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.

Advanced Search
to

3160 / 3160

Toggle column: Personal ID - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth Described - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P00340
1447
0106
Ayoddhya Prasad
H
M
H
1892
pakhavaj
P00617
0230
0407
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P01766
0909
1622
Ramaswami Iyer, K.V.
C
M
H
1892
violin
P00617
0336
0407
Dewaskar, Ganpat Rao
H
M
H
1892
khyal
P01766
1208
1622
Ramswami Iyer, K.V.
C
M
H
1892
violin
P00950
0467
0768
Kerkar, Kesarkarbai
H
F
H
1892
khyal
P01108
0590
0931
Mania, Ramchandra
H
M
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
P00380
0090
0148
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P01108
0803
0931
Mania Ramchandra
H
F
H
1892
harmonium
tabla
P00380
0123
0148
Banerjee, Keshab Chandra
H
M
H
1892
tabla
P00862
0398
0674
Jayammal, Tanjore*
C
F
H
1891
Vocal
0123
0015
Bhattacharaya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
khyal
dhrupad
0166
0015
Bhattacharya, Dhirendra Nath
H
M
H
1891
dhrupad
khyal
Others
P01944
1198
1809
Thiruvengatathiah, K.
C
M
H
1891
mridangam
P00271
0017
0026
Ahmed 'Thirakwa'
H
M
M
1891
tabla
P00771
0607
0572
Mattoo, Jiwan Lal
H
M
H
1891
khyal
P01187
0890
1014
Moreshwar Vinayak
H
M
H
1890
Others
P00603
0322
0392
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
Others
P01851
1128
1713
Srinivasa Iyengar, Kariyakkudi
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
P01549
1047
1396
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
H
M
H
1890
khyal
P01586
1093
1436
Sivan, Papanasam
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
P01549
1382
1396
Shaligram, Govind Raghnath
H
M
H
1890
khyal
P01586
1428
1436
Sivan, Papanasam
C
M
H
1890
Vocal
P01187
0646
1014
Moreshwr Vinayak
H
M
H
1890
Others
P00603
0219
0392
Desai, Vibhukumar Shivrai
H
M
H
1890
Others
P01849
1080
1711
Shunmuga Vammal, A.
C
F
H
1889
vina
P00319
0050
0081
Angappan, Perambalur N.
C
M
H
1889
nagasvaram
P00390
0098
0159
Bapu Rao (Nadanand)
H
M
H
1889
sitar
P01277
0718
1112
Natesiah, Rallapalli
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
P01277
0979
1112
Natesiah, Rallapalli
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
P01993
1297
1861
Viswanatha Bagavathar, E.P.
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
P01830
0740
1690
Paluskar, Chintamanrao Gopal
H
M
H
1889
khyal
P00977
0489
0796
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram N.
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
P00977
0674
0796
Kothandarama Iyer, UmayalPuram
C
M
H
1889
Vocal
P01316
0760
1153
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P
C
M
H
1888
vina
P00362
0105
0129
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P01316
1037
1153
Parameswara Bhagavathar, P.
C
M
H
1888
vina
P01836
0873
1698
Rajahans, Narayan Rao Shripad(Bala Gandharva)
O
M
H
1888
Vocal
P01842
0950
1704
Rukadikar, Balubhai Dababhai
H
M
H
1888
tabla
P00362
0079
0129
Balakrishnier, Madras
C
M
H
1888
violin
P01928
1430
1792
Srinivasan, R.(Kaladasa) (Kala Das)
C
M
H
1887
Vocal
P01434
0899
1275
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
jaltarang
flute
violin
P01434
1197
1275
Ramanayya Setty, Suri Setti
C
M
H
1887
flute
violin
P01189
0649
1016
Mujumdar, G.N.(Aba Saheb)
H
M
H
1886
others
P01278
0719
1113
Nathamuni Pandithar, M
