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 - WWP ID - WWIM ID - Name - H / C - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal - Instrument
P00372
0140
2820
Sevak, Arunkant T.
H
M
H
1936
others
P00812
0617
0367
Ismail Daddoo Khan
H
M
M
1936
tabla
P06689
0916
2240
Mallick, Abhay Narayan
H
M
H
1936
dhrupad
P01920
1784
2907
Soundravalli, Nallan Chakravarthi
C
M
H
1936
vocal
P00539
0316
0170
Chhaya, Pushpa
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00539
0316
1704
Chhaya Pushpa
H
F
H
1936
others
P00963
0781
0478
Khirwadkar, Meera
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00963
0781
2107
Khirwardkar, Meera
H
F
H
1936
khyal
P00019
0327
1352
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00019
0327
1711
Chitti Babu
C
M
H
1936
vina
P00972
0791
0484
Komala, A.P.
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01637
1490
1158
Sulochana K.
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01961
1827
3054
Vasundhara Devi, Sistala
C
F
H
1936
vocal
P01964
1830
3058
Vedavalli,R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01526
1371
1016
Seetha, B.V.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01526
1371
2792
Seetha, B.V.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01533
1378
1422
Sengupta, Aparna
O
F
H
1935
vocal
P01533
1378
2805
Sengupta, Aparna
O
F
H
1935
vocal
P00022
0046
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P01422
1263
0887
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01422
1263
2630
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01014
0833
2452
Nirody, Indudhar Sunderrao
H
M
H
1935
khyal
dhrupad
P00591
0377
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
violin
P00591
0377
1358
Datta, Birendranath
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00591
0377
1755
Datta, Birendranath
H
M
H
1935
others
P00736
0537
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00591
0377
1807
Datta, Birendranath
H
M
H
1935
others
P01676
1529
1207
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01676
1529
3008
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
P00736
0537
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
H
M
H
1935
sitar
P00455
0227
2582
Rajagopalan, B.R.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01172
0999
0639
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P01172
0999
2327
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
H
M
M
1935
violin
P06159
1667
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00467
0239
1641
Binapani Misra
H
F
H
1935
khyal
others
P01445
1286
0914
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
H
M
H
1935
violin
P00894
0708
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00894
0708
2043
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P00756
0557
0327
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01823
1683
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00756
0557
1917
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01695
1548
1227
Vanaja, Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina
P01695
1548
3032
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
H & C
F
H
1935
vina
violin
vichitra vina
P01328
1165
0772
Parvathavardhini
C
F
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01328
1165
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
C
M
H
1935
vina
P01199
1026
0655
Mukopadhyaya, Sailen
H
M
H
1935
others
P01199
1026
2352
Mukhopadhyaya, Sailen
O
M
H
1935
vocal
P01336
1174
0782
Patel, Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01336
1174
2509
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P01338
1176
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
H
M
H
1935
bin
P01057
0877
0556
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01338
1176
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
H
M
H
1935
bin
P01057
0877
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01709
1563
1245
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01709
1563
3056
Vedavalli, M.B.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01067
0887
0565
Leelavathi, H.R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01067
0887
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P00101
1443
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00101
1443
2892
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
P00797
0602
1956
Hota, Damodar (Sur-Rang)
H
M
H
1935
khyal
others
P02053
0608
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P02053
0608
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
P00662
0454
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
H
F
H
1935
khyal
P01908
1772
2810
Seshagiri Achar, M.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00666
0458
0264
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P00809
0614
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P01738
1593
1287
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00666
0458
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P01738
1593
3115
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P00953
0771
0469
Kesavarao, A.
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01092
0913
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
H
F
H
1935
tabla
P00953
0771
2100
Kesavarao, A.
C
M
H
1935
violin
P00669
0461
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P00669
0461
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
H
M
H
1935
sarod
P01374
1212
0831
Radha
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01374
1212
2554
Radha
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P00816
0621
1959
Ikram Hussain Khan
H
M
M
1935
tabla
P01101
0923
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
M
H
1935
violin
P01101
0923
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
C
F
H
1935
violin
P00972
0791
2117
Komala, A.P.
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01112
0935
2255
Manmohan Singh
H
M
H
1935
tabla
P01115
0938
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P01115
0938
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
H
M
H
1935
others
P01515
1360
0999
Satyavathy, Koka
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01515
1360
2778
Satyavathym Koka
C
M
H
1935
vocal
P01516
1361
1006
Satyavati Mittadoddi
C
F
H
1935
vocal
P01516
1361
2777
Satyavathi, Mittadoddi
C
F
H
1935
P01519
1364
1010
Saxena, Pragna
H
F
H
1935
khyal
P01519
1364
2786
Saxena, Pragna
H
M
H
1935
khyal
P00410
0181
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00410
0181
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
P00848
0658
0395
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00848
0658
2001
Jayalakshmi
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
0756
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
1405
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
vocal
P00850
0661
2482
Panigrahi, Raghunath
H & C
M
H
1934
others
P00856
0668
1376
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal
P01536
1381
1030
Seshagiri Rao, Dharbhamulla
C
M
H
1934
violin
P00856
0668
2003
Jayalakshmi, Salem S.
C
F
H
1934
vocal

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