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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P00617
0407
0230
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P00617
0407
1784
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P00340
0106
1447
Ayoddhya Prasad
H
M
H
1892
pakhavaj
P01232
1064
0681
Najji Khan
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
P01232
1064
2383
Najju Khan
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
P00046
0768
0467
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
H
F
H
1892
khyal
P00380
0148
0090
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P00380
0148
1571
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P01108
0931
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
P01108
0931
2251
Mania Ramchandra
H
F
H
1892
tabla
harmonium
P01945
1810
1199
Thokchom Angouba Singh
H
M
H
1892
tabla
pakhavaj
P00271
0026
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
H
M
M
1891
tabla
P00862
0674
0398
Jayammal, Tanjore*
C
F
H
1891
vocal
P00771
0572
0607
Mattoo, Jiwan Lal
H
M
H
1891
khyal
P01944
1809
1198
Thiruvengatathiah, K.
C
M
H
1891
mridangam
P06816
0015
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
P06816
0015
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
others
P01549
1396
1047
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
H
M
H
1890
khyal
P01549
1396
2830
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
H
M
H
1890
khyal
P00603
0392
0219
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
others
P00603
0392
1770
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
others
P01187
1014
0646
Moreshwr Vinayak
H
M
H
1890
others
P01187
1014
2338
Moreshwar Vinayak
H
M
H
1890
others
P01851
1713
1128
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
C
M
H
1890
vocal
P01586
1436
1093
Sivan, Papanasam
C
M
H
1890
vocal
P01586
1436
1428
Sivan, Papanasam
C
M
H
1890
vocal
P01277
1112
0718
Natesiah, Rallapalli
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01277
1112
2427
Natesiah, Rallapalli
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01993
1861
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P00319
0081
0050
Angappan, Perambalur N.
C
M
H
1889
nagasvaram
P01830
1690
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
H
M
H
1889
khyal
P01849
1711
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
C
F
H
1889
vina
P00390
0159
0098
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
H
M
H
1889
sitar
P00977
0796
0489
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram N.
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P00977
0796
2122
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram
C
M
H
1889
vocal
P01316
1153
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01316
1153
2485
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01842
1704
0950
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
H
M
H
1888
tabla
P00362
0129
0079
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P00362
0129
1553
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P01434
1275
0899
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
P01434
1275
2645
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
P01928
1792
1430
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
C
M
H
1887
vocal
P01966
1832
1251
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
C
M
H
1886
vocal
P01278
1113
0719
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
C
M
H
1886
flute
P01278
1113
2428
Nathamuni Pandithar, M.
C
M
H
1886
flute
P01189
1016
0649
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
H
M
H
1886
others
P00384
0153
0093
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
others
P00825
0630
0375
Jadhav, Vishwanathbuwa
H
M
H
1886
khyal
P00949
0766
0465
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
H
M
H
1885
sitar
P00949
0766
2095
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
H
M
H
1885
sitar
P00423
0194
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
others
P00926
0743
0448
Kapoor, Jagannath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00926
0743
2072
Kapoor, Jagannath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00937
0754
0458
Kashalkar, Vishnu Annaji
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00387
0156
0121
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
others
P00717
0517
0297
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P00717
0517
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P01099
0920
0585
Malpekar, Anjanibai
H
F
H
1883
khyal
P01113
0936
0596
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01113
0936
2256
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P05952
0688
0408
Joshi, Anant Manohar
H
M
H
1882
khyal
P00402
0173
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
vocal
P00402
0173
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
vocal
P05786
0579
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P06289
0739
0444
Kanthe Maharaj
H
M
H
1880
tabla
P00544
0322
0174
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
C
M
H
1880
violin
P01843
1705
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
P01854
1716
1145
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
C
M
H
1878
vocal
P06810
0008
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1873
tabla
P06810
0008
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1872
tabla
P00016
1837
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
C
M
H
1871
vocal
P06742
0634
0378
Jahangir Khan
H
M
M
1871
tabla
P01320
1157
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
P00005
0045
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
H
M
M
1862
sarod
P00406
0177
1590
Behera, Narayan
C
M
H
1817
vina
P05663
0880
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
946
tabla
P01637
1490
2955
Sulochana K.
C
F
H
936
vocal
P01635
1488
1161
Sumati Devi
O
F
H
930
vocal
P00441
0212
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
929
khyal
P00441
0212
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
928
khyal
P00062
1555
1236
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
926
khyal
others
P01061
0881
0563
Laxminarayana, Uppalapati
C
M
H
923
vocal
P00753
0554
0325
Govindaswamy, M.S.
C
M
H
917
vocal
P01710
1564
1246
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
H
M
H
908
khyal
P01488
1332
2743
Sankaranarayana Badavatar
C
M
H
899
vina
violin
P00860
0672
2007
Jayamma, Jamdagni, N.
H
F
H
193
khyal
P01468
1311
0944
Roy, Juthika
O
F
H
192
vocal
P00755
0556
0606
Mattigatti, Panchaxariswami
H
M
H
0.34
khyal
P01520
1365
2787
Saxena, Shanta
O
F
H
vocal
P00409
0180
1593
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
H
M
H
tabla
P01649
1502
1174
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P01649
1502
2974
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
P01532
1377
1421
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
O
F
H
vocal
P01532
1377
2804
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
O
F
H
vocal
P00426
0197
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00426
0197
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
H
M
H
khyal
P01417
1258
0882
Ramachandram, Ennapadam
C
M
H
vocal
P01417
1258
2619
Ramachandra, Ennapadam
C
M
H
vocal