C
M
H
1886
flute
P00384
0093
0153
Banerjee, Surendra Nath
H
M
M
1886
dhrupad
Others
P00825
0375
0630
Jadhav, Vishwanathbuwa
H
M
H
1886
khyal
P01278
0980
1113
Nathamuni Pandithar, M.
C
M
H
1886
flute
P01966
1251
1832
Veeriah Choudary, Prvataneni
C
M
H
1886
Vocal
P00949
0465
0766
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
H
M
H
1885
sitar
P00949
0647
0766
Kelvada, Nadanand Bapuji
H
M
H
1885
sitar
P00926
0448
0743
Kapoor, Jagannath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00926
0624
0743
Kapoor, Jagannath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00423
0116
0194
Bhatt, Bhola Nath
H
M
H
1884
khyal
Others
P00937
0458
0754
Kashalkar, Vishnu Annaji
H
M
H
1884
khyal
P00387
0121
0156
Bhattacharji, Amar Nath
H
M
H
1884
dhrupad
Others
P00717
0297
0517
Gopalakrushna Iyer, Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P00717
0438
0517
Gopalakrishna Iyer,Marungapuri G.
C
M
H
1883
violin
P01113
0596
0936
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01113
0808
0936
Manna Lal
H
M
H
1883
bin
P01099
0585
0920
Malpekar, Anjanibai
H
F
H
1883
khyal
P05952
0408
0688
Joshi, Anant Manohar
H
M
H
1882
khyal
P00402
0104
0173
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
P00402
0141
0173
Bayan, Moni Ram Dutta
O
M
H
1881
Vocal
P06213
0343
0579
Hafiz Ali Khan
H
M
M
1880
dhrupad
sarod
P00544
0174
0322
Chinnaswamy Iyer, K.N. *
C
M
H
1880
violin
P06289
0444
0739
Kanthe Maharaj
H
M
H
1880
tabla
P01843
0958
1705
Sakharam, Tawde
H
M
H
1879
pakhavaj
P01854
1145
1716
Subbayya Bhagavatar, Vajapeyayajula
C
M
H
1878
Vocal
0007
0008
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1873
tabla
0004
0008
Abdul Reheman Khan, Alwarwale
H
M
M
1872
tabla
P00016
1438
1837
Venkata Rao, Chintalapalli
C
M
H
1871
Vocal
P06742
0378
0634
Jahangir Khan
H
M
M
1871
tabla
P01320
0765
1157
Pareek, Jagannath Prasad
H
M
H
1870
pakhavaj
P00005
0027
0045
Allaudin Khan (Alam)
H
M
M
1862
sarod
P00406
0142
0177
Behera, Narayan
C
M
H
1817
vina
P06737
0559
0880
Latif Ahmed Khan
H
M
M
946
tabla
P01637
1507
1490
Sulochana K.
C
F
H
936
Vocal
P01635
1161
1488
Sumati Devi
O
F
H
930
Vocal
P00441
0127
0212
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
929
khyal
P00441
0176
0212
Bhavsar, Bhikhubhai Bhagwandas
H
M
H
928
khyal
P00062
1236
1555
Varma, Manik
H
M
H
926
khyal
Others
P01061
0563
0881
Laxminarayana, Uppalapati
C
M
H
923
Vocal
P00753
0325
0554
Govindaswamy, M.S.
C
M
H
917
Vocal
P01710
1246
1564
Vedi, Bhishma Deo
H
M
H
908
khyal
P01488
1295
1332
Sankaranarayana Badavatar
C
M
H
899
vina
violin
P00860
0559
0672
Jayamma, Jamdagni, N.
H
F
H
193
khyal
P01468
0944
1311
Roy, Juthika
O
F
H
192
Vocal
1366
0646
Ghulam Jafar Khan
H
M
M
191
sarangi
P00755
0606
0556
Mattigatti, Panchaxariswami
H
M
H
0.34
khyal
P01033
0537
0852
Kuppuswamy Mudaliar, Kancheepuram, T.
C
M
H
mridangam
P01417
0882
1258
Ramachandram, Ennapadam
C
M
H
Vocal
P01532
1356
1377
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
O
F
H
Vocal
P01700
1593
1553
Varma, Deep Chand
H
M
H
shahanai
P00409
0145
0180
Bhagwandass, Brahmbhatt
H
M
H
tabla
P00801
0360
0606
Ikramul Majid
H
M
M
Others
P01231
0934
1063
Nainasami, Senthil S.
C
M
H
tavil
P01417
1171
1258
Ramachandra, Ennapadam
C
M
H
Vocal
P00801
0512
0606
Ikramul Majid
H
M
M
Others
P01075
0573
0895
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
C
M
H
Vocal

Download CSV