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
2579
Rajgopal, V.S.
P01775
1632
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
0112
Bhaskaran, Sikkil R.
P00416
0187
C
M
H
1936
violin
0145
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
2096
Kerwar, Siddha Ram Swami
P00951
0769
H
M
H
1936
khyal
2207
Laxminarayana Permude Ganapathiachar
P01064
0884
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
mursing
2420
Natarajan, Umayalpuram R.
P01273
1107
C
M
H
1936
mridangam
2888
Sivaram, Susarla
P01590
1440
C
M
H
1936
Vocal
1653
Bose, Ila
P00478
0252
H
F
H
1936
khyal
Others
1682
Chatterjje Sankha Kumar
P00520
0296
H
M
H
1936
tabla
0170
Chhaya, Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
khyal
2086
Kathale, Divakar Yadav
P00941
0758
H
M
H
1936
sitar
1704
Chhaya Pushpa
P00539
0316
H
F
H
1936
Others
0998
Satya Devi, Chitrapu
P01770
1626
C
F
H
1936
Vocal
0469
Kesavarao, A.
P00953
0771
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2237
Malaviya, Bipin Chandra
P01092
0913
H
F
H
1935
tabla
2245
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
F
H
1935
violin
1422
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
Vocal
0250
Dutta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
violin
2100
Kesavarao, A.
P00953
0771
C
M
H
1935
violin
0565
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0655
Mukopadhyaya, Sailen
P01199
1026
H
M
H
1935
Others
2805
Sengupta, Aparna
P01533
1378
O
F
H
1935
Vocal
3154
Yaqub Ali Khan
P06159
1667
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1358
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
2211
Leelavathi, H.R.
P01067
0887
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2352
Mukhopadhyaya, Sailen
P01199
1026
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
1016
Seetha, B.V.
P01526
1371
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1102
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
P00101
1443
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
1245
Vedavalli, M.B.
P01709
1563
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1755
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
0270
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
0327
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2117
Komala, A.P.
P00972
0791
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2255
Manmohan Singh
P01112
0935
H
M
H
1935
tabla
2792
Seetha, B.V.
P01526
1371
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2892
Sivaraman, Umayalpuram K.
P00101
1443
C
M
H
1935
mridangam
3056
Vedavalli, M.B.
P01709
1563
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2547
Premavathy, Trichy S.
P01823
1683
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1807
Datta, Birendranath
P00591
0377
H
M
H
1935
Others
1834
Garhwali, Shamsher Singh
P00669
0461
H
M
H
1935
sarod
1900
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1917
Gowri, Kuppuswamy
P00756
0557
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0362
Imarat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
0831
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1010
Saxena, Pragna
P01519
1364
H
F
H
1935
khyal
1227
Vanaja, Iyengar
P01695
1548
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
0164
Chaubey, Debabrata
P00022
0046
H
M
H
1935
sitar
1962
Imrat Hussain Khan
P02053
0608
H
M
M
1935
surbahar
sitar
2554
Radha
P01374
1212
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2786
Saxena, Pragna
P01519
1364
H
M
H
1935
khyal
3032
Vanaja, A. Iyengar
P01695
1548
C & H
F
H
1935
violin
vchitra vina
vina
0772
Parvathavardhini
P01328
1165
C
F
H
1935
vina
1406
Parvathavardhini Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
2582
Rajagopalan, B.R.
P00455
0227
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1641
Binapani Misra
P00467
0239
H
F
H
1935
khyal
Others
1827
Gangajaliwale, Sarojini
P00662
0454
H
F
H
1935
khyal
0931
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
P01115
0938
H
M
H
1935
Others
2498
Parvathavardhini, Balasubramaniam
P01328
1165
C
M
H
1935
vina
0914
Ranade, Vasant Chintaman
P01445
1286
H
M
H
1935
violin
3058
Vedavalli,R.
P01964
1830
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2696
Rawat, Sham Sher Singh
P01115
0938
H
M
H
1935
Others
0782
Patel, Vipinchandra Maganlal
P01336
1174
H
M
H
1935
khyal
1959
Ikram Hussain Khan
P00816
0621
H
M
M
1935
tabla
0639
Mouhammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
2509
Patel Vipinchandra Maganlal
P01336
1174
H
M
H
1935
khyal
0887
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1956
Hota, Damodar (Sur-Rang)
P00797
0602
H
M
H
1935
khyal
Others
0427
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
2327
Mohammad Hamed Ahad
P01172
0999
H
M
M
1935
violin
2630
Ramalakshmi, Ranganadhan Madabhushi
P01422
1263
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2043
Kakoty, Jyotirmoy
P00894
0708
O
M
H
1935
Vocal
0999
Satyavathy, Koka
P01515
1360
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2810
Seshagiri Achar, M.
P01908
1772
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0784
Pathal, Bindumadhav
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
2778
Satyavathym Koka
P01515
1360
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
0313
Goswami, Jash Karan
P00736
0537
H
M
H
1935
sitar
0264
Ganguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
1373
Iqbal Hussein Khan
P00809
0614
H
M
M
1935
tabla
0556
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
2511
Pathak, Bindumadhav D.
P01338
1176
H
M
H
1935
bin
1006
Satyavati Mittadoddi
P01516
1361
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
1207
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
P01676
1529
H
M
H
1935
khyal
1287
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
P01738
1593
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
1831
Gunguly, Tarum Kumar
P00666
0458
H
M
H
1935
tabla
2452
Nirody, Indudhar Sunderrao
P01014
0833
H
M
H
1935
khyal
dhrupad
2201
Lalitha, Seshadri
P01057
0877
C
F
H
1935
Vocal
0588
Mangathayaru, Dwaram
P01101
0923
C
M
H
1935
violin
2777
Satyavathi, Mittadoddi
P01516
1361
C
F
H
1935
3008
Trivedi, Gaurang Vasudev
P01676
1529
H
M
H
1935
dhrupad
khyal
3115
Vijayaraghavan, Belgaum Sheshappa
P01738
1593
C
M
H
1935
Vocal
2210
Leela, P.
P01066
0886
C
F
H
1934
Vocal
0748
Pandit, Mahanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1453
Abdul Latif Khan
P06123
0006
H
M
M
1934
sarangi
0109
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
2474
Pandit, Mohanlal Ramchandra
P01309
1146
H
M
H
1934
dhrupad
khyal
1417
Sachdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1594
Bhajantri, Bhimsen Durgappa
P00410
0181
H
M
H
1934
shahanai
1747
Das, Reba
P00584
0368
H
M
H
1934
khyal
Others
2722
Sechdev, G.S.
P01786
1643
H
M
H
1934
flute
1515
Anjaneya Sastry(Prakhya)
P00321
0083
C
M
H
1934
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