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: 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
P00426
0118
0197
Bhatt, Mannulal
H
M
H
khyal
P01475
1279
1319
Sahu, Jagabandhu
H
M
H
violin
tabla
P01667
1195
1520
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
C
M
H
Vocal
P02007
1445
1877
Suvaraman Nair, Kuthiathode, M.R.
C
M
H
Vocal
P00426
0158
0197
Bhatt, Munnulal
H
M
H
khyal
P00629
0346
0419
Doctor, Serene H.
H
F
Others
P01090
0786
0911
Malathi, Balaram
C
F
H
Vocal
P01156
0864
0982
Mishra, Nand Kishore
H
M
H
tabla
P01238
0941
1070
Nand Lal
H
M
H
shahanai
P01370
0822
1208
Purandare, Leela N.
H
F
H
khyal
P01667
1549
1520
Thankappa, Eraniel S.
C
M
H
Vocal
P00461
0186
0233
Bhowmik Ila
H
F
H
khyal
Others
P01370
1094
1208
Purandare, Leela N.
H
F
H
khyal
P01532
1421
1377
Sen, Sukriti Prasanna
O
F
H
Vocal
P01700
1234
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
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
P00801
0512
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
P00726
0305
0526
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
C
M
H
Vocal
P00802
0361
0607
Ilyas Khan
H
M
M
sitar
P01075
0573
0895
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
C
M
H
Vocal
P00346
0070
0113
Babu Iyengar
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P00726
0444
0526
Gopalaratnam, Srirangam
C
M
H
Vocal
P00755
0827
0556
Mattigatti, Panchakshariswami
H
M
H
khyal
P01075
0771
0895
Madhusudana Rao, Paturi
C
M
H
Vocal
P06343
1220
1005
Ramzan Khan
H
M
M
tabla
P01268
0711
1102
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
Vocal
P01837
0883
1699
Ramachandran, N.S.
C
M
H
vina
P01899
1285
1763
Sakuntala Srinivasan
C
M
H
vina
P00964
0479
0782
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
O
M
H
Vocal
P00096
1396
1028
Mukta T.
C
F
H
Vocal
P01268
0969
1102
Naseem Akhtar
O
M
M
Vocal
P01419
0884
1260
Ramaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
P01809
1022
1669
Pandey, Ram Pratap
H
M
H
dhrupad
P00747
0463
0548
Govindraja Pillai, P
C
M
H
tavil
P00964
0660
0782
Khuntia, Nrushinghanath
O
M
H
Vocal
P00982
0494
0801
Krishna Iyer, R.
C
M
H
Vocal
P01419
1176
1260
Ramaiah, M.S.
C
M
H
mridangam
P00494
1339
0269
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P00982
0679
0801
Krishna Iyer, R.
C
M
H
Vocal
P01201
0656
1029
Muktiar, Moniram Gayan
O
M
H
Vocal
P01520
1011
1365
Saxena, Shana
H
F
H
Others
P01672
1203
1525
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
H
M
H
pakhavaj
P00494
0213
0269
Chakravarti, Aparna
H
F
H
khyal
P01052
0553
0872
Lakshminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
C
M
H
Vocal
P01201
0906
1029
Muktiyar, Moniram Gayan
O
M
H
Vocal
P01520
1339
1365
Saxena, Shanta
O
F
H
Vocal
P01672
1555
1525
Tripathi, Shiva Prasad
H
M
H
pakhavaj
harmonium
P01052
0747
0872
Laksuminarayana Bhagavatulu, Neti
C
M
H
Vocal
P01649
1174
1502
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
kanjira
P00663
0384
0455
Ganguli-Kothari, Rita
H
F
H
Others
P01474
0955
1318
Sahu, Bibhu Prasad
H
M
H
esraj
P01649
1526
1502
Swaminatha Pillai, D.
C
M
H
mridangam
P02006
0925
1876
Ratna, R.
C
F
H
Vocal

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