P00098
1761
C
F
H
1937
violin
3046
Vasantha Kumari, C.
P01957
1823
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
2680
Ranganayakamma, G.V.
P01885
1747
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
0605
Mathur, Kamlesh
P00634
0424
H
M
H
1937
khyal
1970
Ismail Daddoo Khan
P00812
0617
H
M
M
1937
tabla
1498
Ananth, S.V.
P00303
0064
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
3118
Vijayalakshmi, Nathan
P01990
1858
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
3153
Yajurvedi, Sulochana
P02002
1871
H
M
H
1937
khyal
3155
Yash Paul
P02003
1872
H
M
O
1937
khyal
dhrupad
1239
Vasanthakumari T.
P01703
1557
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
1627
Bhimpure, Mahesh Balkrishnapati Vajapayee
P00444
0215
H
M
H
1937
khyal
dhrupad
Others
2171
Kumavat, Shyam Sunder
P01028
0847
H
M
H
1937
dhrupad
Others
0644
Mohanty, Akshya Kumar
P01181
1008
H
M
H
1937
khyal
3049
Vasanthakumari T.
P01703
1557
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
2129
Krishnamoorthi, C.S. Palghat
P00992
0811
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
2333
Mohanty, Akshaya Kumar
P01181
1008
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
1004
Satyavathi, Jeelakarra
P01513
1358
C
M
H
1937
violin
1315
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
1528
Asad Ali Khan
P05950
0098
H
M
M
1937
bin
0205
Dasgupta, Krishna
P00587
0372
H
M
H
1937
khyal
Others
2775
Satyavathi, Jeelakarr
P01513
1358
C
M
H
1937
violin
1476
Akhila, Krishnan
P00275
0030
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
0438
Kamalakar Rao V.
P00912
0728
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
1232
Varalaxmi, Yamarthi
P01698
1551
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
2663
Ramdeshwar 'Anand'
P01877
1739
H
M
H
1937
khyal
1671
Chandrasekaran, M.
P00055
0283
C
M
H
1937
violin
0410
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others
2062
Kamalakar Rao, V.
P00912
0728
C
M
H
1937
mridangam
3038
Varalaxmi Yamarthi
P01698
1551
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
0120
Bhattacharjee, Jyotish
P00292
0050
H
M
H
1937
Others
2020
Joshi, Chandulal Dhirajlal
P00877
0690
H
M
H
1937
Others
0548
Lakshmi Naidu, B.
P01047
0867
C
M
H
1937
Vocal
2024
Joshim Kamlakar Gopal
P00886
0699
H
M
H
1937
khyal
2191
Lakshmi, Naidu B.
P01047
0867
C
F
H
1937
Vocal
0180
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
1721
Choudhry, Pushp Rani
P00556
0336
O
F
H
1937
Vocal
2773
Saya Devi, Chitrapu
P01770
1626
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1037
Savak, Arunkant, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
1352
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
0311
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
F
H
1936
khyal
1158
Sulochana K.
P01637
1490
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1200
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
P01669
1522
O
F
H
1936
Vocal
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
P00372
0140
H
M
H
1936
Others
1711
Chitti Babu
P00019
0327
C
M
H
1936
vina
1898
Goswami, Chandrakala
P00735
0535
H
M
H
1936
khyal
3002
Thouranisabi Devi, L.
P01669
1522
O
F
H
1936
Vocal
2679
Ranganayaka Sarma, Nelabhotala
P01884
1746
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
3110
Verma R.D.
P01987
1855
H
M
H
1936
sitar
0367
Ismail Daddoo Khan
P00812
0617
H
M
M
1936
tabla
0478
Khirwadkar, Meera
P00963
0781
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0484
Komala, A.P.
P00972
0791
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1201
Thulasiram, B.K.
P01670
1523
C
M
H
1936
flute
0938
Ravethi, Ratnaswammy
P01771
1628
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1345
Chaubey, Amresh Chandra
P00524
0300
H
M
H
1936
khyal
2107
Khirwardkar, Meera
P00963
0781
H
F
H
1936
khyal
0510
Krishnamurthy, Mudikondan L.
P01008
0827
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2346
Mukherjee (Raychaudhuri) Manjushree
P01190
1017
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
3000
Thulasiram, B.K.
P01670
1523
C
M
H
1936
flute
2705
Revathi, Ratnaswamy
P01771
1628
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2143
Krishnamurthy, Mudikondan L.
P01008
0827
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2240
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
P06689
0916
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
P01961
1827
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1615
Bhattacharya, Gouri
P00432
0203
H
F
H
1936
dhrupad
khyal
Others
0552
Lakshmi, Vinjamoori
P01051
0871
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0817
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
0124
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
2544
Prasunamba, Tenjarla Lakshmi
P01366
1204
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
1019
Seetharama Sarma, Bhagavatula
P01528
1373
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1182
Tejpal Singh
P01656
1509
H
M
H
1936
khyal
3120
Vilayam, Ramaswamy
P01992
1860
C
M
H
1936
violin
0046
Anasuya, H. S.
P00314
0076
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
1616
Bhattacharya, Indranil
P00433
0204
H
M
H
1936
sitar
2208
Lax,inarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2797
Seetharama Sarma, Bhagavatula
P01528
1373
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
2983
Tejpal Singh
P01656
1509
H
M
H
1936
khyal
1510
Anasuya, H.S.
P00314
0076
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
2907
Soundravalli, Nallan Chakravarthi
P01920
1784
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
1803
Bubolia, Uma Rani
P00486
0260
H
F
H
1936
Others
2316
Mishra, Yamuna Prasad
P01163
0989
H
M
H
1936
tabla
2441
Nazir Ahmad
P01291
1126
H
M
M
1936
tabla
2669
Ranade, Vasant
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1936
violin
0853
Rajagopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
1475
Akhtar Khan
P00276
0031
H
M
M
1936
sitar
0793
Patra, Jogiraj
P01345
1183
C
M
H
1936
vina
2579
Rajgopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
P00416
0187
C
M
H
1936
violin
0562
Laxminarayana, Permude Ganapathachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing

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