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
1960
Ikramul Majid
P00801
0606
H
M
M
Others
2382
Nainasami, Senthil S.
P01231
1063
C
M
H
tavil
2619
Ramachandra, Ennapadam
P01417
1258
C
M
H
Vocal
0305
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
P00726
0526
C
M
H
Vocal
0361
Ilyas Khan
P00802
0607
H
M
M
sitar
0573
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
P01075
0895
C
M
H
Vocal
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
2668
Ramzan Khan
P06343
1005
H
M
M
tabla
0711
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
0883
Ramachandran, N.S.
P01837
1699
C
M
H
vina
2733
Sakuntala Srinivasan
P01899
1763
C
M
H
vina
0479
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
1396
Mukta T.
P00096
1028
C
F
H
Vocal
2417
Naseem Akhtar
P01268
1102
O
M
M
Vocal
0884
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
2470
Pandey, Ram Pratap
P01809
1669
H
M
H
dhrupad
1911
Govindraja Pillai, P
P00747
0548
C
M
H
tavil
2108
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
P00964
0782
O
M
H
Vocal
0494
Krishna Iyer, R.
P00982
0801
C
M
H
Vocal
2624
Ramaiah, M.S.
P01419
1260
C
M
H
mridangam
1339
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
2127
Krishna Iyer, R.
P00982
0801
C
M
H
Vocal
0656
Muktiar, Moniram Gayan
P01201
1029
O
M
H
Vocal
1011
Saxena, Shana
P01520
1365
H
F
H
Others
1203
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
1661
Chakravarti, Aparna
P00494
0269
H
F
H
khyal
0553
Lakshminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
2354
Muktiyar, Moniram Gayan
P01201
1029
O
M
H
Vocal
2787
Saxena, Shanta
P01520
1365
O
F
H
Vocal
3003
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
P01672
1525
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
2195
Laksuminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
P01052
0872
C
M
H
Vocal
1174
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
P01649
1502
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1832
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
P00663
0455
H
F
H
Others
0955
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
2974
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
P01649
1502
C
M
H
mridangam
0925
Ratna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
1448
Ganguly, Shyam
P00655
0447
H
M
H
sarod
2726
Sahu, Bibbu Prasad
P01474
1318
H
M
H
esraj
1223
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
P01690
1543
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
1294
Vinod Kumar
P01744
1599
H
M
H
khyal
Others
2689
Rathna, R.
P02006
1876
C
F
H
Vocal
1657
Bundu Khan
P06119
0261
H
M
H
sitar
0956
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
3026
Vaidyanatha Iyer, T.S.
P01690
1543
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
3125
Vinod Kumar
P01744
1599
H
M
H
khyal
1103
Sivaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
0118
Bhatt, Mannulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
2727
Sahu, Jagabandhu
P01475
1319
H
M
H
violin
tabla
1195
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
P01667
1520
C
M
H
Vocal
2893
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
P02007
1877
C
M
H
Vocal
1606
Bhatt, Munnulal
P00426
0197
H
M
H
khyal
1794
Doctor, Serene H.
P00629
0419
H
F
Others
2234
Malathi, Balaram
P01090
0911
C
F
H
Vocal
2312
Mishra, Nand Kishore
P01156
0982
H
M
H
tabla
2389
Nand Lal
P01238
1070
H
M
H
shahanai
0822
Purandare, Leela N.
P01370
1208
H
F
H
khyal
2997
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
P01667
1520
C
M
H
Vocal

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