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
0230
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
1784
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
P00617
0407
H
M
H
1892
khyal
0909
Ramaswami Iyer, K.V.
P01766
1622
C
M
H
1892
violin
2656
Ramswami Iyer, K.V.
P01766
1622
C
M
H
1892
violin
0467
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
P00046
0768
H
F
H
1892
khyal
0090
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
0590
Mania, Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
M
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
1571
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
P00380
0148
H
M
H
1892
tabla
2251
Mania Ramchandra
P01108
0931
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
0681
Najji Khan
P01232
1064
H
M
M
1892
dhrupad
khyal
1614
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
1198
Thiruvengatathiah, K.
P01944
1809
C
M
H
1891
mridangam
0017
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
P00271
0026
H
M
M
1891
tabla
0607
Mattoo, Jiwan Lal
P00771
0572
H
M
H
1891
khyal
0398
Jayammal, Tanjore*
P00862
0674
C
F
H
1891
Vocal
0123
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
0015
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
1047
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
P01549
1396
H
M
H
1890
khyal
1093
Sivan, Papanasam
P01586
1436
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
2830
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
P01549
1396
H
M
H
1890
khyal
1428
Sivan, Papanasam
P01586
1436
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
0219
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
0646
Moreshwr Vinayak
P01187
1014
H
M
H
1890
Others
1770
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
P00603
0392
H
M
H
1890
Others
2338
Moreshwar Vinayak
P01187
1014
H
M
H
1890
Others
1128
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
P01851
1713
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
0718
Natesiah, Rallapalli
P01277
1112
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
2427
Natesiah, Rallapalli
P01277
1112
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
1297
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
P01993
1861
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
0740
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
P01830
1690
H
M
H
1889
khyal
0489
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram N.
P00977
0796
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
2122
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram
P00977
0796
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
1080
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
P01849
1711
C
F
H
1889
vina
0050
Angappan, Perambalur N.
P00319
0081
C
M
H
1889
nagasvaram
0098
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
P00390
0159
H
M
H
1889
sitar
0873
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
P01836
1698
O
M
H
1888
Vocal
0950
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
P01842
1704
H
M
H
1888
tabla
0079
Balakrishnier, Madras
P00362
0129
C
M
H
1888
violin
1553
Balakrishnier, Madras
P00362
0129
C
M
H
1888
violin
0760
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
2485
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
P01316
1153
C
M
H
1888
vina
0899
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
2645
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
P01434
1275
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
1430
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
P01928
1792
C
M
H
1887
Vocal
0649
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
P01189
1016
H
M
H
1886
others
0093
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
P00384
0153
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
Others
0719
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute
0375
Jadhav, Vishwanathbuwa
P00825
0630
H
M
H
1886
khyal
2428
Nathamuni Pandithar, M.
P01278
1113
C
M
H
1886
flute
1251
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
P01966
1832
C
M
H
1886
Vocal
0465
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
2095
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
P00949
0766
H
M
H
1885
sitar
0448
Kapoor, Jagannath
P00926
0743
H
M
H
1884
khyal
2072
Kapoor, Jagannath
P00926
0743
H
M
H
1884
khyal
0116
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
P00423
0194
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
0458
Kashalkar, Vishnu Annaji
P00937
0754
H
M
H
1884
khyal
0121
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
P00387
0156
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
Others
0297
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
1886
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
P00717
0517
C
M
H
1883
violin
0596
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
2256
Manna Lal
P01113
0936
H
M
H
1883
bin
0585
Malpekar, Anjanibai
P01099
0920
H
F
H
1883
khyal
0408
Joshi, Anant Manohar
P05952
0688
H
M
H
1882
khyal
0104
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
1589
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
P00402
0173
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
0343
Hafiz Ali Khan
P05786
0579
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
0174
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
P00544
0322
C
M
H
1880
violin
0444
Kanthe Maharaj
P06289
0739
H
M
H
1880
tabla
0958
Sakharam, Tawde
P01843
1705
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
1145
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
P01854
1716
C
M
H
1878
Vocal
1455
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0004
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
0008
H
M
M
1872
tabla
0378
Jahangir Khan
P06742
0634
H
M
M
1871
tabla
1438
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
P00016
1837
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
0765
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
P01320
1157
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
0027
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
P00005
0045
H
M
M
1862
sarod
1590
Behera, Narayan
P00406
0177
C
M
H
1817
vina
0559
Latif Ahmed Khan
P05663
0880
H
M
M
946
tabla
2955
Sulochana K.
P01637
1490
C
F
H
936
Vocal
1161
Sumati Devi
P01635
1488
O
F
H
930
Vocal
0127
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
929
khyal
1624
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
P00441
0212
H
M
H
928
khyal
1236
Varma, Manik
P00062
1555
H
M
H
926
khyal
Others
0563
Laxminarayana, Uppalapati
P01061
0881
C
M
H
923
Vocal
0325
Govindaswamy, M.S.
P00753
0554
C
M
H
917
Vocal
1246
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
P01710
1564
H
M
H
908
khyal
2743
Sankaranarayana Badavatar
P01488
1332
C
M
H
899
vina
violin
2007
Jayamma, Jamdagni, N.
P00860
0672
H
F
H
193
khyal
0944
Roy, Juthika
P01468
1311
O
F
H
192
Vocal
1366
Ghulam Jafar Khan
0646
H
M
M
191
sarangi
0606
Mattigatti, Panchaxariswami
P00755
0556
H
M
H
0.34
khyal
0070
Babu Iyengar
P00346
0113
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1892
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
2275
Mattigatti, Panchakshariswami
P00755
0556
H
M
H
khyal
2219
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
0883
Ramachandran, N.S.
P01837
1699
C
M
H
vina
2733
Sakuntala Srinivasan
P01899
1763
C
M
H
vina
2668
Ramzan Khan
P06343
1005
H
M
M
tabla
0711
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
2470
Pandey, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
dhrupad
0479
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal

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